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Originally Posted by
smurgerburger
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Originally Posted by
Bob21
So you believe our whole dating system is based on a person who is a figment of someone’s imagianging? Wow, that person must have some kind of power to impact the way we tell time 2019 years later.
In case you didn’t know, our dating system is based on the historical figure Jesus Christ. The term BC means Before Christ.
Our days of the week are mostly named after Norse gods.
Ok, so you want to go down that road. Here’s something interesting most don’t know about the week. It comes from the Bible and God’s creation week. There is no other explanation for why we have a week on our calendar.
Think about it. All the other events on our calendar relate to something that can be explained astronomically. A day is the length of time earth requires to rotate around its axis in relation to the sun. A month is the time it takes the moon to revolve around the earth. A year is the time it takes the earth to revolve around the sun.
A week? It has no astronomical meaning. The modern 7 day week was adopted by the Roman Empire for religious purposes. It’s to celebrate God’s creation week...He took six days to create the universe and everything in it, and then rested on the seventh day.
So you learned something new today: The historical reason behind why we have a week on our calendar. I wonder if jbjb thinks God is a figment of someone’s imagination, or if a week is really a figment of our imagination?