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Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
1,699 days left... . . . and counting... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Graeme Stretton Send message Joined: 2 Nov 01 Posts: 392 Credit: 349,012 RAC: 0 |
1,699 days left... More info please. Qunpu' lo'taHmo' jIH yItamQo' |
thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 |
I guess Jeffrey refers to the theory that together with the Mayan calendar (which is considered to be ending in about 4 years 8 months) the entire world as we know it is supposed to end... Account frozen... |
MeltWreckage Send message Joined: 16 Mar 07 Posts: 293 Credit: 15,951 RAC: 0 |
I guess Jeffrey refers to the theory that together with the Mayan calendar (which is considered to be ending in about 4 years 8 months) the entire world as we know it is supposed to end... I wonder what all the Mayans will say when that fails to occur that would have worked if you hadn't stopped me |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34258 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
I guess Jeffrey refers to the theory that together with the Mayan calendar (which is considered to be ending in about 4 years 8 months) the entire world as we know it is supposed to end... Nothing. Like the last ten times the live on earth should end. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
the entire world as we know it is supposed to end... That'll happen regardless... I'm just curious to see how accurate the Mayans were... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
ECT Send message Joined: 16 Jun 07 Posts: 329 Credit: 614,787 RAC: 0 |
the entire world as we know it is supposed to end... You sound depressed Jeffrey, I still have hope in humanity, how ever small it may be..... |
Luke Send message Joined: 31 Dec 06 Posts: 2546 Credit: 817,560 RAC: 0 |
I truly doubt the Mayans theory.... They were great astronomers though... Humans cannot foretell the future no matter how close to the present it is..... + If this civilization we can't predict the future... And we are vastly superior to the Mayans of there day and age.... So what makes anyone think that they will?.... btw.... Why did they think this world will end????? Best Regards, Luke - Luke. |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
I still have hope in humanity, how ever small it may be..... I'd ask you to share... But like you said, there ain't much left to go around... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
Why did they think this world will end????? They didn't... But I do... The Mayans created an incredibly accurate calender, but they forgot to mention why it stops at 12.21.2012... I have a 'gut feeling', but even so, those feelings have proven to be just as accurate as the Mayan calendar... ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
Scarecrow Send message Joined: 15 Jul 00 Posts: 4520 Credit: 486,601 RAC: 0 |
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thorin belvrog Send message Joined: 29 Sep 06 Posts: 6418 Credit: 8,893 RAC: 0 |
In this context, the wikipedia entry to Maya calendar might be interesting. [...] And another wiki for the Mesoamerican Long Count Calendar And here is what seems to be the reason for these silly end-of-world theories: 2012 and the Long Count As I supposed: on the date 21 Dec 2012, the Mayan calender will just enter a new ... well, millenium is the wrong word; so it's somewhat similar to the Y2K panic... Account frozen... |
ECT Send message Joined: 16 Jun 07 Posts: 329 Credit: 614,787 RAC: 0 |
I still have hope in humanity, how ever small it may be..... Time |
Jeffrey Send message Joined: 21 Nov 03 Posts: 4793 Credit: 26,029 RAC: 0 |
it's somewhat similar to the Y2K panic... You're comparing Mayan wisdom to a computer blunder? ;) It may not be 1984 but George Orwell sure did see the future . . . |
rq2000 Send message Joined: 19 May 99 Posts: 662 Credit: 1,041,579 RAC: 0 |
well I was under the impression not only was there a discrepency in the date but that it wasn't necessarily a cataclismic world ending event but the mark of a "new Age" which could be the begining of a "world enlightenment" or something of that nature...Basically stating something would happen that would bring about a dramatic world change, which could mean really anything...UFO's land, or maybe a World Government or even possibly a Nuclear event devastating the world.... Who knows what is in store...I certainly do not but have been interested in the POSSIBILITIES since I heard about the Calender when I was a small child. Personally (and I do own a replica of it made in the sand through casting) I can't see how it was "decoded" anyhow as it is very strange looking with no numbers or even apparent writing.... |
cRunchy Send message Joined: 3 Apr 99 Posts: 3555 Credit: 1,920,030 RAC: 3 |
1,699 days left... Only another 4 years to go. Please tell me this will be the last of the "end of the world" predictions. If the Mayans were still around do you think they would not have revised their calander? (No doubt they would have also added some spin as to why the world did not end...) Oddly the world as the Mayan's understood it actually died well before this prediction. Me and my friends will be sitting on the hill with a picnic basket and wait.. yet again... I suspect what people or cultures mean by "the world" relates only to their own vision or explorations. For the rest of us the world is something different. Mayan society was never going to last forever. It was self destructive. It's calandar science though was impressive for it's level of technology and skills. However: Awe of a culture's skills should not promote belief. 4 years. Another Apocalypse. A chance to party. I'll bring the houmous (humus) and bread. What will you bring? . |
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