The switch of BC/AD to BCE/CE is pointless.

There is no way the fall of the Roman Empire had a similarly large effect on the world as Jesus did. The religion of Christianity was spread around the world. 44 countries have people who believe in Christianity, At least 1 from each continent, And the Roman empire was really only largely centered in Europe, North Africa, And a small part of Asia. Are you saying that the fall of an empire in the Mediterranean Sea is more important than the spread of a country in about 1/5 of the countries in the world? All your explanations about how the Roman Empire's fall is more important and affects the rest of the world say things like "Europe's living conditions" and "defined Europian history. " That's Europe, Not the world. Don't you contradict yourself by saying that events can't affect the entire world after you say that the fall of the Roman Empire defined the exploration and connection to all other parts of the world? If events really couldn't affect the entire world then how did the fall of the Roman Empire cause exploration and connection to the entire world? Your argument doesn't make sense. If you think about it, The only big event that really lived on through history is the spread of Christianity. Jesus' birth sparked the creation of a new religion that prompted people to spread it throughout the world and caused many historic events. Did the Roman Empire's religion or breakthroughs get carried across the world? Is it really as important as another whole way of life? Christianity still exists and is being passed on today. After the Roman Empire fell, More empires just like it (i. E. The Incan empire, The Mayan empire, The Aztec empire, The Byzantine empire, Etc. Here's a list: https://en. Wikipedia. Org/wiki/List_of_empires) rose again. If we were really to mark the first year after an event, Why choose one that doesn't hold significance in all the continents of the world? Why choose a specific one rise or fall of an empire? There are over 210 empires every. How would you pick out of any one of them? None of them had an effect that lasted for 2000 years like Christianity did. Why not choose the beginning of the most prominent religion in the world that caused so many historic events in the world, And still is today? Just because non-religious people don't believe in Jesus' miracles do not mean that they don't admire how an originally small religion spread to become the religion most believed in today. Isn't the beginning of this religion impressive? Anything that can survive for a really long time should be very impressive. The Roman Empire lasted only 500 years. Christianity survived for over 2000. As far as I know, There is no other significant historic event or its effects that have lasted this long. This event did affect the entire world because at least one country in every continent is Christian. Spanish missionaries came to the Americas to spread their religion, As did many other countries. So, The birth of Christianity did affect the whole world. Jesus is still a great guy if he didn't cause miracles. He taught great things to people, Like love your neighbor as yourself, Forgive others who have wronged you, Love your enemies, Don"t be hypocritical, And don"t judge others. Are you saying that these lessons he taught are meaningless? What's wrong with being a cultist? Please provide impacts to this argument. Your answers to the arguments about the change of acknowledgment and Jesus being a great person have all vaguely been answered by this "argument. " I'm not saying being the leader of a cult is good, Or that cults are good, But I'm just saying to please explain why Jesus being a cult leader helps your side of the debate. I'm not saying that Jesus himself is the most important person in the world, I'm saying that he caused the most important religion in the world to be born. This religion caused the Gregorian to be made. If we switch to the BCE/CE system, We can finally just not acknowledge him as everybody's lord. Why isn't adopting the BC/AD system because of convenience a valid reason? How is us being lazy not a valid reason? Human beings do things for the sake of convenience all the time. Take technology as an example. The very reason why all the technological advancements were made were for convenience. Cars, Planes, Boats, Computers, Etc. Plus, If we really changed the beginning of the calendar, What would happen because of this? Would people get mad based on the next event we mark the beginning of our calendar as? Would Christians get mad? We still keep this beginning year as the birth of Christ because we don't want to offend anybody, We don't want to go through all the trouble and debate of doing it, And we are just lazy. Those are some valid reasons considering countries or people who are deeply offended by one of these changes have access to modern technology capable of mass destruction that we have today (nukes, Bombs, Etc. ). Just because people don't believe that Jesus is our Lord and savior doesn't mean that we just disregard Christianity as a cult. Christianity is a religion. Just because Jesus can't do miracles, You're going to denounce Christianity as a cult? At least we still respect other people's ideas. The BC/AD notation was the original, Yes, But made by people who believed in Christianity. If, As you said, Jesus was just a cult leader, Why was this system so widely used before it got switched to the BCE/CE system? If we acknowledge Jesus as our Lord, Does that mean we are acknowledging him as a divine being? If you think about it, Jesus pretty much is the most important guy in the world, To cause so many historical events. A large part of the Roman Empire, After converting to Christianity, Changed. The fall of the Roman Empire had to do with internal conflicts, Some of which sparked by religion. The Reformation, The Renaissance, The Industrial Revolution, And many other historical events were largely influenced by Christianity. In the Reformation, Christianity caused a fight over the Protestants and the church. That caused religious turmoil and civil war in Europe, As well as a race, To spread each type of religion to different parts of the world. The Renaissance's works of art were largely influenced by Christianity. The Industrial Revolution and the Scientific Revolution were sparked by an interest to know more about the universe and to know more about if religion was really accurate. These giant historical events have way more impact than some turmoil for a couple of centuries in Europe. To sum up my arguments, Jesus still taught and did great things even without miracles, His birth sparked the most important and impactful religion in the world, More impactful than anything else, And the BCE/CE system is just to try to shift away from acknowledging him as our Lord. Only 31% of the world believes in Christianity, Even though it's the biggest religion in the world. The BCE/CE system is basically for the other 69% of the world. The very reason why the BC/AD system was replaced was that it wasn't pointless and world leaders agreed it would be a better fit for the larger part of the world. Great debate!