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Cee

So apparently we are all going to die.
-rolls eyes-
I'm not one to buy into it. At least not for real.
People around me talk about it nonstop.
I say we all drop it for two years and start worrying in 2011.

Rena

Link?

Cee

Just google 2012. There are hundreds of links. The Mayan calandar stops in 2012, so obviously that means we are going to die.

Rena

I'm sure you told us all about it in your blog.

Cee

That I did, heh. But I didn't go into great detail about the opinions of those that actually believe in the 'coming apocalypse'.

Grrrrrr.

Kyle

The Mayans believed that the apocalypse comes in 2012 and the reason that many people believe in it was because the Mayans were right about many things. They were an incredibly advanced civilization that developed things that we could only call phenomenons such as a temple that casts the shadow of a snake god entering or exiting the ground depending on the harvest season.

However they were also wrong on probably more things then they were right. Also a big reason why its so popular is many religions (such as Christianity) see coincidences with their "end of the world" scenarios happening along the same time line. I don't buy it, but hell the Mayans were right about some things so maybe its one of them.

Rena

I think it's far more likely that the Mayans simply had to stop writing their calendar at some point.

Considering 2012 was more than a millennium after their civilization, why not then? I don't see it as being "the end of the world" any more than Y2K.

Julian Grey

I'd say its more realistic than Y2K, even though it is talk about the end of the world. And I've read into many different opinions, and hypothesis about the coming of 2012. If they are right and say its going to be the end of the world...then that sucks, and I hope it doesn't happen.

BUT...there's also talk that 'The Apocalypse' was misinturpreted by the Mayan calendar. It's also been looked to as a significant coming with our Solar System. For the first time in thousands of years, the Sun is closest to our galaxy, The Milkey Way. People have said that the close light rays, could cause people to go blind...or send in certain light rays that alter a person's reality.

So I'm interested in the concept of 2012, but I'd much rather look towards the thought of everyone feeling like they are tripping on Acid, rather than dying to some weird phenomena that'll cause the destruction of our race. Either way it's a much more interesting than Y2K.

Rena

From the FAQ:

Dorothea

I never heard of this 2012 rumour at all but anyhow, I'm sure it's all rubbish.

And... *slaps Julian Grey's butt for not following the rules*

Rena

Oh noes, Dorothea is spanking!

When you can post, it'd be nice to respond to this, since the sun has always been a part of the Milky Way, how can the sun be "closest to our galaxy"?