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TomS
Oct 22, 2012, 10:05:02 AM10/22/12
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"Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell
upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
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---Tom S.
"Ah, yeah, well, whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it"
Lucy Lawless, the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror X: Desperately Xeeking Xena"
(1999)
upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
--
---Tom S.
"Ah, yeah, well, whenever you notice something like that, a wizard did it"
Lucy Lawless, the Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror X: Desperately Xeeking Xena"
(1999)
Mike Dworetsky
Oct 22, 2012, 11:24:36 AM10/22/12
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TomS wrote:
> "Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell
> upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
> of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
> before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
Wrong, it's 5773. Ussher adopted some old traditions about 2000 years from
> "Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell
> upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
> of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
> before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
creation to Abraham, then another 2000 years to Birth of Jesus (he knew
about the 4 year error).
He could have avoided all that scribbling and reckoning if only he had
consulted his local rabbi.
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Mike Dworetsky
(Remove pants sp*mbl*ck to reply)
Bob Casanova
Oct 22, 2012, 2:04:26 PM10/22/12
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On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:24:36 +0100, the following appeared
in talk.origins, posted by "Mike Dworetsky"
<plati...@pants.btinternet.com>:
....or taken a couple more tokes...
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Bob C.
"Evidence confirming an observation is
evidence that the observation is wrong."
- McNameless
in talk.origins, posted by "Mike Dworetsky"
<plati...@pants.btinternet.com>:
--
Bob C.
"Evidence confirming an observation is
evidence that the observation is wrong."
- McNameless
Glenn
Oct 22, 2012, 2:14:37 PM10/22/12
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"Bob Casanova" <nos...@buzz.off> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:24:36 +0100, the following appeared
> in talk.origins, posted by "Mike Dworetsky"
> <plati...@pants.btinternet.com>:
>
> >TomS wrote:
> >> "Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell
> >> upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
> >> of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
> >> before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
> >
> >Wrong, it's 5773. Ussher adopted some old traditions about 2000 years from
> >creation to Abraham, then another 2000 years to Birth of Jesus (he knew
> >about the 4 year error).
> >
> >He could have avoided all that scribbling and reckoning if only he had
> >consulted his local rabbi.
>
> ....or taken a couple more tokes...
> --
Thats one toke over the line.
> in talk.origins, posted by "Mike Dworetsky"
> <plati...@pants.btinternet.com>:
>
> >TomS wrote:
> >> "Which beginning of time, according to our Chronologie, fell
> >> upon the entrance of the night preceding the twenty third day
> >> of Octob[er] in the year of the Julian [Period] 710. The year
> >> before Christ 4004." (quote from Wikipedia)
> >
> >Wrong, it's 5773. Ussher adopted some old traditions about 2000 years from
> >creation to Abraham, then another 2000 years to Birth of Jesus (he knew
> >about the 4 year error).
> >
> >He could have avoided all that scribbling and reckoning if only he had
> >consulted his local rabbi.
>
> ....or taken a couple more tokes...
> --
Mark Buchanan
Oct 22, 2012, 7:10:58 PM10/22/12
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is no year 0 the right answer is 4004 BC + 2012 AD - 1 = 6015.
Mark
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