[narby]

likely occurring in the late 17th century B.C.

It's nice to see someone using "B.C.", instead of the politically correct and Christophobic "B.C.E.".

Personally, I'm an atheist. But until someone starts using some number other than 2007 for this year, then it's "B.C" and "A.D.".

[txzman]

“Similar techniques used on wood buried beneath volcanic ash allowed Manning and others to date the Santorini volcanic eruption, one of the largest in the last 10,000 years, as most likely occurring in the late 17th century B.C., 100 years earlier than previously believed. “

Given that Santorini has been linked to the miracles in Exodus, wonder how this new time line fits in with Biblical scholars?

[JLS]

I thought the same thing about the new dating terminology but the lack of change of the starting point and ending point of CE/BCE.

[brytlea]

Thank you. It grates on me. Not because I’m a Christian, but because it’s revisionist. And PC.
susie

[VeniVidiVici]

Personally, I'm an atheist. But until someone starts using some number other than 2007 for this year, then it's "B.C" and "A.D.".

Off topic but my personal favorite are the newsies that refer to the weather phenomenon "El Nino" as "The Child" as it's too PC to call it for what it was named after - "The Christ Child".

[Oatka]

It's nice to see someone using "B.C.", instead of the politically correct and Christophobic "B.C.E.".

Amen. (So to speak.) I get SO ticked off when these scientists use that cumbersome "abbreviation". At first I thought it meant Before the Christian Era and wondered why the useless change. Then I read Before the Common Era and it became clear that this was just another anti-Christian gambit. I suspect some of these scientists have to use it because of peer pressure, but I'm glad to see some that buck the trend.

Like you, I am not into any religion but I go out of my way whenever afforded the opportunity to use AD or BC. The triviality of the anti-West/anti-Christian crowd is amazing.

[jas3]

likely occurring in the late 17th century B.C.

It's nice to see someone using "B.C.", instead of the politically correct and Christophobic "B.C.E.".

Personally, I'm an atheist. But until someone starts using some number other than 2007 for this year, then it's "B.C" and "A.D.".

Ditto on both counts.

Next thing you know we'll start calling August by the older name Sextilis because Augustus Caesar was declared a God by the Roman Senate.

jas3

[wideminded]

Personally, I'm an atheist.

Me too. But I think there are much worse examples of PC to worry about. Besides, BCE is pretty close to BC.