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From: "J.Marvin Chastain" <>
Subject: Re: [Huguenot] The millennium lie ...
Date: Sun, 02 Jan 2000 21:12:54 -0800


Absolutely Correct -
But, who cares? We know that the millenium is an arbitrary human number.
It is not 2000 year after Christ's birth either. The best historical
evidence says he was born about 5 or 6 BC. That means the Millenium
passed quietly several year ago.

Marv Chastain

ibf wrote:
>
> Sorry to state this. But doing genealogy most seriously, we all have to be
> very correct with facts, also with these facts ...
>
> To all who still believe in this stupid millenium crap:
>
> Sorry, but now was *neither* starting a new decade, *nor* a new century
> *nor* a new millennium *this* year!
>
> *** This second millennium will end on Dec. 31st, 2000 ***
>
> The proof is mathematically and that easy that my children (11 and 13)
> understood at once:
>
> Considering the fact, our Christian calendar started with year 1 (there was
> no year 0 for the numeral 0 appeared first in Indian writings in 870 and
> came to Europe later on), the year 1 ended on Dec. 31st, 1 (simply, isn't
> it?). So the first century ended 100 years later on Dec. 31st, 100, right?
> Thus the first millennium ended at the *end* of year 1000, correct?
>
> And now the solution for all the cheated and doubting in the world (this is
> *not* an American problem, in this case!): Our second millennium in fact
> will end on Dec. 31st, 2000. And not now and two days before, respectively.
>
> Millions of people worldwide still are under this illusion, 'cause they fell
> for this clever trick of all the commercial and sale strategists all over
> the world who pushed this belief in order to sell their millennium's stuff
> twice: "Oh, really? There was no millenium's change in fact? OK, then let's
> start our sales campaign again and let's sell another millions of now true
> millennium events, travels, parties, souvenirs ..." (and whatever nobody
> will need but many will purchase ...).
>
> The only importance of the turn from 1999 to 2000 (Y2k) was the supposed Y2k
> bug problem - not less and not more, either.
>
> For my family and me, the last days have been a quiet, nice time and totally
> normal New Year's Eve, pretty unaffected by any cheats. And the next one
> will be as quiet and easy-going ...
>
> Anyway, thanks a lot to all your as well personal as public greetings and
> best wishes; I wish you the same - no matter if there's a millennium or not.
> Have a fine year 2000 and best success in genealogy!
>
> Juergen
>
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> Jürgen Fritsche (Germany)
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