2009-10-17, 16:52 | Link #81 | |
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I take most doomsdays conspiracies as pure fiction . Though there is some minuscule amount of scientific backing on this . Till it actually happens it will still remain pure fiction in my books .
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2009-10-17, 18:15 | Link #82 | ||
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2009-10-17, 18:19 | Link #83 | |
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EDIT : Well I can say even go so far as to say . Though 6 years late when it comes to Propaganda Tv we beat em commies
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2009-10-17, 21:16 | Link #86 |
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That day is simply when the Mayan Calendar rolls over. Ours rolls over every December 31st. The Mayan calendar just lasted 5000 some years. So basically it would be like people in the future being scared every new year that the world would end, just because that's when an ancient calendar rolled over.
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2009-10-17, 21:38 | Link #87 | |
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One minute, a historical scientist finally uncovers the secret of the ancient calendars. It tells of the beginning of recorded time and tells of the end of time, measured under the concept of the "year". He realizes the message their ancestors had left for them: their warning of the end of time, and that they don't have much time left. lololololol Anyway, I don't believe this at all, for most of the reasons already mentioned. In fact, other than mass media coverage and public hype, I don't believe anything will happen at all, because I don't see a need to. It's a fun joke topic though. |
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2009-10-18, 01:18 | Link #88 | |
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While the time period does coincide with a galactic alignment--which is interesting in and of itself--it's really unfortunate that people misinterpret and further sensationalize this date as some doomsday or apocalypse.
The Mayans did not say that at all. I would recommend this book as the author, who spent 23 years on the subject and with the Mayans themselves, dives deep into Mayan culture and cosmology. The only thing suggested by the Mayan legends is that it reflects a period of transformation. Quote:
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2009-10-18, 01:38 | Link #90 | |
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Looking at the stars is a common thing to do in many civilizations, and they often spurred similar results in sufficiently advanced ones -- Chinese knowledge in astronomy owed a lot to their astrologers looking at the stars to determine the Mandate of Heaven or, more practically, the "most auspicious" time to start planting rice. Such accidents and beneficial side effects of otherwise useless pursuits don't limit themselves to observing the skies, either. The Egyptian Old Kingdom pyramids being the most prominent example: prestige projects of petty, superstitious god-kings with too much resources on their hands, yet I have no doubt they must have been the force that led many an Egyptian priest to the pursuit of mathematics. Of course, nowadays we don't need them. Modern scholars working in the framework of the scientific method are churning out new knowledge at a dizzying rate. So fast that most of the population can't catch up and resort to old prophecies to make sense of their world. |
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2009-10-18, 03:39 | Link #91 |
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In 2012, one of this will occur:
- Duke Nukem 4ever get released and the world explodes - I lose my virginity and the world implodes - ZUN dies of liver failure, signaling the end of Touhou, and the fans go berserk. Three days later he returns and the world Takes It Easy - Suzumiya Haruhi - All of the above Seriously, nothing will happen. |
2009-10-20, 14:33 | Link #93 | |
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2009-10-20, 14:38 | Link #94 |
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I honestly never bought that whole "the world ends in 2012" stuff. There's always a new prediction for when the world will end, because for some reason humankind is fascinated with the concept of our own demise. The world didn't end in 2000, it didn't end anytime before then, and there's certainly no reason for it to end in 2012.
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2009-10-20, 14:59 | Link #97 | |
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On topic note: I thought the end of the Mayan calendar was supposed to represent some significant change, and radical sensationalism led to the idea that it would be the apocalypse? Personally, my friends and I subscribe to the idea that a particular day in December, in the year 2012, will be the birth of real AI. Not Asimo, or your robot dog, but an actual computer which can interact, understand, and respond to human communication.
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2009-10-20, 15:31 | Link #98 | |
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That sounds about right. They said it was supposed to hit Japan. |
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