...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?"
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?"
