"2005 AD translates to in CE terms.
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2005. What else?
"Don't want them to change their calendar. Didn't say that. Just interested why some American Educators are making this change here. Also, I would like to know what 2005 AD translates to in CE terms.
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Well, the CE and BCE are gaining in use worldwide, so it makes sense to educate our young folks. Further, not all schoolchildren are Christian. We have lots of Jewish kids in school, too. Moslem, too. Why should they acknowledge the year in Christian terms?
Frankly, it doesn't matter all that much to me, an atheist. I'm happy with either term.
You also asked about other cultures. The Common Era dating is the standard, worldwide, for all financial and scheduling matters. The Jewish year date is used in Israel, and the Islamic year in some Islamic countries. However, whenever they communicate with others for business or political reasons, the BC/BCE dating is used.
The scientific community has also adopted BC/BCE almost universally, again since it deals with international scholars all the time. That's the same reason the metric system is used in the sciences. It's universal.
But, nobody's telling you not to use AD and BC. Who would care? I do advise, however, if you are doing business internationally, that you adopt the conventions. Generally, however, there is no need to use either dating system, since 2005 is assumed to be CE or AD. Only when you're referring to historical dating do these suffixes become necessary.
It's really a non-issue, except academically.
" I just don't expect us to have to conform. Why on Earth should we? To be sensitive? "
I totally agree with you..Im sooo sick of thois PC bullsh*t and that's ALL this is.