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by laserdancepony 1063 days ago
Seventh century BCE, not AD!
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egberts1 1063 days ago
About the same as whether cheesecake is a cake … or not.
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trackflak 1063 days ago
Seventh century BC if we want to be more accurate.
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mcphage 1063 days ago
How is "BC" more accurate than "BCE"?
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trackflak 1052 days ago
The 'C' in BC reflects what event makes the era 'common', 'common era' is meaningless on its own. Whether or not you're religious, the birth of Christ is a convenient starting point for the western ('Gregorian' - who is Gregory?) calendar.
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mrlonglong 1063 days ago
Nope, you'll upset people using different calendars. BCE, Before Common Era.
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trackflak 1052 days ago
What makes this era common?
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acheron 1063 days ago
Hope you didn't call today "Thursday", you'll upset people who don't worship Thor.
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ithkuil 1063 days ago
BC: Backwards Chronology

AD: Advancing Dates

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