Devo on evolution VS. God...

[satchmode]

Originally Posted by Muscletang

This is where big debates happen. Some people believe A.D. means After the Death while other believe what you said. Many people believe Christ was born in a period between B.C. and A.D. There are others who believe he was born as late as 64 A.D. or as early as 100 B.C.

I'm going to go with the theory he was born between B.C and A.D. It just makes more sense to me.

B.C. means "Before Christ"...well why would there just be a missing link of years between the two? that just doesn't make sense. even the christians know that when one calendar ends another one begins. but you don't wait a few years to start the next calendar. it doesn't work like that.

haven't you ever heard on a TV special "in the 60th year of our lord..."? they don't say "60 years after the death of christ..." whether the year is wrong or not the fact is our calendar is based on the birth of christ being the beginning of our current age. there is no "big debate" as to what A.D. means. anyone who knows enough to argue about it knows what it means. the only debate is when christ actually was born. look it up.

[MagicRat]

Originally Posted by RickwithaTbird

I have heard that A.D. means "Anno Domini". Not positive about the spelling, but I was taught that it was not an english phrase, and it translated to something like what satchmode said.

Rick is correct. Anno Domini is Latin and literally translates to 'year of the lord'. Usually it's understood to mean 'in the year of our lord'. The Oxford English dictoinary states it to be 'of the Christian Era'.

[Damien]

^Ah, you took it from me. Yes, Anno Domini is said to be the time between BC and AD and therefore...time, i guess stop, record wise. Anytime in their can be refered to, but not by BC or AD. It's just a time...idk, I;m tryin; to remember something I read but yeah

[sivic02]

Originally Posted by Damien

^Ah, you took it from me. Yes, Anno Domini is said to be the time between BC and AD and therefore...time, i guess stop, record wise. Anytime in their can be refered to, but not by BC or AD. It's just a time...idk, I;m tryin; to remember something I read but yeah

Anno Domini IS AD. Thats where they get the AD from, Anno for A, Domini for D, put them together you have AD. It isnt a time between bc and ad, if that is the case then we are currently living outside of time. *cue twilight zone music*