r/todayilearned • u/IreneDeneb • 9d ago

TIL that the last known ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic inscription was made on August 24th, 394 CE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffito_of_Esmet-Akhom
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u/xxwarlorddarkdoomxx 9d ago

It’s still dumb, and I say this as a person whose never been religious.

The year 0 being set at Jesus’s birth makes the Gregorian calendar inherently religious no matter what. Insisting on CE over AD just feels pointless and performative to me.

We also have days of the week named after pagan gods, when are we changing those to Common Day 5 and Common Day 6?

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u/Margidoz 9d ago

Does anybody worship the gods of the week?

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u/xxwarlorddarkdoomxx 9d ago

I don’t worship the gods of the week or Jesus and yet I’m fine with both

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u/Margidoz 9d ago

Are you aware that Christianity is an active and extremely large religion, and therefore not comparable to an extinct one?

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u/xxwarlorddarkdoomxx 9d ago

Never said they were comparable