Poll: 'Anno Domini' in other cultures

[Keepitclean]

I knew that. I'm not a Christian but I will still BC and AD it as long as it is the common thing to do. It's not worth causing confusion for something so stupid.

 

[SenorNemo]

I knew what Anno Domini meant.

I also know what AD means, and it's not Anno Domini.

It was once Anno Domini, but it's long since lost that meaning to most people and simply became an arbitrary term used in our calendar system. Speaking as an agnostic Jewish-by-culture guy, who happens to write about history quite a bit as well, I have no problem using AD. Maybe there are people out there who still think of it as "Anno Domini," but those people aren't me, and they probably aren't people I'll end up speaking about history with.

Oh, and bagels are fracking AWESOME! Well, quality bagels are, not those crappy bagels you find at most cafeterias and supermarkets and stuff.

Switch to CE, what you are doing is religiously inappropriate.

I'm not religious. Like I said, I'm a good, respectable agnostic, with heavy leanings towards atheism lol. Besides, wasn't the point I just made that "AD" isn't religious anymore?

You have a christmas tree too don't you?

It's religious.

And you owe it to your heritage to be more respectful not to use a term like that.

Then we'll have to agree to disagree, I guess. Not that you don't bring up good points, but I just don't see AD as having any sort of religious meaning anymore. For that matter, we might as well start using CE, and in fact, I have used CE for classes before, but AD has become so ingrained that I find it unlikely CE will fall into the vernacular the same way AD has for a long time. Until then, I use the two interchangeably. But yes, I see where you're coming from.

 

[sagacious]

eh, I figure the religious connotation to the calendar is just a cultural thing now. Just because you use AD doesn't mean you have to be a christian, just like you don't have to worship the roman gods to appreciate astronomy, or know latin to use scientific names for things.

 

[Macgyvercas]

As a science major, I tend towards using BCE and CE. Sounds somewhat better.

 

[Merkavar]

personally i think all this BCE and CE stuff is a load of PC bull. our date system is based around the birth of christ. I dont care if he exists or not or if you believe in him or not thats how the date system works. i dont see why people should have a problem with bc or ad.

 

[thecoreyhlltt]

i didn't know that, i knew about the whole C.E. and B.C.E thing but not A.D.
huh, you do find wisdom in strange places.

 

[randomsix]

In Islamic countries you can also go from Mohammad's flight from Mecca.

 

[Kiefer13]

Yes, I've known about and used BCE/CE in preference to BC/AD for years. I'm not even remotely religious so I don't see why I would use BC/AD.

Oh, and I do enjoy a good bagel on occasion.

 

[NaramSuen]

As an atheist historian who lives in a non-Christian country, this is actually an important issue for me. I see BCE/CE as an attempt to be more inclusive and it is the accepted system used in the discipline of History.

Also, I love a good bagel, but they are hard to find around these parts.

 

[OldGus]

Did you knew what 'Anno Domini' means?
What will you use now?
And lastly, Do you like bagels?

yes, depends on who I'm talking to (in Japan, and for a lot of official documents, they still go by (Emperor's name) Year. For example, this year is Heisei 23. 1970 would be (I believe) Showa 45.), and the spread, schmear, cream cheese, butter, jelly, peanut butter, eggs, whathaveyou, affect whether I love them or absofrickenlutely love them.

 

[OldGus]

In Islamic countries you can also go from Mohammad's flight from Mecca.

Out of curiosity, how is that abbreviated?

 

[Tanis]

Did you knew what 'Anno Domini' means?
Yes

What will you use now?
I haven't used it since I was 10.
Secularism FTW!


And lastly, Do you like bagels?
HELL YEAH!
Get me some cream cheese and green chili with a raisin bagel and I'm eating like a boss.

 

[TonyVonTonyus]

I knew what what both CE and AD stood for and meant...I use AD not because of some Christian belief (don't follow it anymore) but more for going against PC views...oh yeah and who the hell doesn't like bagels?

 

[Jaded Scribe]

1. yes
2. AD (despite being non-Christian, and I disagree with a great deal of the Bible). I don't see the major implication. It's like having "in god we trust" on money. Something that you notice on occasion, but has no bearing on your outlook.
3. Yes, if they have cream cheese.

 

[Frozen Donkey Wheel2]

I've heard "AD", but I never knew what it stood for.

Also, bagels are alright.

 

[Jaded Scribe]

There is actually a replacement for such people, it's called 'CE' in English, and it means 'Common Era'. 'BC' would be replaced with 'BCE' - Before Common Era.
Did you knew what 'Anno Domini' means?
What will you use now?

In Tsarist Russia they used РХ (Рождество Христов&#1086 which was basically since Birth of Christ.

But USSR and it's awesome atheism brought us to Russia's current calendar.
Now it's like 2011 н.э. which stands for "наша эра" and translates to "our era"
Anything before is 5000 до н.э. which is "till our era"

I used to think Anno Domini translated to "Our Era".
Will I use it now? No, cause I'm a Russian agnostic.

Bagels?

I'm always glad to learn about russia.
Never knew that.
I might ask my father about it some day.
I think you spell Tzar with a 'z'.

Not sure if someone else pointed it out, but Tsar can also be spelled Czar, which may be what you're thinking of. (It wouldn't surprise me of Tzar and Csar were also used occasionally though. Tsar and Czar just seem to be the most prevalent usages)

 

[SL33TBL1ND]

I've always known both and always used BCE and CE.

 

[randomsix]

In Islamic countries you can also go from Mohammad's flight from Mecca.

Out of curiosity, how is that abbreviated?

They say hijri (or something similar) after the year number, which is an adjective which denotes that the number is with repsect to the Hijra from Mecca to Medina. Christian years they describe as Miladi (mill-add-ee) which means, sort of, birthly, denoting that it is with respect to the birth of Christ (I just woke up from a nap so I'm not positive about the meaning of Miladi).

 

[fulano]

I'm all for the Common Era, but more importantly: Bagels. they are delicous, delicious foddstuffs. I agree with them, and thank France for their existence.

 

[PinochetIsMyBro]

The definitive lot of you use the phrase 'Anno Domini' when they write down years (in dates), for example this year is AD 2011.
Anno Domini is latin (and also a short version) for 'in the year of our lord'. This implies that Jesus Christ is your lord, and that you are christian.
What about people that don't believe in Jesus Christ, what do they do?
There is actually a replacement for such people, it's called 'CE' in English, and it means 'Common Era'. 'BC' would be replaced with 'BCE' - Before Common Era.
I want to ask you this -
Did you knew what 'Anno Domini' means?
What will you use now?
And lastly, Do you like bagels?

What do people who don't believe in my man JC do? They suck it up.

I continue to use BC and AD in real life and on college papers despite my filthy heretical liberal professors who tell us specifically to use CE. I like seeing them full of irrational rage due to their hatred for religion and/or unhealthy obsession with political correctness.

It's hardly my fault that other people are heretics.

Bagels are delicious. Especially with cheese fillings. Mmmmmmm bagels.