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treaclefingers
The interesting thing that I had read a while back, was that on Dec. 21, 2012 will be the exact point when our solar system crosses the equatorial plane in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Because of that, there is speculation that there could be things like polarity shifts or magnetic shifts in the earth, as has happened many times in the history of the planet.
What I find facscinating, is that this occurs on the same date that the Mayan's picked.
Don't know why they picked that date nor would I pretend to understand how they've assembled their short, or long count calendars.
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Silver Dagger
End of the world? I don't know what I have planned for the end of the week! Definitely a good int on the way home from work tonight though! God bless you.
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treaclefingers
The interesting thing that I had read a while back, was that on Dec. 21, 2012 will be the exact point when our solar system crosses the equatorial plane in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Because of that, there is speculation that there could be things like polarity shifts or magnetic shifts in the earth, as has happened many times in the history of the planet.
What I find facscinating, is that this occurs on the same date that the Mayan's picked.
Don't know why they picked that date nor would I pretend to understand how they've assembled their short, or long count calendars.
Yeah, I've heard that. But some scientists are saying that the equatorial alignment already happened in 1998, not 2012. I'm not going to pretend to understand all of this, but it all sounds like Y2K to me. Lots of people making money off of it, and no reputable scientists are backing any of these claims.
He is right. There's no proof that the Mayans thought the world would end that date in 2012. It's a load of BS from new age nuts.Quote
NoCode0680
I liked the way a NASA scientist put it on an online Q&A about this, when asked if the world would end when the Mayan calendar ends. He said "Your calendar ends every year on December 31st, has the world ever ended because of it?"
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tonterapiHe is right. There's no proof that the Mayans thought the world would end that date in 2012. It's a load of BS from new age nuts.Quote
NoCode0680
I liked the way a NASA scientist put it on an online Q&A about this, when asked if the world would end when the Mayan calendar ends. He said "Your calendar ends every year on December 31st, has the world ever ended because of it?"
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treaclefingers
The interesting thing that I had read a while back, was that on Dec. 21, 2012 will be the exact point when our solar system crosses the equatorial plane in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Because of that, there is speculation that there could be things like polarity shifts or magnetic shifts in the earth, as has happened many times in the history of the planet.
What I find facscinating, is that this occurs on the same date that the Mayan's picked.
Don't know why they picked that date nor would I pretend to understand how they've assembled their short, or long count calendars.
Yeah, I've heard that. But some scientists are saying that the equatorial alignment already happened in 1998, not 2012. I'm not going to pretend to understand all of this, but it all sounds like Y2K to me. Lots of people making money off of it, and no reputable scientists are backing any of these claims.
really...1998? I've never heard that. Surely something like that is calculable with a certain degree of accuracy...I mean we're talking about an orbit, not some sort of random event.
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treaclefingers
The whole thing is speculation for sure...their have been catastrophic events in the history of the planet that have led to mass extinctions, being caused by anything from massive meteorites/asteroids hitting the surface, to magnetic reversals or pole shifts.
I'm not sure there are any explanations for what causes magentic reversals or pole shifts, but I believe that is where the Mayan 'theory' provided a convenient explanation.
It will be topical because people find it fascinating. I can understand that. It's like the Loch Ness monster or bleeding statues of virgin Mary.Quote
treaclefingers
I just think it is interesting and has merit for discussion...you have to know that this is going to get very 'topical' this year.
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Silver Dagger
End of the world? I don't know what I have planned for the end of the week! Definitely a good int on the way home from work tonight though! God bless you.
So your answer is, "at this point, no plans".
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treaclefingers
The interesting thing that I had read a while back, was that on Dec. 21, 2012 will be the exact point when our solar system crosses the equatorial plane in the Milky Way Galaxy.
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treaclefingers
The interesting thing that I had read a while back, was that on Dec. 21, 2012 will be the exact point when our solar system crosses the equatorial plane in the Milky Way Galaxy.
Could you please explain more in detail the thing with the plane and the milky way? You can use these photos:
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treaclefingers
I just think it is interesting and has merit for discussion...you have to know that this is going to get very 'topical' this year.
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stones78
What is worrying is that with all of these pseudo-scientific stuff and speculation there will be some crazy people that will actually think this is happening and who knows what they'll do.
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What is worrying is that with all of these pseudo-scientific stuff and speculation there will be some crazy people that will actually think this is happening and who knows what they'll do.
Yeah, like that mass-suicide in San Diego when those people thought they would get on that spaceship that was traveling behind that comet ?