2006-09-23 04:56:37 · 17 answers · asked by Nafertiti 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
There's no such thing as an atheist.
2006-09-23 04:59:03 · answer #1 · answered by lenny 7 · 1⤊ 3⤋
Just because I'm atheist doesn't mean I don't believe in Jesus.Great socialist and example setter. It should be B.T.C. i.e.Before the Christ, Christ is a title meaning " The anointed one", not his last name. It's just that there are so many different calendars in use , Jews,Muslims Chinese, Orthadox and probable more, at one time this would be "The 54th year of the reign of our sovereign Lady Elizabeth" Today ,the world having become a "global village", we need ed a common calendar for obvious reasons so the world has gone with the Gregorian Calendar. No biggie: Before the Common era & Common Era Works fine with me, but the old B.C. or
A.D. (Anno Domini) will do just as well.
2006-09-23 12:10:51 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You make it sound as if b.c is a fictional term. Whats your point. Even atheists know that Jesus lived and walked this earth and changed history. Even you if have no belief in him as a deity, it doesn't change the fact that he walked this earth and that our time line delineates history, before and after his birth. This is history, not religion.
2006-09-23 12:01:41 · answer #3 · answered by Coco 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a commonly used (if somewhat outdated, it's now normally CE) indicator of a time period. Whether his divinity is true or not, Jesus did exist and had a major impact on history, and is fine to use as a placemarker--especially in a calendar created by Catholic monks.
2006-09-23 12:00:06 · answer #4 · answered by angk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not an atheist but i don't like BC and AD. I would like if scientist could figure out a more accurate measurement of dates we can use for events that happened really long ago.
2006-09-23 12:00:29 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't care. Time is arbitrary, we picked an arbitrary date. It's just as good as picking a date from the supposed founding of Rome.
Some use BCE/CE (before/Christian era) instead, but I've generally seen that from those who have other beliefs.
There are many more impactful things in my life.
2006-09-23 12:01:06 · answer #6 · answered by rorgg 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No prob. A lot of books now say "B.C.E." instead - meaning "before the Christian era." It's just one more convention. And after all, there may well have been such a person.
2006-09-23 12:00:16 · answer #7 · answered by JAT 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does not bother me. It is just another means of measurement. Such as the the measurement of feet. Both are honorary to some historic figure.
2006-09-23 12:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, at least you didn't ask how could we NOT believe in god. That's refreshing. However, B.C. matters not to me as it has no relavance in my life.
2006-09-23 11:59:54 · answer #9 · answered by Medusa 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I feel that it's referring to the time before Jesus's birth.
How do you feel when you speak about the days of the week, which honour pagan gods Tyr, Wodin, Thor, Freya and Saturn?
2006-09-23 11:58:42 · answer #10 · answered by XYZ 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
As opposed to calling this the year 4,500,120,032? BC is fine, whatever.
2006-09-23 12:02:13 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋