Talk:CE/@comment-108.2.122.160-20140401002829/@comment-681745-20140401084624

The names dates are called says something about the belief systems, rational or irrational that existed in the Western world when dating systems were developed. It says nothing about whether those beliefs are true or false.
 * 1) It's far less important than issues like marriage equality and we pay far less attention to dating systems.
 * 2) Not only Atheist, Freethinking Liberals frequently prefer BCE/CE to BC/AD. Also very many people with Non-Christian religious Faith prefer a different dating system, that includes Conservative Jews, Conservative Muslims.  In the world as a whole Non-Christians are the majority and as Liberals we think that matters.