lol... I have no idea what these Mayas or Mayans are. Also, how do these bastards predict the world will end on 2012? What's their reasoning?
Astrology.
They had incredibly advanced math. They predicted SO many things. Just do some math on their accuracy. This is not some Nostradamus prediction of the end, nor is it necessarily a prediction of the end but what is known is that the mayas were very good with calculations. They were a great civilization.
Let the record show. If it does happen i am going to laugh my ASS off! That for once crazy prophesy wins will amuse me. The people that are like "psshh, another Y2K" look and see a huge ball of fire falling to the earth will then say "aww wtf?"
But it any case. I hope I get a few years of D3. I will play it till the power gives way.
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The Mayans didn't predict the end of the world. It is as Jetrall said, it's simply the end of their "long count" calendar. You can read all about how their calendars worked here:
FTA: "Archaeologists and mythologists on the other hand believe that the Mayans predicted an age of enlightenment when 13.0.0.0.0 comes around; there isn't actually much evidence to suggest doomsday will strike. If anything, the Mayans predict a religious miracle, not anything sinister."
And here is Neil deGrasse Tyson clearing up the astronomical mumbo-jumbo:
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Eh.... yes, they have predicted an unbeleiveable amount of events. But still, I'm rather skeptic about the whole "end of ze world" thing. I mean come on, thats a MASSIVE occurance, surely to god there is some room for error involved. Did the mayans get EVERY prediction right ?
And yeah, I'm in the same boat Umpa, I'm going to giggle my ass off if this actually happens. Then probably try to avoid the nuclear fallout/asteroids/plauge... or whatever it is that is supposed to end our existance.
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Eh.... yes, they have predicted an unbeleiveable amount of events. But still, I'm rather skeptic about the whole "end of ze world" thing. I mean come on, thats a MASSIVE occurance, surely to god there is some room for error involved. Did the mayans get EVERY prediction right ?
And yeah, I'm in the same boat Umpa, I'm going to giggle my ass off if this actually happens. Then probably try to avoid the nuclear fallout/asteroids/plauge... or whatever it is that is supposed to end our existance.
I agree. I doubt it will happen. I won't be freaking out. Plus...when your number is called nothing can be done about it so why fret? The mayas are so interesting that it is kinda hard not to give it a little attention. I hope something crazy happens! lol
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if doomsday is in 2012 i'll be pissed.. simply because i will have spent all my life in school instead of enjoying it..
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they'll never see me coming.. life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
if doomsday is in 2012 i'll be pissed.. simply because i will have spent all my life in school instead of enjoying it..
(if all goes well i'll have one more year of med school in 2012)
already have plans to fight one of my friends to the death if the end seems imminent though.
at least that should be fun
That sounds terrible! i wouldn't kill one of my friends if the world was going to end!I would have a beer with him if anything! I would find my other best friend and we would have fun behind closed doors lol (it's a she).
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"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
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I agree. I doubt it will happen. I won't be freaking out. Plus...when your number is called nothing can be done about it so why fret? The mayas are so interesting that it is kinda hard not to give it a little attention. I hope something crazy happens! lol
I'm pretty doubtful as well, but still, the possibility is there.
Very true words however, why worry when it's unavoidable ?
Hell, we'll probably get some other occurance, good or not.
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"One in every 10 million people can potentially have a headache from this pill." God forbid she is the 0.000000001% of having a headache.
in the words of atrayu:
if we're about to die anyway.. i'd rather die fighting!
in all seriousness i'm sure it would never happen, but i don't really believe anything will happen in 2012 anyway
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they'll never see me coming.. life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
if doomsday is in 2012 i'll be pissed.. simply because i will have spent all my life in school instead of enjoying it..
(if all goes well i'll have one more year of med school in 2012)
already have plans to fight one of my friends to the death if the end seems imminent though.
at least that should be fun
Heh, same. Been in school all my life so far.
Don't think I'll be fighting to the death, but I'm definitely going to streak to the death, might as well have my naked blur as people's last image. I'm going out with a bang ^_^.
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"One in every 10 million people can potentially have a headache from this pill." God forbid she is the 0.000000001% of having a headache.
Theres a difference. Y2K wasn't a prediction of the Apocalypse/ Armageddon. THESE predictions (plural, there are so many prophecies out there that link up to this time period) are thousands of years old. Much scarier than the thought of a little computer malfunctions. I'll give it that Y2K had everyone thinking it COULD be the end. But it was most definitely not to the extent that this one is building up to.
Actually, Y2K was exactly that. People predicted that due to the massive world-wide malfunction of all our advanced computer and electronic systems, the world would essentially be destroyed. Nukes would launch without command and planes would fall from the sky. Sounds like armageddon to me.
Anyways, I wasn't so much making a comparison in that regard. I was comparing how hyped up people got over nothing. Just like this whole 2012 thing. It's nothing important but because of the internet and the way the media feeds off of hysteria, people have come to believe it this way.
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The Mayans didn't predict the end of the world. It is as Jetrall said, it's simply the end of their "long count" calendar. You can read all about how their calendars worked here:
FTA: "Archaeologists and mythologists on the other hand believe that the Mayans predicted an age of enlightenment when 13.0.0.0.0 comes around; there isn't actually much evidence to suggest doomsday will strike. If anything, the Mayans predict a religious miracle, not anything sinister."
And here is Neil deGrasse Tyson clearing up the astronomical mumbo-jumbo:
Actually, Y2K was exactly that. People predicted that due to the massive world-wide malfunction of all our advanced computer and electronic systems, the world would essentially be destroyed. Nukes would launch without command and planes would fall from the sky. Sounds like armageddon to me.
Anyways, I wasn't so much making a comparison in that regard. I was comparing how hyped up people got over nothing. Just like this whole 2012 thing. It's nothing important but because of the internet and the way the media feeds off of hysteria, people have come to believe it this way.
I mean that Y2K was more of a modern prediction where as the maya prediction is ancient. For Y2K how many years in advance did the hype begin?
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ancient or not, predictions like this will exist as long as someone's around to predict them.
and once this one proves to be nothing then another ancient or new prediction will surface.. or some new interpretation of the mayan calender or etc...
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they'll never see me coming.. life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
I mean that Y2K was more of a modern prediction where as the maya prediction is ancient. For Y2K how many years in advance did the hype begin?
But that's just the problem. The Mayans did not make a prediction that the world would come to an end. Y2K originally was not a prediction of the end either.
Neither started that way but, due to internet hype, became predictions of the end of the world.
As long as there are people, there will be doomsday prophets. It's something intrinsic to human nature I guess.
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We need something to fear. Without it, there's nothing to keep the people in check. Imagine most religions without the fear of some sort of "hell" or hellish place where non-conformers go. Without that, very few people would pay religion any attention.
Fear of apocalypse is just a way to make people behave differently.
2012 is when the mayan Calendar ends, so what they didnt make their calendar long enough. now everybody that has no friggen clue about mayan culture is freaking because of "broken telephone".
Listen guys This world isnt ending when 2012 hits. Zombies must come first so i can get some quality head shots in.
For all you who beleive in 2012 religiously,have fun hiding in your basement bathtub with a shotgun when im partying it up at some new years party on 2012.
Edit: The world ends when God says it does (sorry to you who choose the Athiest Religion) It cannot be predicted by mear man.
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2012 is when the mayan Calendar ends, so what they didnt make their calendar long enough. now everybody that has no friggen clue about mayan culture is freaking because of "broken telephone".
Listen guys This world isnt ending when 2012 hits. Zombies must come first so i can get some quality head shots in.
For all you who beleive in 2012 religiously,have fun hiding in your basement bathtub with a shotgun when im partying it up at some new years party on 2012.
New Years is not on December 21, buddy. Also, it's pretty clear you don't know that much about Mayan culture either, or you'd know it is not an ending to the Mayan Calendar, nor is it anything about "not making their calendar long enough".
That's just silly. Who's to say how long a calendar should be? You? Me? No.
If anything, having a date where the world is to end makes a compelling argument to do something you normally wouldn't: Smoke crack, heroine, steal a car, eat a steak blue, have an orgy. Wait a second...
If anything, having a date where the world is to end makes a compelling argument to do something you normally wouldn't: Smoke crack, heroine, steal a car, eat a steak blue, have an orgy. Wait a second...
Yeah, that sounds like my average weekend. :rolleyes:
Seriously, though, I'll probably be either spending the day with my family or friends and not worrying about the potential end of the world. I don't believe it, so I'm not going to let it hold me back.
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Astrology.
They had incredibly advanced math. They predicted SO many things. Just do some math on their accuracy. This is not some Nostradamus prediction of the end, nor is it necessarily a prediction of the end but what is known is that the mayas were very good with calculations. They were a great civilization.
Let the record show. If it does happen i am going to laugh my ASS off! That for once crazy prophesy wins will amuse me. The people that are like "psshh, another Y2K" look and see a huge ball of fire falling to the earth will then say "aww wtf?"
But it any case. I hope I get a few years of D3. I will play it till the power gives way.
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
http://www.universetoday.com/2008/05/19/no-doomsday-in-2012/
FTA: "Archaeologists and mythologists on the other hand believe that the Mayans predicted an age of enlightenment when 13.0.0.0.0 comes around; there isn't actually much evidence to suggest doomsday will strike. If anything, the Mayans predict a religious miracle, not anything sinister."
And here is Neil deGrasse Tyson clearing up the astronomical mumbo-jumbo:
http://fora.tv/2009/02/04/Neil_deGrasse_Tyson_Pluto_Files#Neil_deGrasse_Tyson_World_Will_Not_End_in_2012
-Hunter S. Thompson
TED . LEAP . Woot . MF
And yeah, I'm in the same boat Umpa, I'm going to giggle my ass off if this actually happens. Then probably try to avoid the nuclear fallout/asteroids/plauge... or whatever it is that is supposed to end our existance.
I agree. I doubt it will happen. I won't be freaking out. Plus...when your number is called nothing can be done about it so why fret? The mayas are so interesting that it is kinda hard not to give it a little attention. I hope something crazy happens! lol
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
they'll never see me coming..
life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
That sounds terrible! i wouldn't kill one of my friends if the world was going to end!I would have a beer with him if anything! I would find my other best friend and we would have fun behind closed doors lol (it's a she).
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
I'm pretty doubtful as well, but still, the possibility is there.
Very true words however, why worry when it's unavoidable ?
Hell, we'll probably get some other occurance, good or not.
if we're about to die anyway.. i'd rather die fighting!
in all seriousness i'm sure it would never happen, but i don't really believe anything will happen in 2012 anyway
they'll never see me coming..
life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
Heh, same. Been in school all my life so far.
Don't think I'll be fighting to the death, but I'm definitely going to streak to the death, might as well have my naked blur as people's last image. I'm going out with a bang ^_^.
Actually, Y2K was exactly that. People predicted that due to the massive world-wide malfunction of all our advanced computer and electronic systems, the world would essentially be destroyed. Nukes would launch without command and planes would fall from the sky. Sounds like armageddon to me.
Anyways, I wasn't so much making a comparison in that regard. I was comparing how hyped up people got over nothing. Just like this whole 2012 thing. It's nothing important but because of the internet and the way the media feeds off of hysteria, people have come to believe it this way.
Thanks for the backup - although really, Wikipedia isn't the most reliable source... Make that "the internet".
... Damn, is the rapture on it's way ?
I mean that Y2K was more of a modern prediction where as the maya prediction is ancient. For Y2K how many years in advance did the hype begin?
-Equinox
"We're like the downtown of the Diablo related internet lol"
-Winged
and once this one proves to be nothing then another ancient or new prediction will surface.. or some new interpretation of the mayan calender or etc...
they'll never see me coming..
life is a sequence of tragedies, inconsistent only by fleeting, elusive moments of pleasure,
serving only to ensure absolute vulnerability to the pain of their inevitable absence.
But that's just the problem. The Mayans did not make a prediction that the world would come to an end. Y2K originally was not a prediction of the end either.
Neither started that way but, due to internet hype, became predictions of the end of the world.
As long as there are people, there will be doomsday prophets. It's something intrinsic to human nature I guess.
-Hunter S. Thompson
TED . LEAP . Woot . MF
Fear of apocalypse is just a way to make people behave differently.
Listen guys This world isnt ending when 2012 hits. Zombies must come first so i can get some quality head shots in.
For all you who beleive in 2012 religiously,have fun hiding in your basement bathtub with a shotgun when im partying it up at some new years party on 2012.
Edit: The world ends when God says it does (sorry to you who choose the Athiest Religion) It cannot be predicted by mear man.
New Years is not on December 21, buddy. Also, it's pretty clear you don't know that much about Mayan culture either, or you'd know it is not an ending to the Mayan Calendar, nor is it anything about "not making their calendar long enough".
That's just silly. Who's to say how long a calendar should be? You? Me? No.
Yeah, that sounds like my average weekend. :rolleyes:
Seriously, though, I'll probably be either spending the day with my family or friends and not worrying about the potential end of the world. I don't believe it, so I'm not going to let it hold me back.