Friday, December 21, 2012...
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Well I'm just grateful the world won't end before the premier of Trek IX ...fear God dread naught.
Is there any feature in the bbs software for automatically bumping a thread on a certain date? If so, I suggest 12-22-2012 for this one.
USS KG5 said:
I've always found it very funny that people actually worry about the world ending - news flash peeps - you won't have anything else to worry about if it does!
But... that's where I keep all my stuff!
One does wonder about this...others have said that the Egyptian Calendar also ends at approximately the same time. I'll have my sunglasses on! 
Christopher said:
USS KG5 said:
I've always found it very funny that people actually worry about the world ending - news flash peeps - you won't have anything else to worry about if it does!
But... that's where I keep all my stuff!
Its OK, the latest research indicates you CAN take it with you!
Johnny Rico said:
...or the End of the World.
According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world as we know it will come to an end on Friday, December 21st, 2012.
The Mayans were fanatics when it came to measuring time, and through many different astrological events, they were able to predict the end of the world as we know it.
This exact date has also been "confirmed" by several other prophetic oracles. One was a Chinese dude that rolled dice to come up with a code of solid and broken lines. Another was the mythical figure of Merlin himself. Several others were native American Indians.
Anyway, so what exactly is this "end of fthe world"? Well, supposedly every 26,000 years the Earth completes a cycle of its axis wobble, in which then the poles shift. And of course when this happens all sorts of crazy things happen. The electro-magnetic field of the Earth changes, and the equator shifts location. One prediction is that the equator may run through the Mountain states of the US at a 45 degree angle going from the northwest to the southeast. Which would then put Europe at the North Pole!
This date is also the exact time that the Sun and Earth will allign on the Galactic Plain with the Galctic Center. That alone would probably cause any number of strange tidal effects if nothing else. 'Cause one of the prophecy's predictions talk about the rising waters.
So all this got me thinking...namely about Global Warming. Yeah, the ol' GW subject. And I don't mean that this thread is a pro- or con- arguement about it. If the above prophecy is true, and will happen, then doesn't it stand to reason that the reason that the globe has been steadily warming over the last decade or two (if you truely believe that kind of thing), that's it due to the fact/theory that we're rapidly approaching this cataclysmic date. And that Global Warming is not a man-made event, and that man can do little to nothing to prevent it.
Another one of the prophecy's predictions is that his period is a time of global conflict. Presumably in the Middle East as the "Oil Crisis" as they call it, becomes front and center in geo-politics.
One other point I need to make is that the Mayans believed that the Earth had gone through 4 eras and 3 deaths of eras. With this 2012 date being the end of the 4th era, and the birth of the 5th era. So actually, this 2012 date could very well just mean that the world will go through some very dramatic changes and a "Rebirth" will occur.
Well anyway, how do you all see this dire prediction of the end of the world?
Oh, I was originally thinking about entitling this thread, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
These same people carved the beating hearts out of their subjects; and offered them as a sacrifice to various Myan gods. I put this in the same category as the 'Jehovah's Witness' fanatics who believe the world will end almost EVEY week.
Look - people were claiming there would be a major cataclysm at the end of the last millenium (and when it didn't happen on the 1999/2000 new year's eve - those people then claimed 'The start of the millenium is in 2001...'; yet a year later, nothing happened again; so now it's 2012, etc.
Nothing world ending will happen on December 21, 2012; although I'm sure people will still be rat ionalizing their predictions the day after on 12/22/2012.
Johnny Rico said:
...or the End of the World.
According to the ancient Mayan calendar, the world as we know it will come to an end on Friday, December 21st, 2012.
The Mayans were fanatics when it came to measuring time, and through many different astrological events, they were able to predict the end of the world as we know it.
This exact date has also been "confirmed" by several other prophetic oracles. One was a Chinese dude that rolled dice to come up with a code of solid and broken lines. Another was the mythical figure of Merlin himself. Several others were native American Indians.
Anyway, so what exactly is this "end of fthe world"? Well, supposedly every 26,000 years the Earth completes a cycle of its axis wobble, in which then the poles shift. And of course when this happens all sorts of crazy things happen. The electro-magnetic field of the Earth changes, and the equator shifts location. One prediction is that the equator may run through the Mountain states of the US at a 45 degree angle going from the northwest to the southeast. Which would then put Europe at the North Pole!
This date is also the exact time that the Sun and Earth will allign on the Galactic Plain with the Galctic Center. That alone would probably cause any number of strange tidal effects if nothing else. 'Cause one of the prophecy's predictions talk about the rising waters.
So all this got me thinking...namely about Global Warming. Yeah, the ol' GW subject. And I don't mean that this thread is a pro- or con- arguement about it. If the above prophecy is true, and will happen, then doesn't it stand to reason that the reason that the globe has been steadily warming over the last decade or two (if you truely believe that kind of thing), that's it due to the fact/theory that we're rapidly approaching this cataclysmic date. And that Global Warming is not a man-made event, and that man can do little to nothing to prevent it.
Another one of the prophecy's predictions is that his period is a time of global conflict. Presumably in the Middle East as the "Oil Crisis" as they call it, becomes front and center in geo-politics.
One other point I need to make is that the Mayans believed that the Earth had gone through 4 eras and 3 deaths of eras. With this 2012 date being the end of the 4th era, and the birth of the 5th era. So actually, this 2012 date could very well just mean that the world will go through some very dramatic changes and a "Rebirth" will occur.
Well anyway, how do you all see this dire prediction of the end of the world?
Oh, I was originally thinking about entitling this thread, "Where do you see yourself in 5 years?"
Someone's been watchign the History Channel, I think i saw the same thing. 2012 is when the rapture will occur, lucky for me I will be left behind and I will have access to a whole bunch of resources people "left behind" mwaaaaahahaha.
Yeah, I stated that it was a History Channel show in a couple posts down from the top.
Hey, it was Sunday and I was bored with the Sunday news cycle, so I watched the History Channel for several hours.
If the History Channel is perpetuating this gross misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar, it just underlines my belief that "educational" programming on commercial TV cannot be trusted to be at all accurate.
I'm not sure this is really the forum for this particular wing of the discussion, but: if the History Channel were being at all accurate 100% of the time, they'd lose half their programming. Their Biblical archaeology shows alone would have to be pared down tremendously, as would the "theoretical future" shows like MegaDisasters.
But, as we've seen here, it gets people asking questions.
And if people ask questions of things, is that really altogether bad? Sure, the History Channel may gloss over details (their Biblical archaeology shows are particularly adept at this, even though I still love watching The Naked Archaeologist, I admit), but they get you thinking, which is a far sight more than some other programs manage. If we're thinking about something, that means it's interested us somehow. And if we're interested, it's a starting block to learning more.
So, even if they're glossing over details or presenting them in a way that we're not entirely sure is accurate (really, do you have an Ancient Mayan around to ask if this representation is accurate? I don't think so), then if it interests us, I'd bet the average History Channel viewer would actually delve further into the subject.
Who knows? What I do know is that dates have been bandied about for the end of the world for centuries now and it hasn't yet come to pass...
My problem is not with the idea itself but as some posters mentioned above - is it really that these ancient peoples stated that it would be the end or is that just someone's interpretation - someone that wants to sell you some book about it?
My problem is not with the idea itself but as some posters mentioned above - is it really that these ancient peoples stated that it would be the end or is that just someone's interpretation - someone that wants to sell you some book about it?
Reminds me of May 5th, 2000. Back then all eight planets except Earth were on the other side of the Sun. It was supposed to wreak all sorts of havoc.
Thankfully, that's just stupid (or possibly ignorant). Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than the other planets combined. Why would it matter so much where Mercury or Neptune are? Besides, it's happened before and will happen again.
Thankfully, that's just stupid (or possibly ignorant). Jupiter is 2.5 times more massive than the other planets combined. Why would it matter so much where Mercury or Neptune are? Besides, it's happened before and will happen again.
...and back in the 90's it was the ozone depletion that was going to doom us all...it's always something.
I hate to buy into the any conspiracy theories but about 6 months ago I read a convincing article that criticized certain elements of the scientific community for creating hysteria in order to secure research grants...I dunno, just saying is all.
I hate to buy into the any conspiracy theories but about 6 months ago I read a convincing article that criticized certain elements of the scientific community for creating hysteria in order to secure research grants...I dunno, just saying is all.
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