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Mayans Never Predicted December 2012 Apocalypse, Researchers Say
History ^ | 12/2/11 | Staff

Posted on 12/02/2011 11:46:17 AM PST by Winstons Julia

Various Mayan scholars have attempted to debunk this reading, including Sven Gronemeyer of Australia’s La Trobe University, who has studied the Tortugero tablet in great detail. On Wednesday he presented his decoding of the inscription, suggesting that Bolon Yokte’s prophesied appearance on December 21, 2012, represents the start of a new era and not the end of days. Proponents of the apocalyptic interpretation have misunderstood the poorly preserved hieroglyphs, he said.


TOPICS: History
KEYWORDS: 2012; aliens; canada; catastrophism; collapse; economy; eow; godsgravesglyphs; maya; mayan; mayancalendar; mayans; oil
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Phwew....close one!
1 posted on 12/02/2011 11:46:22 AM PST by Winstons Julia
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To: SunkenCiv

ping


2 posted on 12/02/2011 11:47:18 AM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: Winstons Julia
Hey give them a brake! They were only a month or so off from the Apocalypse.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012
3 posted on 12/02/2011 11:50:00 AM PST by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: Kartographer
"Tuesday, November 6, 2012"

aka The "Barakalypse".

4 posted on 12/02/2011 11:52:50 AM PST by Joe 6-pack (Que me amat, amet et canem meum)
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To: Winstons Julia
Various Mayan scholars have attempted to debunk this reading, including Sven Gronemeyer of Australia’s La Trobe University...

There are Mayans living in Australia? I did not know that.

5 posted on 12/02/2011 12:00:12 PM PST by WayneS (Comments now include 25 percent more sarcasm for no additional charge...)
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To: Winstons Julia
Curiosity about Mayans, the occult, mysticism, and every false religion there is has brought America to her knees. It is time to get the truth about the past, present, and future from the Bible, and trust in the Lord God Almighty. He is the only way.
6 posted on 12/02/2011 12:04:01 PM PST by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord!)
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To: Winstons Julia

If they Mayans were really that smart, they would have foreseen their own demise first.


7 posted on 12/02/2011 12:07:36 PM PST by PGR88
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To: Winstons Julia

Despite the fact that none of this nonsense is going to happen it will still pay to be prepared because everyone ELSE is going to panic. That means a run of food, gas, water, etc, most likely violence and panic as well.

Boy Scout motto is fitting here.


8 posted on 12/02/2011 12:08:15 PM PST by Peter from Rutland
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To: Winstons Julia

“Start of a new era” can be interpreted in a number of ways and not all of them are a bed of roses for those undergoing the transition.


9 posted on 12/02/2011 12:08:32 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))
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10 posted on 12/02/2011 12:11:12 PM PST by WOBBLY BOB (Congress: Looting the future to bribe the present.)
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To: Winstons Julia

Since the Mayans didn’t save themselves from their OWN extinction( assuming they successfully predicted it) it does seem more than stupid to trust their precognitative abilities regarding ours.
If Mayans were that prescient, there would still be a Mayan civilization.


11 posted on 12/02/2011 12:17:04 PM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: Peter from Rutland

See if you can get all those believers you know to sign documents giving you all their money and property come Dec 2012. THAT’S what I call being prepared.


12 posted on 12/02/2011 12:19:03 PM PST by ClearBlueSky (Whenever someone says it's not about Islam-it's about Islam. Jesus loves you, Allah wants you dead!)
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To: Kartographer

Did you go Camping to come up with that date?


13 posted on 12/02/2011 12:22:59 PM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: stars & stripes forever

What do you plan for those people that do not believe in the Bible like you do?


14 posted on 12/02/2011 12:23:19 PM PST by stuartcr ("Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different.")
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To: Winstons Julia

Oh Great! Now what am I going to do with all these cans of spam?


15 posted on 12/02/2011 12:24:39 PM PST by farmguy
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To: Winstons Julia
Mayans Never Predicted December 2012 Apocalypse, Researchers Say

No biggie, Elenin's gonna destroy the Earth during September 2011 anyway.

16 posted on 12/02/2011 12:26:37 PM PST by dirtboy
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To: farmguy

Trip to Hawaii?


17 posted on 12/02/2011 12:34:28 PM PST by Winstons Julia (Hello OWS? We don't need a revolution like China's; China needs a revolution like OURS.)
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To: steve86
“Start of a new era” can be interpreted in a number of ways and not all of them are a bed of roses for those undergoing the transition.

It could also mean "We're out of rock, see the new edition of our calendar."

My sophisticated, modern calendars run out annually. The world hasn't ended yet.

18 posted on 12/02/2011 12:39:31 PM PST by Smokin' Joe (How often God must weep at humans' folly. Stand fast. God knows what He is doing)
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To: Smokin' Joe

I never did expect the world to end but anyone can look at the international news and see it isn’t going to be a Rose Parade next year.


19 posted on 12/02/2011 12:43:21 PM PST by steve86 (Acerbic by nature, not nurture (Could be worst in 40 years))
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To: Winstons Julia

I guess that means that “The Discovery Channel” will have to pull about 30 years worth of programming including anything that refers to the Mayan Calendar.


20 posted on 12/02/2011 12:47:52 PM PST by Tallguy
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