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Doomsday 2012: do you believe?
I have been reading a lot of stuff about Doomsday. There are a lot of prephecys to hear about. One is that the sun has 'acne' and that is effecting our global climate. Another is that Earth is moving towards the center of the solor system, which is heading towards the center of the galaxy, which is crawling towards the center of the universe. Perhaps the most well known is the Mayan calendar resetting and the world ending. Which one do you believe or do you even believe in it?
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- BellaLv 71 decade agoFavorite Answer
December 21, 2012 has no more chance of being doomsday than any other random date. The claims by the doomsday hoaxers are not based on science, just wild speculation. According to the abhota site there have been 394 previous doomsday predictions, 381 of which are past. The hoaxers aren't scientists and are doing this to make money on their books and 2012 Survival kits.
No one but the hoaxers actually predicted the end of the world in 2012. The Mayans didn’t predict it and their calendar doesn’t end. It is just the end of the current cycle of their Long Count calendar.
Nostradamus didn’t predict it. He never mentioned 2012 and all the Nostradamus "quotes" being tossed about aren't his actual words. They are what some people have decided that he meant. Even Nostradamus scholars don't agree on how his writings should be interpreted.
The Bible never mentions 2012 or references it in any way. It talks about the end times, but there is no indication of when this will be.
Zecharia Sitchen has no scientific background, and is a proponent of the ancient astronaut theory and Nibiru. Nibiru doesn't exist. Sitchin attributes the creation of the ancient Sumerian culture to the Annunaki from a hypothetical planet named Nibiru. Sitchin's translations of the ancient texts are generally found to be incorrect. Even Sitchin didn’t say Nibiru was to return in 2012.
The Nibiru collision was proposed in 1995 by Nancy Lieder, founder of the website ZetaTalk. Lieder describes herself as a contactee and claims to channel messages from extra-terrestrials from the Zeta Reticuli star system. She states that she was chosen to warn mankind Nibiru would sweep through the Solar System in May 2003 (later revised to 2010).
Mark Hazlewood’s grasp of basic science is pretty tenuous. He admits to having no scientific background. He is the author of "Blindsided, Planet X Passes in 2003, EARTH CHANGES!" He makes claims about Planet X based on his interpretations of the writings of Zacharia Sitchin.
José Argüelles has a Ph.D. in Art History and Aesthetics. He wrote a mystical book about the Maya calendar, The Mayan Factor: Path Beyond Technology. Argüelles' calendar is based on a different day-count than the traditional Mayan calendar. His works remain completely unsupported by any professional Mayanist scholar.
Planet X was simply a name that was used by astronomers when looking for an unknown planet. The Doomsayers decided it was a real planet and predicted that it was to hit Earth in 2003. Undaunted when it didn't show up, they just moved it out to 2012 to coincide with the end of the current cycle of the Mayan calendar.
The Sun isn’t going to be aligned with the center of the galaxy.
There is no actual planetary alignment in space. The so-called planetary alignment is only the way they appear in our view of the sky. This is a long way from actual alignment in space.
Polar (Geomagnetic) reversal - These have occurred in the past, as shown by magnetic striping, but the time between reversals is not constant, varying from less than 100,000 years, to tens of millions of years. There is no way to predict when another might occur. These reversals don't happen suddenly. They take roughly 5,000 years, with estimates ranging from 1,000 years to 8,000 years.
Solar flares – There is actually an eleven year cycle in sunspot activity and Solar Storms, and the next Solar maximum is due in 2012. The previous maximum was in 2001 and we had a series of solar flares in 2005. The direct effects of solar flares are mainly related to communications and radio transmissions.
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i'm no longer rather particular as to if or no longer i've got confidence in 2012. in line with what I even have seen and heard on the invention channel, i do think of that we are going to finally be the reason of our very own downfall. seem on the international that we are residing in right this moment, its all falling aside, or coming mutually counting on the kind you prefer to look at it. Nostradamus predicted that a faux messiah could upward push and positioned across doom to humanity. for my section, 2012 is now, just to no longer the entire result. lol. the predicted date is December 12, 2012. Its kinda unhappy if its authentic nonetheless, I wont even graduate from extreme college!
- 1 decade ago
You know what I find interesting? That both the Mayan's and Nostradomas both predicted the same exact day (12/21/2012) to be Doomsday. I'm not going to dwell on it because there is nothing I can personally do to prevent it. Just be as good a Christian as I can be and hope it will get me into heaven.
- 1 decade ago
Nope, its impossible to wipe out 6 Billion people, and about Solar Flare or our Sun have hole or what so ever, it might happen but it will only effect out satellite and danger our electric devices, as we depends on it.
i think i am more concerned about this New World Order, if that happens in 2012 that would be the doomsday for Mankind!
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- Anonymous1 decade ago
No, people said the world was going to end at 2000, and many times before that.
- 1 decade ago
If the people don't f*cking do something about global warming
then yes.
it will happen