Why Have Some People Adopted BCE/CE ?
Religious neutrality can be seen as a major reason for adopting BCE/CE. As the Gregorian calendar has superseded other calendars by becoming the international standard, non-Christian group members may object to the explicitly Christian origins of BC & AD.
The most problematic being, AD (“in the year of the Lord”), & the problematic part being about the Lord in question that is Jesus Christ.
The main reason why Jewish academics’ adopted BCE/CE over a century ago, was religious neutrality. However, others object to the BC/AD system as they find it to be objectively inaccurate. The widely accepted notion is that Jesus’ actual birth was around at least two years before AD 1 & some people feel that by linking years to an erroneous birthdate for Jesus is misleading.
BCE/CE on the other hand, avoids this inaccuracy since it does not explicitly refer to the birth of Jesus, while also acknowledging that the starting point for 1 CE is essentially a convention.
BC and AD, BCE and CE : What’s the Difference ?
BC and AD, BCE and CE: What’s the Difference?: When it comes to measuring the dates, the Gregorian calendar is followed. It was first used in the Western Christian tradition & then it was used all over the world irrespective of religious, cultural & linguistic boundaries. It’s also called the Gregorian calendar, which is based on Jesus Christ’s supposed birth date.
Subsequent years after this event & we use either AD or CE while preceding years count down from it & BC or BCE is used. For counting the number of years, labels like BC & AD are used.
The BC/AD dating system was created keeping in mind Jesus Christ’s birthdate, which is considered the main starting point. BC or Before Christ refers to the number of years before Christ was born. AD or Anno Domini refers to the period after Christ was born.
CE means common (or current) era”, while BCE means ”before the common (or current) era”. But, have you ever thought what is the difference between AD & CE, or BC & BCE? Do they carry the same meaning & if it is so, which one should we use?