A. D. means "after death", after the "death of Christ". So you really do believe in God don't you?
2007-08-16 09:18:52 · 58 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
jesus existed, he was a great guy, wise and strong enough that he made a lot of people follow him, even if they had to go through a lot of persecutions for that. all my admiration for him, i wish i'd known him. but that dosent make him god or son of god or anything
2007-08-16 09:23:30 · answer #1 · answered by larissa 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I acknowledge that you are an idiot.
After Death ! Ha, ha ha ha.
Try Anno Domini - Year of our lord. Christ died (allegedly) about 30 AD.
It is interesting to note that the Catholic encyclopedia claims that Christ was born in 4 AD (+/- a year) which just goes to show you how accurate and meaningful it really is.
I tend not to put AD after a date. Convention makes it unnecessary. I tend to put BC (Before Christ in case you were going to guess something more stupid) on earlier dates than 0001 as BCE (Before Common Era) is not as widely recognised.
I do not believe in God, I do acknowledge that there is a world wide convention for specifying a date, and if I want to be clear in what I am saying I need to follow that convention.
2007-08-16 09:36:07 · answer #2 · answered by Simon T 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
And those who observe "Easter" are confusing resurrection with pagan fertility worship. If we pay taxes to the government to fund NASA and "Apollo," that idolizes a sun god. The Statue of Liberty and the blindfolded statue of Justice also equate America with goddess symbols. Gee, I would say that's why our culture is going to "hell," but that was taken from the Greek concept of Hades, and is not a Biblical concept, so we can't go there either.
To forgive all this requires the faith of a Christian. No wonder so many people feel religiously imposed upon! Too bad we can't sue for "separation of church and state" (originally interpreted to protect religious freedom from regulation by the state) since this would impose a Biblical concept that gentiles are a law unto themselves and the courts are given to secular authority. We'd contradict our own argument.
The letters A.D. before any date could be outlawed as imposing a religious institution, unless this is replaced with the secular B.C.E. But if all court and government documents had to be amended, it would cost too much. What a waste of public dollars that proclaim "In God we trust." I guess when that money runs out, we'll have to print something else!
LOL (secular for "Hallelujah")
2007-08-16 09:52:05 · answer #3 · answered by houstonprogressive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A.D. does not stand for "after death", and if it did, why would it necessarily refer to the death of Jesus or Christ. And the historical Jesus died sometime around the years 30-31 anyway, which according to your "after death" calendar, would make the current year more like 1976 or 1977.
And who uses A.D., anyway? You're just a fountain of misinformation!
2007-08-16 09:35:26 · answer #4 · answered by Cusper 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's why I use BCE and CE - "Before the Common Era" and "Common Era."
EV - "Era Vulgaris," the Latin - also works.
Anyway, "BC" and "AD" (which means "Anno Domini," not "After Death," as many have pointed out) are only conventions. It's true that even with "BCE" and "CE," we're still counting from the supposed time of "Christ." But who cares. The fact that today is Thursday doesn't mean that people believe in Jupiter. The fact that I frequently yell out "God" while having sex doesn't mean I'm praying.
If that's all you've got, it's easy to see why you're Christian.
2007-08-16 09:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by jonjon418 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
A.D. stands for Anno Dommini which is Latin for In the Year of our lord. Scholars have been using the politically correct version of C.E. for Common Era to represent the calender system that is being used (Which was in fact invented by the Pagan Romans). I personally think that the Common Era began During the start of the Industrial revolution, and would support any move to reset the year to accommodate this view. It would make the year we live in 247 C.E.
I will ring your doorbell and run away!!!
2007-08-16 09:27:18 · answer #6 · answered by ♥Satan♥Lord♥of♥Flames♥ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it means Anno Domini. But that's irrelevant. When I use the term "A.D.", I'm acknowledging nothing more than the date according to the arbitrary system we use in Western society to mark the time. Nothing more. Nice try.
2007-08-16 09:26:15 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
But who writes AD anymore? Seriously. I'm a Christian, and the academic standard has been BCE and CE for ages. By the way, AD stands for "Anno Domini", not "after death".
2007-08-16 09:27:07 · answer #8 · answered by solarius 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Using that nomenclature is not acknowledging anything. It's merely adhering to a long-established standard adopted by the western world. So you're full of it, unless you want to admit to "acknowledging" Roman mythology every time you use a calendar.
Further, most atheists use C.E. and B.C.E.
2007-08-16 09:27:40 · answer #9 · answered by Zombie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A.D. means anno Domini. doesnt represent christs death it represents 'the year of the lord'. same for atheists but do your homework before u humiliate ureself
2007-08-16 09:27:30 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you are wrong.
iAD means Anno Domini - the year of the Lord - not after death. where did you learn that?
i probably didn't spell Anno Domini right, but oh well.
and most people are now using BCE (before common era) for BC and CE (common era) for AD
you thought you were being sneaky - instead, you showed that you don't really know your stuff. sorry, dude.
2007-08-16 09:25:10 · answer #11 · answered by yarn whore 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋