On December 21, 2012, are we all going to die?

Question

My friend told my that Mayans pridicted that the world would end on December 21, 2012. She said they predicted there would be a serious eclipse and then the world would end. She said that the Mayans' predictions have all been true so far. and I'm only 13. I don't wanna die only 18 years old. Is this really true? The beginning of the end is coming, Louisiana's sinking into the Gulf of Mexico and taking Texas with it, the world isn't agreeing (not even to disagree) the war in Iraq won't end, and I'm very afraid to die.

Answer 1

The ancient Mayans didn't predict that the world would end in 2012. It's when their calender ends. The reason why people pay attention to this is that these people, who suddenly disappeared 1200 years ago, had an incredibly good calender, and math skills.

There is no record of why or how they disappeared, so we don't know if they "predicted" that or not. Predict literally means, to foretell. And it's not true that there are any Mayan writings that describe what will happen when the calender ends.

Ancient Mayan writings are hieroglyphic, and what they mean is subject to interpretation.

Since the calender ends at this date, some people have called it the end of "time," not the world. The biblical word for the end of time is "eschaton." The study of the end of time is called "eschatology."

Personally, I think that the Mayans were on to something. I think this date will approximately mark the end of "historical time." It will be the beginning of something much better, not an apocalypse.

History has been a long story of things like you mention in your question, wars, poverty...it is these things which will end, because technology will suddenly accelerate so fast that it will provide solutions that will look like magic.

Your future has every likelihood of playing out in a wonderful world, beyond anything we can imagine today.

The reason the Mayan date is so peculiar, besides the fact that they did have this strangely advanced math skill, is that it is so perfectly lining up with approximate date at which the exponential acceleration of knowledge and technological skill is about to go from horizontal to vertical, in a graph sense. This will be a transformative moment.

What the "time" of history means, vs what will happen next, is the subject for another question. But time is something you can think about. Does it have to be divided into hours, days, months? If you get more done, is there more time?

Answer 2

People have been predicting the end of the world for a very long time. It was supposed to end 10 or 15 times in the last 50 years depending on who you listened to.

On that date there is some sort of conjunction of the sun, earth and milky way. It ancient peoples all over the world these kinds of events were very important. The amazing part was that the Mayans were able to figure it out so far into the future, given that they didn't have all the advanced instruments we have today.

Answer 3

Lot's of predictions about end of the world have had dates that already have past (and obviously the world has not ended yet).
So, whether they Mayans are right or wrong, who can say. In the mean time I suggest you live your life like the world is not going to end, and if it does, well so what, it is out of your control anyway, so what's the diff., just as long as you have lived a good life. If it does not, well then you are prepared to continue life. Regarding Texas and Lou sliding into Gulf, well, some people would plan to move to higher ground now, some may not until their feet get wet.

Answer 4

"yet technological awareness tells us something else" So, what's the source of this declare. Who, the place, whilst, and the info will do properly. "even the mayas think of that the international will end " Sorry the Maya are tremendously bored with "that's 2010 and we are all gonna die!" the reason. returned interior the Nineteen Seventies some author desperate that's what the Maya have been meant to assert. On 21 Dec 2012 between the three cycles of the Mayan calendar will end. that's all. Do you concern that our calendar will end on 31 December 2010 AND 31 December 2011? notwithstanding it ENDS!!!!!!!!!! as properly funds making scams alongside with a awful action picture, web pages advertising survival packs (lavatory paper and rubbish bags) and an excellent sort of stuff on the invention channel. Has any scientific study got here across something? the respond is a company "no" what's going to ensue? Supposedly that's the tip of each and every thing, or a planet breakup or loss of life ray from the midsection of the galaxy or all of us initiate donning bluejeans and ingesting unhomogenized peanut butter (factors to whomever recognizes this drawing close destiny word) On ! January 2013 the folk making all theses claims will (a) be retied or moved directly to a diverse scam (b) will nonetheless be attempting to take advantage of the scam with tips from claiming the tip "has purely been postpone, deliver greater funds" or (C) Will fess up and say "Dude i replaced into purely soooo incorrect. My undesirable" This final is thoroughly no longer likely to ensue.

Answer 5

No, no one can predict when and/or if the world will end. Don't be influenced by other people's negative attitude. There has always been war in the world and no land mass is sinking, just being submerged by melting icebergs that turn into water. I think you are worrying a little too much and being tad bit fatalistic. No one really knows what will happen in future.

Answer 6

Stop all of your worrying... The Mayans did not predict the end of the world... it just happened to be the last date they recorded in their calender ! It doesn't have to be the end of everything, just the end of their marking and management of time ! Don't believe everything your friend tells you... if the Mayans were so good at predicting the world's demise, how come they never forcasted their own downfall ???

Answer 7

I'm not so sure that is true. Although Mayans did predict it, and everything they have predicted has come true, it don't think so. If the world would end, it would be because a Nucleur War.
If the world did end, live everyday to the fullest. Don't take anyone for granted, and have fun.
Don't waste your energy!
Stay Positive... :)

Answer 8

I hope so. I really do. And I hope it's a zillion times more catastrophic than the Mayans thought. I will open a bottle of wine, sit on the deck with my redhead and the Thunks, and enjoy the last few moments in contentment.

Answer 9

only time will tell.



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haha seriously though, these are only predictions so we can't tell yet. i wouldn't worry too much about it.
i dont want to get too much out of topic here.. but in my opinion, we all die when its the time for us to die...we just dont know when that is. for example, some people can get into a fatal accident yet be able to recover from it and live..however others could die from something so insignificant (like steve irwin)

you just never know. its not really in our mental capacity as humans to know the time of our death/end of the world.

Answer 10

The Mayans couldn't even predict their own demise, why do you think they can predict ours? If you keep worrying over hearsay, conspiracies, and doomsday reports, you won't even make it to 14.