Brian Forster wrote in 991222 MMD:

> Doesn't everything in life timewise start at absolute zero?
> [Should] a persons age should start from conception? Yes? No?

It does, in some cultures ... For a better look at counting years,
including why there's no year zero (the concept of zero didn't
exist 2000 years ago), check out the archives of Sundial List, at

http://www.reference.com/cgi-bin/pn/listarch?list=sundial@rrz.uni-koeln.de

Mike Blackwell