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What possible reason is there to believe Meta's side of the story here?
But more importantly, who cares?
I lived in my previous city for 9years 9m. I usually tell people I lived there 10 years, I don't expect they'll fell very betrayed when they learn the truth.
I'm actually in the same boat. I'm three months out from being here a decade, but as with infants, we start rounding at a certain point.
Different cultures count differently. eg Jesus was not born in zero AD but in one AD. His whole first year of life he was considered to be in his first year.
I think some countries count age this way too (hopefully someone can confirm to satisfy my nerdy curiosity).
Not sure what you're talking about.
I was just saying that rounding is a normal thing to do and not lying.
Also Jesus was born in like 4 BC.
I was saying that apart from rounding up there is also this convention. I agree it is not important - am just nerding.
BC means Before Christ. Since Jesus Christ obviously was not born 4 years before he was born, are you saying his real birthdate was found to be different from what it was initially thought to be but it was too late to change the numbering system?
EDIT: The date of the birth of Jesus is not stated in the gospels or in any historical sources and the evidence is too incomplete to allow for consistent dating. However, most biblical scholars and ancient historians believe that his birth date is around 6 to 4 BC.
Thanks. I did not know that until you had me look it up.
I got exactly what you were saying and how your brain made that connection, just for the record! It made perfect sense to me. My brain works similarly, haha.