Re: [off-topic] Re: Intent to package: "birthday"
On Sun, Mar 14, 1999 at 06:06:13PM -0600, Ossama Othman wrote:
> > So, since we use a numbering based on the number 10. The first
> > century goes from year 1 to year 100. The second century starts the
> > year 101. For more information, read the Isaac Asimov's book "Origins".
> >
> > There are many people in this error, and I get quite frantik
> > when I hear (or read in a newspaper) such fuzz about the 21st century,
> > one year before it will happen!
>
> I am one of those people. :)
>
> The way I always thought about it was from a mathematical point of view.
> Zero is generally a "starting" point in mathematics. You start from
Sure, but numbering the years is not an exercise in mathematics.
The days of the month aren't numbered 0 to 27/29/30, either.
> On a side note, I thought "AD" (Anno Domini) was now referred to as "ACE"
> (After the Common Era) since not everyone is a Christian. At least this
> what we are now taught in US humanities courses. Are European schools
> still using "AD?"
This is political correctness taken to extremes! Whether or not you are
Christian is irrelevant.
Hamish
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