> > ...now we need some other date for the doomsayers among us to get all worked up about. DID YOU KNOW:
> >
> > The year which most of us are currently calling 2000 is, in fact:
> >
> > 1997 dating from Christ's birth if the 4 BC theory is true;
>
> Er... wouldn't that mean that the current year (2000) is actually 2004? And if Christ was born during Caesar Augustus' census in 5-6 BC, then the current year ought to be 2005 or 2006?

Nope, we're talking BC, not AD so go 4 years Prior to the time we think of as Jesus's birth (which would be 1 AD) so you subtract that from 2000, or 2001 if your one of those crazy "correct" Millennium people (like me)... you see? I'm afraid I'm not being very clear...reading back I don't even understand what I said, but oh well...I'm drugged today!

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