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Originally posted by robot180
I am giving up. If someone wants to take my place and continue arguing that the current millennium started in the year 2000 and not 2001, go ahead. Just remember, and we can begin arguing this also, you can learn more by questioning what is known. For example, (you probably already know this) people in the Middle Ages didn't take over the governments because they didn't question anything. Whether this idea is actually true, I have no idea, but it might be a good idea to question that.
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Just to continue the argument...
My point is not that the calendar we inherited is the best possible, just that the calendar we received has no year zero.
There are a couple of improvements I would make if it were up to me to design a new calendar:
- I would use something like what the astronomers do in their calculations -- with positive numbered years, year zero, and negative numbered years before that.
- There would be 13 equal length months with an "intercalary" day to make 365 days per year.
And if I think about it longer, I might come up with more.