You know, the funny thing about the complaints about CE/BCE is the 'common' complaint about modern attempts to de-Christianize things.
While I think this is a perfectly reasonable thing to desire, it is not an accurate complaint. But more on that in a moment.
CE suggests not that there is no Christian influence, it suggests that Christ is not "Our" Lord. Years after Christ was approximately born I can handle. Year of Your Lord (which would be my choice, or maybe Their Lord) is a tad awkward, I fear.
BUT... Common Era is not new, nor is it purely a non-Christian usage. It is hundreds of years old, and was, itself, preceded by Era Vulgaris, which means roughly the same thing.
Many of your "why do we use...' questions, as noted elsewhere, have nothing to do with Christianity, per se, and merely with what they passed down that predated them.
As for the lack of a year 0, I am pleased to report that the field of Astronomy has a year 0. Not only that, but they have the delightful habit of referring to things as (for example) -52AD. There is no CE/BCE, but neither is there a BC.
There have been other attempts to change our calendar to more logical systems and starting points, some of which were proposed centuries ago. The rationale tend to be fascinating.
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While I think this is a perfectly reasonable thing to desire, it is not an accurate complaint. But more on that in a moment.
CE suggests not that there is no Christian influence, it suggests that Christ is not "Our" Lord. Years after Christ was approximately born I can handle. Year of Your Lord (which would be my choice, or maybe Their Lord) is a tad awkward, I fear.
BUT... Common Era is not new, nor is it purely a non-Christian usage. It is hundreds of years old, and was, itself, preceded by Era Vulgaris, which means roughly the same thing.
Many of your "why do we use...' questions, as noted elsewhere, have nothing to do with Christianity, per se, and merely with what they passed down that predated them.
As for the lack of a year 0, I am pleased to report that the field of Astronomy has a year 0. Not only that, but they have the delightful habit of referring to things as (for example) -52AD. There is no CE/BCE, but neither is there a BC.
There have been other attempts to change our calendar to more logical systems and starting points, some of which were proposed centuries ago. The rationale tend to be fascinating.