![]() ![]() ![]() The song, “What It Means to Be Alone,” includes one lyric that Gross was particularly drawn to: “‘Ab ovo,’ the angel sings, ‘Ad astra.’” Literally, this translates to, “The angel sings, ‘From the egg to the stars.” But a more accurate translation of that second line might be, “From the beginning to the end.” (No, not that Deerhunter, but they’re connected too.) In an interview, Gross tells Inverse that he first heard the words “ad astra” a decade earlier while listening to a song by the progressive rock band The Dear Hunter. That’s because the title, which was originally just a placeholder, is part of a longer song lyric that inspired Ethan Gross ( Fringe) when he was writing Ad Astra with director James Gray. "The BBC has been accused of 'absurd political correctness' after dropping the terms BC and AD in case they offend non-Christians." ( BBC turns its back on year of Our Lord).The weirdest thing about Ad Astra may be its title, a trimmed Latin phrase that hints at the movie’s interplanetary scope while also hiding a deeper meaning. ![]() Why has the change from BC and AD to something different and generic become more pervasive? It certainly isn't for the sake of accuracy, as the same year numbering system is still used! In September 2011, the British newspaper The Daily Mail wrote about the BBC moving to use BCE / CE for all their dates. Today, everything from scientific publications, school textbooks, news reporting and even Biblical commentaries have changed to using the new abbreviations. is short for "common era." Their popularity has grown significantly in the 21st century. stands for "before common era" while C.E. Many historians and researchers have determined that the original numbering of years is off from between one to six years! 's detailed timeline of Christ's birth places it in 5 BC. He laid the groundwork for the later use of BC and AD ( Origin & History of the BCE / CE Dating System) which began to receive widespread acceptance during the reign of Charlemagne.īased on this system it is natural to assume Jesus was born in 1 A.D. ![]() Our modern numbering system for years got its start in 525 AD by a Catholic monk who sought to compute the dates for the church's Easter festival. ![]()
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