Posted on 07/06/2008 2:33:49 PM PDT by Clintonfatigued
On a planet with 6.2 billion humans, I expect the insane population would be at least a few million.
Just saying...
And what if this “Apocalypse” never arrives, what shall the doomsayers choose as their NEXT benchmark for ending the world?
All experience seems to be against them, as it is not known that the Mayans have any more expertise on the calamity that shall end the world, than have countless other prophets of doom before them.
And since.
Well, with all of those ritualistic sacrifices made on the tops of those pyramids...
They must have run out of fingers and toes...
You know, math majors...
/sarc
This will not stop my last minute Christmas shopping one bit...
This is so-o-o Y1K.
In the last centuries of the First Millenium, oh say around 850 - 1000 ad, Christians in western Europe believed that the end of times was coming and Jesus Christ’s foretold return would be 1001 ad.
They found themselves in such a hellish situation - repeated famines and pestilence, Viking invasions from the north, Muslim invasions from the south, their own warlords making life worthless - it had to be the end of the world. There was a definite decline in church and secular building during the period 900 - 1000 ad. Well, EVERYONE expected to die, so why build anything, right?
Of course it didn’t happen. The result was a resumption of church building and Gothic Cathedrals started being built in the last half of the 11th century (1050 - 1100 ad).
I am going to buy a case of champagne and toast New Years 2013 in with style. Cheers!
If I recall correctly, the Sun orbits the center of the Milky Way...therefore it is ALWAYS aligned with the center of the galaxy!
ping
Are ya crazy? Then it's sure NOT to happen.
Seems like it would be a good year to take out a big loan, get your shopping done early, and celebrate a few days in advance...
You're a male, right?
Don’t worry, Microsoft SunDial 2.0 for Vista will take care of that problem.
Yeah, and I’m trying to figure out how to market these never-used Y2K generators as never-used Mayan generators.
No kidding. Ms. Angelou hardly ever writes prophecies of doom anymore.
- Tom Lehrer, "Song for WWIII"
U nailed it! Don’t place stock in prophecy of a human sacrifice cult. How dumb is that? Just look at the Muslims with their false prophet and blood letting from non stop conflict
Dang. Couldn’t they at least wait until after Christmas? It’ll ruin the Holidays.
Cool. I just hope there are enough Mayan SunDails out there I can turn this into a business.
What do you mean never-used? I am still in my shelter running off it, isn't everyone else?
Lucky guess!
Educated guess.
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