Posted on 07/25/2019 12:55:36 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
Not many people realize this but the biggest slab of raw glass from the ancient world was discovered in northern Israel in "Beit She'arim", in the Galilee, in 1956. The rectangular glass slab is 11?.5?.5 feet, weighing 9 tons. Beit She'arim is a cemetery where the editor of the Mishna (the first "layer" of the Talmud), Rabbi Judah the Prince/Yehudah haNasi (135 to 217 CE) is buried. Most people visiting this cemetery are not aware that the chunk of glass is there, looking somewhat opaque on the floor of the cave that serves as the visitors' center...
Again, no one realizes this, but to reiterate; the biggest piece of glass, the largest factory and the oldest blown glass in the world were all found in Israel. Why were Jews so interested in glass? First of all, it was a secret recipe guarded for millennia with more care than the recipe for Coca Cola. Second of all, according to Jewish law, glass does not absorb "tuma" i.e., impurity. If a piece of pork makes contact with ceramic - you've invalidated the plate and have to destroy it. But if glass comes into contact with the ham, wash the plate and you're good to go. So the Jewish people have a religious reason to desire glass. Which brings us back to the biggest slab sitting in the Galilee to this day. What's it doing there?
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Sage advice thank you.
Thank you so much for your so very superior “Never argue with a fool ...” insight. Unfortunately, although valid, that advice is so old/tired/worn out as to be dead. In any case, no, in this case, I will not be following it.
BC/AD has been in general common usage for over 1000 years in Western Civilization and for at least 500 years by anyone wishing to communicate/trade with the advanced civilized world (no entity wanting commerce with the British East India Company would possibly use any other yearly numbering system) .
You are concerned that others may get “exercised” by our notation, however I would point out that probably less than 1% know of it’s derivation, and of those who do, since the numerical years are exactly the same, why would they not be equally “exercised” with BCE/CE?
And, at any rate, if they are actually upset I respectfully suggest that they pound sand.
The ONLY thing to learn/become educated about here is the REASON for the change. Which is to obscure/deny/LIE about the foundational Christian basis of Western Civilization.
Correction: I suggest they pound sand and see where that gets them.
I wont argue with you since that would be a waste of time. Your entire argument is summarized as go pound sand. Not worth the effort. Roughly 32-33% of the people in this world are Christians the other two thirds are not. The use of the CE (Common Era) goes back to Rome and is quite old. BCE was added later and was in common usage in Jewish literature. BC and AD came into common usage around the year 731. But again it only applies to one third of the worlds population. However, other idiots who use BCE and CE to be politically correct fall into the same category as you. Taking shit out of historical context to sound intellectual.
As you said BC/AD has been common usage for over a millennium. As I said the ONLY reason to now change it is to LIE about the Christian basis of Western Civilization.
Those who don’t want to use it are free not to. And they can pound sand too.
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