The date method returns the Unix epoch date instead of today's date if no value or default

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A new branch adds two tests for the date method. First, if the value is falsy and there is no default. The docs say it should be today's date, but it returns the Unix epoch date.

Then if the default and value are null. It should return null, which it does.

To Reproduce

Use the tests in the fix/date-null branch.

Expected behavior

The null value without a default should return today's date.

Describe the bug

It returns the Unix epoch date.