Millennium Debate Continues

I had no intention in entering the debate on 2000 versus 2001 for the beginning of the second millennium, but one letter ‘Mathematical Reasoning’ (May) changed my mind. I feel you cannot apply all mathematical rules to life. There is no such thing as a ‘zero’ year. The minute your bottom is slapped by a midwife, you start to live your first year. The second millennium finished on December 31, 2000, and the third millennium started on January 1, 2001.