Do you believe in the end of the world or should I say the end of man kind in December 2012, my self I think not it will be just another day and it makes me think what were they smoking, the Mayan Indians were smoking cocaine but the rest that had predicted the end of man kind in December 2012 what were they smoking (I want some)
From memory it wasn't so much what they were smoking but rather what they were chewing. A small catus plant containing LSD or something similar if I remember correctly. They also had a sour beer.
That's when the Mayan calendar runs out. Mind you they wrote it about 5000 years ago. It's not like they actually predicted the end of the world, more that they just got tired of writing...!
The other day I was reading an article in Wikipedia that said that in 1704 Isaac Newton predicted the world would end no earlier than 2060. And he said that he made this prediction not because he had any idea of when it would end but so he could get some respite from the constant predictions that the world would soon end. So you see. Nothing’s changed. I suppose though that mathematically one day someone is going to be right
That's when the Mayan calendar runs out. Mind you they wrote it about 5000 years ago. It's not like they actually predicted the end of the world, more that they just got tired of writing...!
Can you imagine. Its late at night and this poor Mayan scribe is really really tired and he says " I think I'll just finish it tomorrow"
Its not the same stuff we smoke now. It was seriously hallucinogenic. Tobacco wasn't introduced into Europe for the aristocracy. Originally it was introduced to keep the masses calm.
I have herd that several cultures predicted the end of the world in December 2012, who ware they, does any body here know who they were?
I get a lot of people come to the visitors centre and say to me, "I heard blah blah.." When I ask them where they "Heard" this, they don't know.
So, I heard...people tell me they heard a lot of cultures predicted the end at 2012. I'm actually pretty sure that's just the slogan/synopsis for this movie to get public controversy, conversation to make the movie more of a curiosity.
Does anyone here have any shameless cut and pastes from ancient cultural texts that actually put the end of the world at this same time?
I for one, have never heard of ANY other cultural myths/predictions/legends besides the Mayan one that corroborates it.
I get a lot of people come to the visitors centre and say to me, "I heard blah blah.." When I ask them where they "Heard" this, they don't know.
So, I heard...people tell me they heard a lot of cultures predicted the end at 2012. I'm actually pretty sure that's just the slogan/synopsis for this movie to get public controversy, conversation to make the movie more of a curiosity.
Does anyone here have any shameless cut and pastes from ancient cultural texts that actually put the end of the world at this same time?
I for one, have never heard of ANY other cultural myths/predictions/legends besides the Mayan one that corroborates it.
Anyone?
Baz.
I have found three sources that claim that the end of the world will happen in December 2012 and it all depends on interpretation of what was written 1 Mayan Indians 2 Nostradamus 3 the original old bible
I have found three sources that claim that the end of the world will happen in December 2012 and it all depends on interpretation of what was written 1 Mayan Indians 2 Nostradamus 3 the original old bible
Scrub the first one...in actual fact, the Mayans never mentioned anything about the end of the world in 2012. All they can be said to have stated is that their long count calendar, for the present world cycle, comes to a close in 2012. In any case, most of the records regarding this, and most other things associated with them, were destroyed by the Spaniards when they conquered Mexico and Sth America (no thanks to the Catholic Church, which spearheaded the destruction, except for a few enlightened priests). Much of the interpretation of death and devastation is due to sensationalists writings of a few "alternative world view" historians and "archaeologists" back in the 50's and 60's. Them and the prevailing Judeo-Christian and Muslim mindset of Western and Middle Eastern culture.
Do you believe in the end of the world or should I say the end of man kind in December 2012, my self I think not it will be just another day and it makes me think what were they smoking, the Mayan Indians were smoking cocaine but the rest that had predicted the end of man kind in December 2012 what were they smoking (I want some)
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