In Memoriam

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Isn't BC now politically incorrect? If so, is AD also politically incorrect?

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Why on earth is it politically incorrect? :o:mad:

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

Why on earth is it politically incorrect? :o:mad:

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religiously incorrect?

I came
I saw
I concreted

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

I repeated what I heard on the wireless. I should have checked with Ron or RB42, as I wasn't around back then. :p

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Gees I knew Ron was getting on a bit :o:o:o

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Originally Posted by Redback

Am I missing something, wasn't his rule BC not AD:confused:

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Too true! Julius Caesar mortem 709 Ab urbe condita. (2058 years ago)

More than that if it's that JC then its In memoriam NOT In memorial!

(Title already amended) :D :D

Note: sorry, I hadn't read the 2nd page before I responded.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Isn't BC now politically incorrect? If so, is AD also politically incorrect?

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BC should be BCE, Before Common Era, so not political/religious although the Chinese and Hindu may have a different opinion!

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Originally Posted by V8Ian

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Originally Posted by p38arover

Isn't BC now politically incorrect? If so, is AD also politically incorrect?

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Why on earth is it politically incorrect? :o:mad:

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Because the other JC was a profit of only one religion and only recognised in one other religion.

Therefore to non-Christians, including atheists its culturally and religiously (politically) insensitive. :p

Sounds like a lot of Pythonesque bickering to me. The other cultures/religions didn't get their calendars up in time to stop the popular use of Gregory's. So they should just suck it up. Any other name will please or offend roughly the same number of people, so why change it?

I'm all for offending/annoying as many people as possible. Therefore I propose changing the year numbering to only include prime numbers, starting with 69 BC.

All this confusing days, months and years. Even the Americans can't get it right. They express it in MM/DD/YY. Very confusing.

Let's make it easier.

It is currently stardate 69670.5.

I for one would struggle with that. So, can I be the first to say " I'm annoyed offended and totally discombobulated by your silly new Calendar. I'm going out tomorrow to start a movement against it, and while I'm at it I'll post a petition on Change.org. So there".:p

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Originally Posted by cuppabillytea

That's correct. AD stands for Anno Domini. Latin for in the year of the lord. So Jesus was borne in the first year of the lord. You couldn't have a year Zero with him in it.

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As Jesus allegedly lived for 33 years I would think that BC and A.D. should be separated by 33 years?

I also find it very funny that everyone is worried about being politically correct but that no one would want to or would claim to be like a politician?