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To: AbeKrieger

So...trying to explain that if the first year of the millenium was considered “0” year, then when going from 1999 to 2000 would have been the new millenium hurt your brain?


35 posted on 12/31/2009 4:38:06 AM PST by gr8eman (Everybody is a rocket scientist...until launch day!)
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To: gr8eman

The catch is that our secular calendar is an extension of the church calendar. While people argue whether or not they got 1 A.D. in the right place (let alone the debate over what date ought to count as Christmas) it is clear that a zero year was never intended and historians honor that convention. The year after 1 B.C. was 1 A.D.


40 posted on 12/31/2009 4:43:13 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: gr8eman

The catch is that our secular calendar is an extension of the church calendar. While people argue whether or not they got 1 A.D. in the right place (let alone the debate over what date ought to count as Christmas) it is clear that a zero year was never intended and historians honor that convention. The year after 1 B.C. was 1 A.D.


41 posted on 12/31/2009 4:43:22 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: gr8eman

oops sorry, the connection to FR got hung up. inadvertent double post resulted.


42 posted on 12/31/2009 4:44:32 AM PST by HiTech RedNeck (I am in America but not of America (per bible: am in the world but not of it))
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To: gr8eman

no but arguing with people who don’t care sure does, so they can name it any way they want.


94 posted on 12/31/2009 1:16:31 PM PST by AbeKrieger (Islam is a trojan horse designed to infiltrate and bring down Western civilization.)
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