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Re:When Did Sex Become Fun? by Raphmedia on Friday September 23, 2016 @02:42PM (#12566970)
Well, the Kama Sutra is said to origin from around 400 BCE.
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Re:When Did Sex Become Fun? by lostlogin on Friday September 23, 2016 @03:02PM (#12567116)
BCE has always weirded me out a little. Making it secular by just changing the suffix isn't really doing anything imho. I just read the Wikipedia entry and noticed that "vulgaris aerae" or "Vulger Era" for AD was once common. Now that is an equally problematic fix, but one I like.
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Re:When Did Sex Become Fun? by Raphmedia on Friday September 23, 2016 @03:29PM (#12567307)
BCE has the advantage of pleasing everyone.

Before Christ Era

Before Common Era

Before Current Era

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