The Mayan's were a very advanced culture. They predicted eclipises through star formations and predicted the weather through highly advanced mathimatical reasoning. There calender is more accurate than the one we use today by 10/1000th. Their calender ends on 2012. Tell me what you think..
2007-01-05 07:29:46 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
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2007-01-05 09:01:38 · answer #1 · answered by elisaul 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A lot of interesting points have been made throughout this entire thread. For one, I agree that it is incorrect to view the 2012 "end-date" as exactly that. The Mayans certainly did not use it as a timetable for when the earth would come to an end. A couple of people have mentioned that the 2012 date marks a new beginning for the Mayan calendar-in essence, it's a cyclical thing. John Major Jenkins has written extensively on this topic and theorizes that in 2012, we will see a dramatic change in human consciousness. Whereas we are in somewhat of a dark and materialist time, 2012 will bring about a time of unbelievable development and progress by people spiritually and intellectually. His book Galactic Alignment is about how the Mayan people synchronized their calendar and built their pyramids and other important buildings in alignment with the stars. There were three ways of orientation, the most important being-the galactic alignment of which the milky way plays an important part. Jenkins uses Mayan drawings such as stellas to "prove" his point. I'm not certain if he is correct 100% of the time, but nevertheless, it shows that many people take issue with the notion that the Mayans predicted 2012 would be the end of the earth's existence.
To Jenkins and others, the "end-time" will be the end of a stultifying and rather "dark" time that we are in. We may very well experience the end of the earth as we know it, but it will be replaced with a newer consciousness of personal growth, spiritual attainment, and better practices in regards to how we treat the earth and others around us. Given the fact that different epochs of history are known to be unique in terms of historical events and attitudes, I'm very inclined to believe the transformation of consciousness theory in regards to 2012 than I am the doomsday scenario that some believe.
2007-01-05 07:55:56 · answer #2 · answered by rajeevan 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Presently there is no scientific data tthat would indicate that this planet would lose enough mass to disapear in just a few years from now.
The mayan were advanced in terms of keeping time.But were not the advanced culture by the standard of other existing nations. Many of these types of culture lived in awe about some of the phenomena of the Universe and were worshiping the Sun and the moon as if they were Personalities having power over
them. Many had not evolved to a point were they could identify they Creator ,so they worshiped inanimate objects.
Hence they lived by superstitions.
Whatever they aluded by the calendar 2012 was basically a figment of their imagination.
However destruction of the world due to beligerency of certain nations which would be insane enough to create more powerfull nuclear bombs and were paranoic enough to use them is a possibility in the Near future.
2007-01-05 07:54:18 · answer #3 · answered by goring 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the really component which will take position on the 21st December of 2012 is the wintry climate Solstice yet there is no favor to agonize about that it takes position in step with annum. merely because the calander ends does not recommend the global will end. my 2009 Calander ends on December 31, 2009 and that doesn't recommend the global will end then. Crop circles have consistently been performing they're a shaggy dog tale it truly is performed by folk frequently students.
2016-12-01 21:16:55 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I hope not because that is less then 6 years away. I was watching a special on astrology a few years back about how astrologers from different era's all predicted also that "the world as we know it will be changed" or "the world would not be the same" and then I heard this a few month ago and I am getting really creeped out...
2007-01-05 07:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by What Do I Know? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Interesting. I dont think that they could predict the end of the world that many years in the future like they may have predicted the weather for the next day. Do you have a link to any of this information?
2007-01-05 07:33:44 · answer #6 · answered by E 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think that they just couldnt be bothered to carry on with the calender lol.....doesnt mean the world is gonna end...how many "advanced" people have predicted the end of the world and it still hasnt happened yet....if it is the case then i will worry about it when it happens....life is too short anyway to worry about what someoone predicted god knows how many years ago......
2007-01-05 07:37:46 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I bought a caledar at Barnes and Noble that ends in January 2008. Does that mean the world will end then ?
2007-01-05 08:17:12 · answer #8 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The mayan dude who made the calender got whacked before he could finish it.
2007-01-05 07:39:30 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, I don't beleive it will end in 2012. It will end when the sun burns out, and it has quite a bit of firepower left in it...
2007-01-05 07:41:25 · answer #10 · answered by morlock825 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no but in 2012 the solar system will be the closest it gets to the center of the milky way galaxy and it only happens every 24,0000 years.
2007-01-05 10:00:40 · answer #11 · answered by hkyboy96 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋