Talk:Exodus of the Gods
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edit: year 0 -> year 1 (there's no such thing as year 0 :P) --The preceding unsigned comment was added by 176.181.101.151 (talk).
- Timeline. False, There is a year 0 - also known as 0 AE. It is the year that the Exodus takes place, hence "Before the Exodus" and "After the Exodus" - the Exodus cannot take place in 1 year before the Exodus or in 1 year after the Exodus. Konig 13:53, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well, IRL there is no year 0. Our calendar jumps from 1BC to 1AD. Simple reason: When the Gregorian calendar was invented the concept of a number zero didn't exist yet. (This also explains why the current millennium began on January 1st 2001 and not 2000 like many people think). Steve1 (talk) 15:11, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- That may be so, but the Mouvelian calendar doesn't function that way. The other two calendars (Canthan calendar and Dynastic Reckoning) are similar, starting at 0 CC and 0 DR. Konig 06:59, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm totally fine with the way the ANet calendars function. I was basically commenting on your "the Exodus cannot take place in 1 year before the Exodus or in 1 year after the Exodus." since that's exactly how things are IRL. Steve1 (talk) 20:41, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well BC and AD are relatively odd in of themselves. Since they translate into "Before Christ" and "After Death" but Jesus whom the terms refer to lived longer than a year. So it's not really the same situation thus I'd argue that it's not "exactly how things are IRL" - but at this point one's just arguing semantics since the Gregorian calendar can also be using BCE and CE (Before Common Era and Common Era), which makes a lot more sense, even with the lack of year 0. Konig 21:20, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- Anno domini (nostri Iesu Christi) certainly does NOT mean "after death". Dunno where you got that one from.
- And I wasn't saying that any of the 3 GW calendars are "exactly how things are IRL". My comment was regarding your comment that "the Exodus cannot take place in 1 year before the Exodus or in 1 year after the Exodus." - it very much can, you only need to look at our Gregorian calendar. Steve1 (talk) 15:21, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- I got it from my Catholic grade school. Ironies! My point remains nonetheless. The Gregorian calendar isn't based on a specific action/event with a very specific and very defined date of occurrence. Instead it's based around Jesus's lifetime. Konig 19:11, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well BC and AD are relatively odd in of themselves. Since they translate into "Before Christ" and "After Death" but Jesus whom the terms refer to lived longer than a year. So it's not really the same situation thus I'd argue that it's not "exactly how things are IRL" - but at this point one's just arguing semantics since the Gregorian calendar can also be using BCE and CE (Before Common Era and Common Era), which makes a lot more sense, even with the lack of year 0. Konig 21:20, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm totally fine with the way the ANet calendars function. I was basically commenting on your "the Exodus cannot take place in 1 year before the Exodus or in 1 year after the Exodus." since that's exactly how things are IRL. Steve1 (talk) 20:41, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- That may be so, but the Mouvelian calendar doesn't function that way. The other two calendars (Canthan calendar and Dynastic Reckoning) are similar, starting at 0 CC and 0 DR. Konig 06:59, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well, IRL there is no year 0. Our calendar jumps from 1BC to 1AD. Simple reason: When the Gregorian calendar was invented the concept of a number zero didn't exist yet. (This also explains why the current millennium began on January 1st 2001 and not 2000 like many people think). Steve1 (talk) 15:11, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
