After having to sit through four years of Catholic theology classes
in high school I was always taught that Jesus, the original
rabble-rousing, dirtbag hippie, was born in the year 3 B.C.E. (this
being due to a slight miscalculation by Dionysius Exiguus the monk who
introduced the B.C.E./A.D. system in 527 A.D.).
But yes, there was no year zero. But the Gregorian calendar, was
introduced in 1582 A.D. (but not adopted in Britain or America til
1752 A.D.) replacing the Julian calendar which was introduced in
46-44 B.C.E. and revised in 325 A.D.
And yes, Kristen the millennium won't end for another 397 days, but
this is the year you should come up to Toronto and leave Moe behind.
C'mon you can fly up. Moe won't mind watching the dog as he sits home
waiting for disaster to strike.
Okay end of useless trivia, get back to discussions about whether
censorship is a good thing (NEVER).
Enjoy,
John M. Stafford
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From: "Matt Black" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Actually, according to the Gregorian Calendar, Christ was born in the year
> 1, as the concept of zero had yet to be discovered by the western world
> (meanwhile, Arab mathematicians had been using it for centuries). So, we
> have to live with this defect.
>
> It's a human system (applied circa 500-700 A.D.) anyway, so I wouldn't
> sweat Xtian eschatology on NYE.
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> oh wow a new millennium because someone said some bloke called
> Jesus was born ironically in the year 0000....crazy?
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From: "screamin' mimi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> I find all the millennium hype disturbing...because IT'S NOT a new
> millennium yet!!! It doesn't start until 2001. Sheesh! it's an advertising
> ploy! Kristen, who's a little bitter because her husband can't travel on
> new year's because of his #@%& job in computers!
