Speculative theory
Time manipulationAtlas
Conventions & Standards · Timekeeping & calendars
They changed the count of days, months, and years so the old year no longer fits.
Open the caseThe disputes
Competing accounts, side by side. Not a verdict.
1. Did authorities change the count of days, months, and years so older year-counts no longer fit?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
2. Was a large block of medieval history fabricated or inserted into the timeline?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
3. Why were days omitted when countries adopted the Gregorian calendar?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
In full
Did authorities change the count of days, months, and years so older year-counts no longer fit?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.
Was a large block of medieval history fabricated or inserted into the timeline?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.
Why were days omitted when countries adopted the Gregorian calendar?
Position A
Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the affirming case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.
Position B
Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
Falsification · This account would be weakened if primary sources required the competing reading.
- Compared records are read as favoring the skeptical case over the competing public account.
- Assumption (weak): The compared public record is incomplete on this point.