Dating systems: BC and AD, or BCE and CE?

[Ghostmojo]

I voted BC/AD as I'm used to it. One can always interpret BCE and CE and 'before the Christian Era" and "Christian Era". Eventually someone might ask just what the 'common' point of reference was and why it was significant, anyway, so the cultural is just sort of airbrushed with BCE/CE.

Indeed.

I was wondering - if we have BCE = Before Christian Era; then shouldn't the subsequent period be more accurately ICE - In Christian Era?

Or would that just confuse us as yet another ICE Age?!!! :lol: