Its the prediction from Mayan script and there is a lot of debate on this.
2007-04-10 08:04:50 · 11 answers · asked by Peace 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
It's not a "doomsday prediction" -it's been twisted all out of proportion. The Long Count calendar is going from 12 Baktuns to 13 Baktuns, like when ours went from 1999 to 2000 (except that a baktun is 396 years long).
There is what's been called a "galactic alignment" that day (at dawn) when the rising sun conjuncts the Milky Way. According to the Mayans, that means it's being reborn. It's an energetic shift.
I doubt NASA has anything to say about it. NASA is not interested in ancient calendars, pseudo predictions, or alignments in the sky--those types of alignments are part of astrology, not astronomy.
2007-04-10 23:59:26 · answer #1 · answered by Gevera Bert 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There may be debate about this, but definitely not in the scientific community. NASA's not going to say anything about it.
Doomsday has been predicted many times and well, all of those times have come and passed. Nothing makes this prediction any different. And if it is different, well, you won't be around to tell me "I told you so". Right?
2007-04-10 08:09:38 · answer #2 · answered by Stuey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a lot of debate among earthy Crunchy Hippie Type Spiritualists.
The "Doomsday" is merely the beginning of the next age in the Calendar. It has no real significance, except for the nut jobs who insist in assigning significance to it.
It's only real significance will come from the dumb, destructive and otherwise illegal actions it inspires on the part of Cults who believe in it. Just look up the Heaven's Gate cult for some examples.
2007-04-10 08:10:25 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
I don't believe the ancient Mayans knew anything we don't know today. It is just a calendar that counts days and comes to the end of a major cycle on that date. Our calendar came to the end of a major cycle in 1999 and I see no reason to think that the Mayan calendar doing the same thing means anything special.
2007-04-10 08:30:16 · answer #4 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
there may well be debate approximately this, yet actually now not in the scientific group. NASA's now not likely to declare regardless of approximately it. Doomsday has been anticipated in many cases and nicely, all of those cases have come and surpassed. not something makes this prediction any specific. And no count if that's distinctive, reliable, you will never be around to tell me "I instructed you so". terrific?
2016-10-28 08:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The world will not end on Dec 21 2012. Clear enough?
2007-04-10 08:36:12 · answer #6 · answered by DrAnders_pHd 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's a pile of horse pucky. Their old era calendar runs out then and they got wiped out before they did their new era calendar. You can see what a great job they did at predictions. NASA is not involved in this gibberish. I have a calendar from Barnes and Noble that runs out in Feb 2008. Will the world end that date too?
2007-04-10 08:11:12 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Good grief! We survived Harmonic Convergence. We continue to endure the ongoing effects of the Age of Aquarius. And now this, a new Mayan Age! How much more cosmic reification can we endure?
2007-04-10 08:38:45 · answer #8 · answered by skepsis 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, it was believed that this was the end of the Mayan Calander, and hence the end of the world. Just another Y2k scare.
recent discoveries have turned up additional portions of this calander, but when people like to tell the story of Mayan pridictions, they fail to mention this part, because then the story is not as interesting.
2007-04-10 08:13:55 · answer #9 · answered by coindude49801 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
NASA does not investigate or comment on astrologers, psychics, witchcraft, or anything of that sort,
that would be waste of it's time.
2007-04-10 08:25:38 · answer #10 · answered by RationalThinker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋