Stand of Pre-Christian trees found in North Carolina...

[230RN]

Actually, my remark related to use of "cis-lord."

I personally don't care about the historical use of "Before Christ" versus "Before Common Era."  I recognize that religion is one of those universal components of history and the period around the birth of Christ is a pretty good demarcation point --as good as any other, I reckon, bearing in mind this is the year 5779 in another religion's reckoning --and I'm sure there are others.

Today is Julian calendar 2458630.500000, and I guess it's negative in Star Trek's "Star Date"

The only thing that bothers me is that I get the sub-feeling that "CE" and "BCE" are sometimes used as a kind of in-your-face rebellion against the religious basis of our common dating scheme, which is... I don't know... kind of petty, I guess.

Terry

[Doggy Daddy]

Actually, my remark related to use of "cis-lord."

I personally don't care about the historical use of "Before Christ" versus "Before Common Era."  I recognize that religion is one of those universal components of history and the period around the birth of Christ is a pretty good demarcation point --as good as any other, I reckon, bearing in mind this is the year 5779 in another religion's reckoning --and I'm sure there are others.

Today is Julian calendar 2458630.500000, and I guess it's negative in Star Trek's "Star Date"

The only thing that bothers me is that I get the sub-feeling that "CE" and "BCE" are sometimes used as a kind of in-your-face rebellion against the religious basis of our common dating scheme, which is... I don't know... kind of petty, I guess.

Terry

Just another inconvenient statue coming down.  Another awkward name being changed.  A touchstone removed.  (Terry, that would be the second MW definition.)

[Hawkmoon]

The only thing that bothers me is that I get the sub-feeling that "CE" and "BCE" are sometimes used as a kind of in-your-face rebellion against the religious basis of our common dating scheme, which is... I don't know... kind of petty, I guess.

Good guess, and not petty at all on your part. If you mean petty on the part of those who reject the "BC / AD" convention, then I agree completely.

"What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." (Shakespeare)

"Rose is a rose is a rose." (Gertrude Stein)

Or, as a teacher I once had who had dabbled in Zen used to say, "What is ... is. It is your resistance to what is that causes your unhappiness."

[230RN]

Quote from: 230RN on May 27, 2019, 04:52:36 AM

The only thing that bothers me is that I get the sub-feeling that "CE" and "BCE" are sometimes used as a kind of in-your-face rebellion against the religious basis of our common dating scheme, which is... I don't know... kind of petty, I guess.

Good guess, and not petty at all on your part. If you mean petty on the part of those who reject the "BC / AD" convention, then I agree completely.

Yes, the latter.  It did not come through correctly.  I tend to write conversationally. But that's why writers require editors.

[makattak]

Actually, my remark related to use of "cis-lord."

I personally don't care about the historical use of "Before Christ" versus "Before Common Era."  I recognize that religion is one of those universal components of history and the period around the birth of Christ is a pretty good demarcation point --as good as any other, I reckon, bearing in mind this is the year 5779 in another religion's reckoning --and I'm sure there are others.

Today is Julian calendar 2458630.500000, and I guess it's negative in Star Trek's "Star Date"

The only thing that bothers me is that I get the sub-feeling that "CE" and "BCE" are sometimes used as a kind of in-your-face rebellion against the religious basis of our common dating scheme, which is... I don't know... kind of petty, I guess.

Terry

I'm just sick of all of you cis-lord bigots complaining about the use of BC or BCE.

All of you pretending to care about not oppressing the non-Christians in your language, but all the while you are discriminating against the differently abled! A STAND of trees? STAND!??!?! What about people in wheelchairs you bigots!?

[230RN]

Hey, I've got no beef with a tree in a wheelchair.  One of my best friends is a tree in a wheelchair.

[Doggy Daddy]

Hey, I've got no beef with a tree in a wheelchair.  One of my best friends is a tree in a wheelchair.

Groot with gout?

[charby]

I'm just sick of all of you cis-lord bigots complaining about the use of BC or BCE.

All of you pretending to care about not oppressing the non-Christians in your language, but all the while you are discriminating against the differently abled! A STAND of trees? STAND!??!?! What about people in wheelchairs you bigots!?

Well someone can't see the forest for the trees.