The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophy or the end of the world by the Mayans, who persisted for several millenia in southern Mexico until the Spanish invaders of the 16th century. There are some interesting videos on YouTube, their astronomical knowledge being extraordinary: it's on this day that the procession of the Earth's axis tilts across the galactic centre...
I have already started building the bunker and filling it with canned goods. Thank you for the warning.
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophy or the end of the world by the Mayans, who persisted for several millenia in southern Mexico until the Spanish invaders of the 16th century. There are some interesting videos on YouTube, their astronomical knowledge being extraordinary: it's on this day that the procession of the Earth's axis tilts across the galactic centre...
Sean, you need a little less of the cool-aid ;D.
According to some Mayan mythology, the world ends and begins again (or a new world starts) every 13 baktuns.
That day (in 2012) marks 13 baktuns since the last "reset" of the Long Count calendar in about 3114 BC.
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Did the world end in 3114 BC (wouldn't the Newgrange-building guys in Ireland, or the early Egyptians have noticed this? :P)?
Also, dates beyond 2012 are mentioned in Mayan writings, and there exist higher-level units than baktuns in the Long Count calendar. AFAIR, dates into the 4,000AD range or later have been referenced in various texts...
The Mayans are really, really interesting but not so much from the whole New Age angle, IMO...
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophy or the end of the world
Thank god it won't be a catastroph
e. You had me worried there for a moment.
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AMby the Mayans, who persisted for several millenia in southern Mexico until the Spanish invaders of the 16th century.
Actually, the Mayans quite effectively self-destructed well before the Spaniards showed up in internal warfare following a few bad crops and resulting corn shortage. What the Spaniards found and destroyed was a mere shadow of the original civilization.
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophe or the end of the world by the Mayans, who persisted for several millenia in southern Mexico until the Spanish invaders of the 16th century. There are some interesting videos on YouTube, their astronomical knowledge being extraordinary: it's on this day that the procession of the Earth's axis tilts across the galactic center...
On the plus side, if the Mayans were right, I won't have to pay back my student loans.
In any event: wheels within wheels, my friend. Wheels within wheels.
Quote from: PSmith08 on July 20, 2007, 10:04:57 AMOn the plus side, if the Mayans were right, I won't have to pay back my student loans.
Just last month I made the last payment on my student loans and just this month I repaid the remaining balance of my wife's loan. It certainly is a fantastic feeling.... One I am sure you would miss deeply should the world implode in 2012. ;D
Quote from: beclemund on July 20, 2007, 10:11:39 AM
Just last month I made the last payment on my student loans and just this month I repaid the remaining balance of my wife's loan. It certainly is a fantastic feeling.... One I am sure you would miss deeply should the world implode in 2012. ;D
I'm aiming at experiencing that feeling mid-2008, inshallah. ;D
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 10:17:07 AM
I'm aiming at experiencing that feeling mid-2008, inshallah. ;D
There's no way you can somehow postpone payment until Dec 22, 2012?
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophy
......... What's your definition of catastrophe? ..........
Quote from: Tancata on July 20, 2007, 10:18:15 AM
There's no way you can somehow postpone payment until Dec 22, 2012?
I'm not following. Why would I want that?
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 10:21:26 AM
I'm not following. Why would I want that?
Open your eyes (http://www.december212012.com), brother...
Quote from: Tancata on July 20, 2007, 10:25:48 AM
Open your eyes (http://www.december212012.com), brother...
Great, but what's the point of being indebted when the apocalypse comes?
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 10:28:27 AM
Great, but what's the point of being indebted when the apocalypse comes?
Well...you could use the money for something else in the meantime.
Anyway...when it comes to getting into heaven, being poor is the way to go...
Does this mean i should listen to Pat Robertson too?
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 10:28:27 AM
Great, but what's the point of being indebted when the apocalypse comes?
Think of it as God's student-indebtedness forgiveness program. No pesky government service or other "altruistic" common-good effort: just a plain, old cataclysm. You think the residents of Pompeii weren't thanking the
Genius of Rome for making sure that all debts were forgiven? After the 63 CE earthquake (a solid warning about the 79 CE eruption), debts would likely have been pretty high, too.
Quote from: beclemund on July 20, 2007, 10:11:39 AM
Just last month I made the last payment on my student loans and just this month I repaid the remaining balance of my wife's loan. It certainly is a fantastic feeling.... One I am sure you would miss deeply should the world implode in 2012. ;D
I don't know about that. I might even say that I'm dubious, at best. ;D
Okay Tancata, Mensch, thanks for the spelling lesson & your inevitable scepticism. We'll just have to see.
Heh...no worries...but there was a reason it was inevitable... 0:)
There are quite a few real Mayan Indians living in the community where I work; humble, hard-working immigrants trying to build a better future for their kids. They don't seem at all concerned about this sort of thing...probably because they're, well, you know, in touch with reality... :D Meanwhile plenty of non-Mayans are going to make money by exploiting Mayan culture. It's going to be the Y2K fear-mongering all over again. ::)
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 10:49:18 AM
Okay Tancata, Mensch, thanks for the spelling lesson & your inevitable scepticism. We'll just have to see.
Hey, listen, I'm already stocking up on stewed peaches, distilled water, and gold bullion. But, before we go on, we must not allow a mineshaft gap.
Now, I'm having my usual drink of grain alcohol and rainwater. Feel free to help yourself to whatever you'd like.
Quote from: PSmith08 on July 20, 2007, 11:21:19 AM
Hey, listen, I'm already stocking up on stewed peaches, distilled water, and gold bullion. But, before we go on, we must not allow a mineshaft gap.
don't forget to bring the women, we must maintain a 10:1 female to male ratio, we have some prodigious breeding to do....
I have heard on 21/12 2012 a galaxy-wide war results in the union of all planets under the rule of the Red Star of the Solar Federation. The world is controlled by the Priests of the Temples of Syrinx, who determine the content of all reading matter, songs, pictures - every facet of life during the year 2112 ("The Temples of Syrinx"). A man finds a guitar and learns to play new, different music from what he has ever heard. When he goes to present this to the priests of the Temples, they destroy the guitar. He goes into hiding and dreams of music; upon awakening he becomes severely depressed and commits suicide after a few more days in hiding. As he dies, another planetary battle begins ("Grand Finale") resulting in the (perhaps deliberately) ambiguous ending "Attention all planets of the Solar Federation: We have assumed control." (this spoken section was created by Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson reportedly "messing around with a tape recorder")
Quote from: MahlerTitan on July 20, 2007, 11:26:41 AM
don't forget to bring the women, we must maintain a 10:1 female to male ratio, we have some prodigious breeding to do....
Well, the women must be of a highly stimulating nature, insofar as sexual characteristics go. So I'm told.
Ah, the regrettable sacrifices we make for the future of the human race.
Note to self: pick up some window pane on 12/20/2012.
Quote from: PSmith08 on July 20, 2007, 11:21:19 AM
Now, I'm having my usual drink of grain alcohol and rainwater. Feel free to help yourself to whatever you'd like.
Some 9% lager for me- provides a few moments of clarity.
(Don't say a thing, Karl, just don't say it.)
Quote from: Tancata on July 20, 2007, 10:31:59 AM
Well...you could use the money for something else in the meantime.
Why not enjoy a few good years of debt-free life before the inevitable?
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 12:01:11 PM
Why not enjoy a few good years of debt-free life before the inevitable?
Presumably, after the world ends debts won't need to be repayed. So just rack 'em up.
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 12:01:11 PM
Why not enjoy a few good years of debt-free life before the inevitable?
There are no guarantees, either. I think someone should create Apocalypse Non-Occurrence Insurance for the unfortunates who spend more than they should, and then get burned when chariots of fire don't come blazing out of the Heavenly Firmament.
Quote from: PSmith08 on July 20, 2007, 12:13:57 PM
There are no guarantees, either. I think someone should create Apocalypse Non-Occurrence Insurance
I am actually offering Apocalypse coverage - $1 million dollars (CSA) in the event of the world coming to an end. Premiums are a one time $100, you can send it to me through PayPal.
Quote from: bwv 1080 on July 20, 2007, 12:16:58 PM
I am actually offering Apocalypse coverage - $1 million dollars (CSA) in the event of the world coming to an end. Premiums are a one time $100, you can send it to me through PayPal.
Sorry. I have a bond for ten million Weimar
Deutschmarks on the non-occurrence of the Apocalypse.
Anyhow, our sleestack overlords would never let that happen
Quote from: bwv 1080 on July 20, 2007, 12:44:36 PM
Anyhow, our sleestack overlords would never let that happen
To say nothing of the Illuminati.
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 01:07:44 PM
Or Opus Dei.
Aren't they two branches of the same thing? The religious and secular arms of the New World Order?
Quote from: O Mensch on July 20, 2007, 12:01:11 PM
Why not enjoy a few good years of debt-free life before the inevitable?
Juts be sure it
is inevitable ...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html?in_article_id=453095&in_page_id=1770
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
There are some interesting videos on YouTube
BTW, is YOUTUBE your primary source of news and information?
Quote from: D Minor on December 20, 2007, 06:37:06 AM
BTW, is YOUTUBE your primary source of news and information?
LOL OWNED zOMG
Quote from: D Minor on December 20, 2007, 06:37:06 AM
BTW, is YOUTUBE your primary source of news and information?
I'd just noticed that common thread running through Sean's posts :)
All becomes clear doesn't it!
Quote from: Sean on July 20, 2007, 09:30:17 AM
The winter solstice in 2012 was predicted to be some kind of catastrophy or the end of the world by the Mayans, who persisted for several millenia in southern Mexico until the Spanish invaders of the 16th century.
They didn't really expect to remain undiscovered until then?
don't laugh at Sean just yet! Maybe he is a real life Eric Cartman, and what he says will indeed come true, no matter how absurd, beware!
Quote from: Gustav on December 20, 2007, 09:03:06 AM
Maybe he is a real life Eric Cartman
Well, he does seem to say "You guys suck! I'm going home!" quite often his own Sean kind of way.
Bad day - someone's gon'o die. The da capo code confirms it.