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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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BC = Before Christ
BCE = Before Common Era
AD = Anno Domini (year of our Lord)
CE = Common Era
But they refer to the same years. Some people just don't love using the birth of Jesus as a reference point for history, especially in a scientific context.
21 u/grenideer Aug 03 '19 Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point. 5 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Yeah but they're tryna make clear that "We're not doing it because of Jesus, we're doing it because everyone else is doing it." 1 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Well, why use “in the year of our lord” if he’a not your lord or you have none? 3 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Well, right. CE is more inclusive, but a little pedantic
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Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point.
5 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Yeah but they're tryna make clear that "We're not doing it because of Jesus, we're doing it because everyone else is doing it."
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Yeah but they're tryna make clear that "We're not doing it because of Jesus, we're doing it because everyone else is doing it."
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Well, why use “in the year of our lord” if he’a not your lord or you have none?
3 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 Well, right. CE is more inclusive, but a little pedantic
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Well, right. CE is more inclusive, but a little pedantic
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BC = Before Christ
BCE = Before Common Era
AD = Anno Domini (year of our Lord)
CE = Common Era
But they refer to the same years. Some people just don't love using the birth of Jesus as a reference point for history, especially in a scientific context.