21st December, 2012

[Nikhar]

I think this is the topic worth discussion. I wonder if it has gripped the attention in your area, but out here, its slowly getting into people's minds.

The notion is that on the 21st of December, 2012, the earth would be destroyed and the belief is supported by scientific and mythological belief. The forecast is based primarily on what is claimed to be the end-date of the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar, which is presented as lasting 5,125 years and as terminating on December 21 or 23, 2012.

I wouldn't get into why's and how's of the matter.
Check this out though--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2012_phenomenon

It may interest you.

What do you think? Is it really going to happen?

Personally, my gut feeling says that our lives would still suck on 24th December as they are doing now.

[Shalot]

I've heard bits and pieces about 2012 but I really don't know all the details...is it supposed to be a spiritual awakening or the end of days?

[DanielBenoit]

A date is just a measurement of from a particular point in time which started a tradition of a culture. For the West it's the birth of Christ. The year 2012 is a meaningless statement because it is merely a relation to a particular time and a particular set of rules (1 year = 365 day, etc.).

What I'm getting at here, is that the year 2012 is virtually an arbritrary point in time and means nothing beyond the ink on the calender. People have been predicting the end of the world for millenia. Don't worry, our lives will still be like crap well after the New Year for 2013.

[Virgil]

Personally, my gut feeling says that our lives would still suck on 24th December as they are doing now.

That was really funny. And I agree. Actually I think I've heard somewhere that some date in May of 2011 is supposed to be the end of the world. I'm curiously waiting for it.

[Nikhar]

That was really funny. And I agree. Actually I think I've heard somewhere that some date in May of 2011 is supposed to be the end of the world. I'm curiously waiting for it.

Finally....finally...

SOMEONE FOUND ME FUNNY! *hurray*

[Shalot]

but Serious Cat says that this forum is for serious discussion only. I thought you seriously wanted to discuss this 2012 stuff.

[Neely]

I definitely think that the world will end iin 2012, especially if the prediction is based on the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. I've heard that is really good...

Edit: I think he will be there too:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1Qo1eaWF8c

[Granny5]

I understand that this date is when the Mayan calender stops so everyone thinks it's the end of days. I'm sure that will be the end of days for someone, probably many people but not the world.

[Niamh]

Personally i think its a load of rubbish. People have predicted the end of the world on numerous occasions and it hasnt happened yet. The Dark ages came about because people believed the world would end in the year 1000AD. It didnt. Its not going to now either.

[Neely]

I understand that this date is when the Mayan calender stops so everyone thinks it's the end of days. I'm sure that will be the end of days for someone, probably many people but not the world.

You serious???

[PeterL]

While it may be that the end of the Mayan calendar will be on Dec. 21, 2012, but that isn't important, because the world was created, complete with records, ruins, and people of various ages on July 23, 1973.

One thing that bothers me about the Mayan claendar is that I have seena number of different dates for when it will end. I remember clearly that one of the dates was Apr. 18, 2012. It appears that everyone is using 12/21/12 these days.

[Lokasenna]

I seem to remember there being a big brouhaha over Nostradamus' prediction that the world would end in 1999. I also remember that 1999 passed without any noticably apocalyptic overtones.

So let me put it this way: I'm still going to buy Christmas presents in 2012.

[Haunted]

I fear with that the growing number of apocalyptic predictions, the probability of one coming true is imminent. 2012 could be it... Is it too soon to start building our own Litnet biodome?

[stephofthenight]

I think all calenders end...that does not make it the end of the world, They predicted that the end of their world, I believe that there will be disaster around that time, as we are due for another major one. but I do not think it will be the end of mankind. I find it insulting that with as far as we have come from the days of the mesoamericans technology, civilization, archtiecture, medicine, science. all the vast things we have learned and have the resources that we are still going to let them throw us into panic... Its Meso-American...haha cant be believed anyway, america...oh wait *bites tounge* I still live here. sh*t scratch that.. My calender runs out in January, Is it the end of the world? No it just means that I got tired of drawing little squares and decided when the time comes I'll draw a new one. How do we know that they where predicting the end of the world. so all of these ccalenders run out at one time, I have heard multiple ones. well my thoughts are the first ones planed to draw out a new calender at the time that that one ran out, than they died out before then, so the next ones assumed that was the end of the world and kept that as the end of the calender and here we are today...ta' dah! Besides if it is the end of the world, not like we are losing that much, I think people in general have screwed up the world, maybe its time to reset things?

[Granny5]

You serious???

I watched a show on the History Channel or Discovery about it. Appears that the Mayans just stopped at December 12, 2012. So lots of folks believe that
that is when this world will end. Something about the Earth tilting or something.
My world could end tomorrow so I really don't worry about it.