only 284 days till the Mayan calender ends ( as of 3/11)

[CPE1704TKS 24]

Obama begins second term with Christmas break.

[Dandiesel 16]

F**ck obummer .... that better not be the case...

.......just a few wacks looting is my vote

[DogMan 2,343]

Well, by golly I'm just going to run right out and pick up some flashlight batteries and fill up the tank.

[pimpmastak76 21]

I vote that my girlfriend gets her period on that day. Oh, wait, that's every day.

[zenman223 460]

 

I vote that my girlfriend gets her period on that day. Oh, wait, that's every day.

Nice avatar BUT you should change it I was here first man, I joined literally ONE day befor you!!

 

 

Regarding the OP

"But of that day and hour knoweth no man, No, not the angels of heaven but my father only."

 

I think some bad shit might happen, solar flares or natural disasters but not the end of the world.

[Foxtail207 23]

Brad Meltzer's Decoded the other night was about this. Pretty interesting stuff. They brought up the solar flares also, and that was the most disturbing to me.

[DrThunder88 912]

How much did the Mayans know about cosmology? I've heard their astronomical calendars were surprisingly accurate, which could lead me to believe they might not have fallen for the geocentric illusion the way European civilization had. The underlying assertion that their charts were supremely accurate might not, in itself, be accurate, though.

[dayofruin 425]

How much did the Mayans know about cosmology? I've heard their astronomical calendars were surprisingly accurate, which could lead me to believe they might not have fallen for the geocentric illusion the way European civilization had. The underlying assertion that their charts were supremely accurate might not, in itself, be accurate, though.

It's something I've had a bit more than a fascination with for a long time. Their knowledge of astronomy and mathematics was extremely advanced. It also goes way beyond predictions. Check out some of their architecture, particularly Chichen Itza.

[RobRez 1,895]

The astronomy is pretty much just Math, as dayofruin mentioned. They may have been great at math, and with fomulas, the fixed patterns and rotations are easy to "Predict" for basically all of eternity. A computer can tell us where "Capricorn" will be in 10,000 years, and "Predict" every eclipse(angry Sun God).

Actually predicting random events is a totally different matter.....we all know you need a crystal ball for that!!

[dayofruin 425]

The astronomy is pretty much just Math, as dayofruin mentioned. They may have been great at math, and with fomulas, the fixed patterns and rotations are easy to "Predict" for basically all of eternity. A computer can tell us where "Capricorn" will be in 10,000 years, and "Predict" every eclipse(angry Sun God).

Actually predicting random events is a totally different matter.....we all know you need a crystal ball for that!!

Or a crystal skull... Lol! Seriously though. The long count calendar features 5 "ages" that the earth has gone/will go through. As of right now, we are nearing the end of the 5th and final age. The question is: what comes after that end. Not the end of the world but the end of an age. It's an interesting idea, especially considering all of the cosmic events that will be happenIng next year. Pieces of a moving puzzle falling into place.

[Required Information 0]

The astronomy is pretty much just Math, as dayofruin mentioned. They may have been great at math, and with fomulas, the fixed patterns and rotations are easy to "Predict" for basically all of eternity. A computer can tell us where "Capricorn" will be in 10,000 years, and "Predict" every eclipse(angry Sun God).

Actually predicting random events is a totally different matter.....we all know you need a crystal ball for that!!

Or a crystal skull... Lol! Seriously though. The long count calendar features 5 "ages" that the earth has gone/will go through. As of right now, we are nearing the end of the 5th and final age. The question is: what comes after that end. Not the end of the world but the end of an age. It's an interesting idea, especially considering all of the cosmic events that will be happenIng next year. Pieces of a moving puzzle falling into place.

And what about earths first galactic spaceport opening? Could that signify the end of our "World" and the beginning to the universe? Time travel was invented at all times at once so that in itself is proof that the most advanced teck exists side by side with the earliest teck so its as possible as inflation or as snow melting

[DrThunder88 912]

The astronomy is pretty much just Math, as dayofruin mentioned. They may have been great at math, and with fomulas, the fixed patterns and rotations are easy to "Predict" for basically all of eternity. A computer can tell us where "Capricorn" will be in 10,000 years, and "Predict" every eclipse(angry Sun God).

Actually predicting random events is a totally different matter.....we all know you need a crystal ball for that!!

Right, which was what I was thinking. Predicting apparent movements of cosmological phenomena needs some sophistication, but developing a theory explaining the mechanisms underlying the phenomena would seem to require an additional level of technological advancement that--while it may be lost to history--doesn't seem to be there. Unless there's another explanation...

 

[tatonic 159]

If you look at the Hopis' petroglyph of the last world, it is similar to the first world. It shows men wearing an apparatus like a scuba rig and flying disc formations in the air. The elder of the Hopi (Whitehorse) believes that we are from space and the spacemen will return.

[patriot 7,197]

If you look at the Hopis' petroglyph of the last world, it is similar to the first world. It shows men wearing an apparatus like a scuba rig and flying disc formations in the air. The elder of the Hopi (Whitehorse) believes that we are from space and the spacemen will return.

 

...and Tom Cruise and his nutcase buddies will be here to welcome them.

[dayofruin 425]

If you look at the Hopis' petroglyph of the last world, it is similar to the first world. It shows men wearing an apparatus like a scuba rig and flying disc formations in the air. The elder of the Hopi (Whitehorse) believes that we are from space and the spacemen will return.

Ancient cultures all over the world believe they came from or were created by "sky people".

Even modern religions, at their foundations, are based on this idea.

[RobRez 1,895]

So do you suppose God actually looks like E.T. ???

[dayofruin 425]

So do you suppose God actually looks like E.T. ???

Depends on who's god I guess. Some look like bigger versions of us. The Maya were given the gift of mathematics and astronomy by a "god" from the sky. He had a large sloped forehead and was very tall. But otherwise human looking.

[pitbulld45 23]

I thiink Im going to get one of those huge fire proof gun safes and hold up in it and ride this roller coaster out.

[BuffetDestroyer 969]

So do you suppose God actually looks like E.T. ???

 

Shockingly, he isn't a pleasant old man with a beard, but...

 

Edited January 19, 2012 by BuffetDestroyer

[RobRez 1,895]

Well, great! If we were brought here by Space guys then there is no big invisible man in the sky peering into my soul and wathcing me crank one out! Whew! That's a relief!!

Remember now there are only 336 shopping dats left til the end of the World!!

[BuffetDestroyer 969]

[banshee 69]

Ya and they thought the Spanish were gods, and we know how that turned out..

Edited January 19, 2012 by Banshee

[poolingmyignorance 2,191]

Forget about the Mayans. My guess would be that was as far, they had calculated out their calander when Cortez arrived to conquer them...suddenly counting stars isn't very important when your dodging musket balls.

Oh and as far as the end of the world. I don't know....but I suspect it will change drasticly around April 13 2036 around 12 pm Sir Lanka local time. Those of you not saving for retierment, don't sweat it...

 

 

http://neo.jpl.nasa.gov/apophis/

[RobRez 1,895]

Hey, Man, I am just doing my part to help control the Feral cat population. I don't own a cat to Spay or Neuter, so I do what I can!

I must have killed at least a dozen cats this week!!

Edited January 19, 2012 by RobRez

[G O B 3,516]

I have already begun to implement my "end of the world" plan. I ask every beautifull woman I meet if they want their world ROCKED - before it ends!

[Scott Kenny 144]

I'd ask how many takers, but ...

[robfromga 39]

I have already begun to implement my "end of the world" plan. I ask every beautifull woman I meet if they want their world ROCKED - before it ends!

 

I bet that's working REAL well for ya.

[G O B 3,516]

Chicks dig a man with a plan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

And talk is cheap!

[GregM1 241]

the mayans couldn't predict and date the end of their civilization. how the heck could they predict the end of the world?

[chevyman097 2,579]

What happens to the Chinese? They are not on the same calender as us?