Posted by Neil at term3-020.speakeasy.net on December 31, 1999 at 21:31:40:
In Reply to: I'm not calling YOU stupid, BUT.... posted by Dragonstar on December 31, 1999 at 18:20:44:
: :I mean open your eyes how could we have B.C. without 0. So this would mean there was a year from 0 to 1.
: Historians have stated there was no year 0, just 1 A.D. and 1 B.C.
Anyone who *believes* that there's an intelligent way for this to be the turn of the millenniom is a mental midget of the first order.
Now, I know that most people choose to ignore the facts, because having the big rollover is exciting and equating that with the Millennial change seems to make the entire event seem enormous and wonderful. That's very irritating to me, but I don't think most of them actually believe it's true. It simply doesn't add up.
The year 1 is the FIRST year after the birth of Christ. The year 1 BC is the FIRST year before the birth of Christ. Just the same as the year between your birth and your first birthday is the FIRST year you were alive. It's amazingly simple. So simple only the massively retarded wouldn't be able understand it.