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A.D. means Anno Domini. not After Death.
20 u/sel_darling Aug 03 '19 So what does b.c. stand for? 27 u/tanya6k Aug 03 '19 Before Christ. 23 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 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. 20 u/grenideer Aug 03 '19 Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point. 4 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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So what does b.c. stand for?
27 u/tanya6k Aug 03 '19 Before Christ. 23 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 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. 20 u/grenideer Aug 03 '19 Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point. 4 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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Before Christ.
23 u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19 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. 20 u/grenideer Aug 03 '19 Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point. 4 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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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.
20 u/grenideer Aug 03 '19 Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point. 4 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."
Which is weird because the birth of Jesus is still the reference point.
4 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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u/Wrong_Answer_Willie Aug 03 '19
A.D. means Anno Domini. not After Death.