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Split from the FB&NI topic on the same subject, this is a debate about whether the earth as we know it will come to an end in under a month; the Doomsday theory.

What say you, NSG? Is the 2012 apocalypse stuff that will remain fiction until we're long since dead, or will mile-high tidal waves crash down upon our cities, zombie viruses unleash themselves upon humanity and earthquakes rip apart what's left of the land? Discuss.

(My opinion is spoilered for those interested.)

It's bullshit.

Yeah it's BS. It will be another day and the Maya would change their calendar.
What will happen on the 21st of December is that winter will start.
I found a video explaining the truth behind the 2012 apocalypse prediction.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcc_KAhwpa0

If it happens to the French first, I'm fine with the Apocalypse.

THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

It's utter bullshit. Predictions have come and been disproven. It will just be another cold day filled with parents frantically shopping for Christmas presents.

San Leggera wrote:Split from the FB&NI topic on the same subject, this is a debate about whether the earth as we know it will come to an end in under a month; the Doomsday theory.

What say you, NSG? Is the 2012 apocalypse stuff that will remain fiction until we're long since dead, or will mile-high tidal waves crash down upon our cities, zombie viruses unleash themselves upon humanity and earthquakes rip apart what's left of the land? Discuss.

(My opinion is spoilered for those interested.)

Personally, I can't see how this holds any degree of truth. The Mayan calendar, which the theory sprung from, was designed to continue after it reached its last day of 21 December, 2012 and continue for another 5,125 years; essentially a version of our own habit of replacing our calendars annually.

Thank you San Leggera. My topic was getting really spammy, mods are probably going to terminate it soon.

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

That's six separate entities that you've claimed predict 2012 to be true. Mind providing links to show that they did/do indeed believe that?

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

The Mayans predicted nothing.
Nostradamus predicted no end of the world in 2012.
The Chinese did not predict the end of the world.
The Hindu Bible? There is no such thing. There are Hindu holy texts, but not a Bible.
Nasa did not predict it
And neither did Native American tribes.

Mkuki wrote:It's utter bullshit. Predictions have come and been disproven. It will just be another cold day filled with parents frantically shopping for Christmas presents.

Except in the southern hemisphere.

My favorite doomsday prediction was the huge swarm of locusts that was supposed to engulf us all back in the 23rd century BCE. More recently, there was the "9999" prediction. All computers were supposed to shut down on September 9th, 1999, because, see, "9999" is the universal shutdown code and when the computers saw that date they would al just ... shut down. Seriously.

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. They can't all be wrong

Source?
Since when did NASA predicted the apocalypse?

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

You have sources for all these, of course.

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

What hindu bible and what makes them right? The southwest has no dates and the prochey was made in the 1980's or about what the indians were seeing when the white man cam here.
Also NASA didn't say 2012 was the end
http://www.nasa.gov/topics/earth/features/2012.html
I'd warned you that you would be gutted by the posters but:

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

My expression.

It will not happen not for millions of years and by that time the human population would span to other worlds and possibly into the Trillions.

Farnhamia wrote:

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

You have sources for all these, of course.

Imagination.

Malgrave wrote:

Farnhamia wrote:You have sources for all these, of course.

Imagination.

Indeed. There is this, though:

O vast Rome, your ruin approaches,
Will cause its realm to hold in peace and union.
Their enemies will seize the marine city
And great floods when it will be seen.

Cill Airne wrote:

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

The Mayans predicted nothing.
Nostradamus predicted no end of the world in 2012.
The Chinese did not predict the end of the world.
The Hindu Bible? There is no such thing. There are Hindu holy texts, but not a Bible.
Nasa did not predict it
And neither did Native American tribes.

Nostradamus did predict lots of things I'm pretty sure Nostradamus was a few hammers short of a toolbox as well.

The Realm of God wrote:

Cill Airne wrote:The Mayans predicted nothing.
Nostradamus predicted no end of the world in 2012.
The Chinese did not predict the end of the world.
The Hindu Bible? There is no such thing. There are Hindu holy texts, but not a Bible.
Nasa did not predict it
And neither did Native American tribes.

Nostradamus did predict lots of things I'm pretty sure Nostradamus was a few hammers short of a toolbox as well.

Nostradamus couldn't predict his way out of a paper bag.

If it does, thank God I'm only a mile from a liquor store..

Vetalia wrote:If it does, thank God I'm only a mile from a liquor store..

Nostradamus didn't predict that.

I want a zombie apocalypse. I desperately desire one to happen.

San Leggera wrote:

Potlimitomaha wrote:THe mayans, Nostradamus, the ancient chinese, the Hindu bible, the southwest native american tribes and NASA all predicted 2012. THey can't all be wrong

That's six separate entities that you've claimed predict 2012 to be true. Mind providing links to show that they did/do indeed believe that?

www.squidoo.com › ... › Legends & Folklore › American Folklore

www.explain2012.com/i-ching-terence-mckenna-2012.php

globalrumblings.blogspot.com/2012/.../mayan-calendar-matches-hin...

Condunum wrote:I want a zombie apocalypse. I desperately desire one to happen.

Just keep it in your neighborhood, okay?

Farnhamia wrote:

The Realm of God wrote:
Nostradamus did predict lots of things I'm pretty sure Nostradamus was a few hammers short of a toolbox as well.

Nostradamus couldn't predict his way out of a paper bag.

Na. He'd get it vaguely right on the thousandth go.