Author Topic: End of the world (Read 18343 times)

computeruler · « **on:** January 18, 2009, 08:19:11 PM »

do you belive it will happen on dec 21st 2012? I think there is a good possibility because the people that predicted this have been right about everything so far..
http://www.survive2012.com/

Broni · « **Reply #1 on:** January 18, 2009, 08:21:57 PM »

Zylstra · « **Reply #2 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:30:27 PM »

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The Long Count Calendar of the Ancient Mayans ends on Dec 21 2012. There isn't much information regarding what the Mayans thought would occur in 2012, but the consensus of opinion is that there will be great change. To some people this means a positive, spiritual change. Other, like myself, consider that a catastrophic event may have been predicted. Read more about the Mayan Calendar.

The Myans werent going to build a calendar to infinity... it had to end at some point.

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nobody knows what will happen in 2012!
There is zero scientific evidence that anything will happen, but there are numerous things that could easily threaten the human species in the year 2012, such as a geomagnetic reversal, asteroid strike or supernova. Or soemthing more intimate, like a flu pandemic, or a nuclear war.

Notice how they incorrectly spelled "Something" wrong?
Anyways,
they cant predict 2010 either. Or 2011, or 2013! Or 2009! what a coincidence!
"Most Psychics cant see past 2012"
Gee. Only a minority of psychics are real.

There is little evidence pointing to it.
Stop reading conspiracies that have no backup, its not good for you, and makes you susceptible to government control when you believe so much without questioning.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #3 on:** January 18, 2009, 09:50:05 PM »

I thought the world ended in Y2k.

besides, it's 2038 we have to worry about. when the C runtimes time_t overflows.

This was a good laugh though... read some of the links...

OMG...

I swear I couldn't stop laughing... People will believe anything, it seems.

and then I saw a blog about it... big surprise- comment moderation was enabled and all the comments were positive. "der... I wonder why?"

they are going to feel like they wasted their life when they wake up in 2012... and, just like in 2000- nothing was different.

I especially love the whole "psychics" line. I mean, most people can't see past the horizon, but nobody says there's nothing beyond it.

I didn't even realize the mayans used the gregorian calendar.

And lastly...

when has an ancient civilization who slaughtered and killed their enemies and would start wars "just for the *censored* of it" (Garland Wars) ever had an ounce of credibility over the science of modern times? Have these people heard of science? I guess some people would prefer to listen to a dirty old man wearing a eagle suit and prancing like a ninny talking about how they haven't sacrificed enough virgins then actually questioning his motives for all these virgins when nobody has actually see him sacrifice any, and he's been using an awful lot of the community's tying vines.

They used to say the Sun revolved around the Earth. Now we know otherwise.
they used to say the earth was flat. Now we know otherwise.
they said the world would end in 2012. well... they didn't. they just ran out of paint and decided to keep going the next day, then they came back the next day, and said, "pah, that'll last long enough. We can add some more later.". And that's when the spaniards came for a visit... so the mayans were a bit preoccupied for a while. Oh yeah and then they died.

computeruler · « **Reply #4 on:** January 19, 2009, 10:24:09 AM »

Good point about the calendar not going to infinity.

computeruler · « **Reply #5 on:** January 20, 2009, 05:57:09 PM »

One thing to think about. How come they did not finish December?

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #6 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:10:13 PM »

Quote from: computeruler on January 20, 2009, 05:57:09 PM

One thing to think about. How come they did not finish December?

I explained that. They ran out of paint.

Broni · « **Reply #7 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:45:12 PM »

...and that's why you won't have Christmas this year

computeruler · « **Reply #8 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:47:06 PM »

you mean in 2012?

Broni · « **Reply #9 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:48:33 PM »

Obama said something about big changes, so maybe even this year

Ivy · « **Reply #10 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:51:10 PM »

I don't believe such things, I've read about those thousands of people who committed suicide because of such predictions in the past. Such a waste of life and TRP, and Internet space, and Ink and Paper and what not!

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #11 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:54:05 PM »

Quote from: Ivy on January 20, 2009, 07:51:10 PM

I don't believe such things, I've read about those thousands of people who committed suicide because of such predictions in the past. Such a waste of life and TRP, and Internet space, and Ink and Paper and what not!

basically- i boils down to the fact that you can find evidence to support any idea.

Broni · « **Reply #12 on:** January 20, 2009, 07:56:04 PM »

After rethinking, it's no good with Christmas missing, because I won't be getting any more gift certificates from compruler.

athos110 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 21, 2009, 07:53:02 AM »

meh, if the end of the world comes so be it, but i doubt a aincient civilization will prove our demise, and even if we have a catostrophic accident, we all die eventually, why worry about it right now?

Hunter484 · « **Reply #14 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:35:21 PM »

Quote from: computeruler on January 18, 2009, 08:19:11 PM

do you belive it will happen on dec 21st 2012?

I think it's a load of bollocks. Predictions are for weather forecasters, and even they can't get it right.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #15 on:** January 21, 2009, 09:45:48 PM »

remember y2k? this isn't any different. Take something small (a calendar made by some civilization doesn't go on forever) and make it huge (OMG, the world will end!).

Did it ever occur to anybody, that they got that much done, and they thought figured that maybe their descendants would add to the calendar when necessary?

Zylstra · « **Reply #16 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:38:59 PM »

Or even that, maybe, their December wasnt actually like our December, and perhaps not even the end of their year?

Way back when, they had the calendar, sure, however, look at history, what we consider "a year" has changed over time. Think of what April Fools day came about with...

macdad- · « **Reply #17 on:** January 22, 2009, 07:56:52 PM »

Well the 2012 thing could mean something else besides the whole "Judgement day" kinda stuff.

There was a special on the history channel on Nostradamus and 2012. And said how there was a bibical refrence to that and how the "End of days" could just mean a change, instead of armegeddon.

Broni · « **Reply #18 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:07:21 PM »

I'm not worrying. Living in CA, I have Arnold on my side

macdad- · « **Reply #19 on:** January 22, 2009, 08:11:55 PM »

Arnold....awesome

"GET TO THE COPTER!"

mroilfield · « **Reply #20 on:** January 25, 2009, 01:31:37 AM »

I have a calendar that ended on Dec. 31st 2007 so does that mean that we are a year and 25 days over due for the end of the world?

??

JJ 3000 · « **Reply #21 on:** January 25, 2009, 02:19:48 AM »

yes

why didn't you warn us earlier?

by the way - why are you keeping an old calender?

tylerisdabest · « **Reply #22 on:** January 25, 2009, 09:05:24 PM »

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I think it's a load of bollocks.  Predictions are for weather forecasters, and even they can't get it right.

i hope not thats when ill turn 18

Bones92 · « **Reply #23 on:** January 25, 2009, 10:41:45 PM »

If the world does end I hope I'm still in New Zealand - Everything important only arrives in New Zealand three years after the rest of the world.

macdad- · « **Reply #24 on:** January 26, 2009, 03:22:07 PM »

so do you know there is a Halo 3?

Google · « **Reply #25 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:04:33 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 18, 2009, 09:50:05 PM

I thought the world ended in Y2k.

No it's the Y2B. The year the sun is gonna end.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #26 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:10:02 PM »

Quote from: Mr. Google on January 26, 2009, 04:04:33 PM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 18, 2009, 09:50:05 PM
I thought the world ended in Y2k.

No it's the Y2B. The year the sun is gonna end.

the what?

Google · « **Reply #27 on:** January 26, 2009, 04:20:20 PM »

The Year 2 Billion

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #28 on:** January 26, 2009, 05:35:50 PM »

I don't see the significance of that, since they clock the sun as having 4.5 billion years left. And it won't matter then anyway- since most of the other stars will have burned out too, so, assuming we even have the ability to travel through space, we would have nowhere to go. (warranted... we'll probably be there if so...)

the proper word would be Y2G

Google · « **Reply #29 on:** January 26, 2009, 06:53:19 PM »

Well if you ever took physics you would know that the sun is made up of hydrogen, and as the hydrogen burns, and the center of the sun compresses it slowly turns into helium which is not as heavy as hydrogen. So the sun loses mass.

The rate of mass loss is 4 x 10^9 Kg/s. That is 4000000000 kilograms / Second. And the mass of the sun is 1.98892 × 10^30 Kg (about 1.988920000000000000000000000000 Kilograms).

So...can you figure out what I'm trying to say? Anyone wanna take a stab at how much time the sun has before it has no mass?

computeruler · « **Reply #30 on:** January 26, 2009, 07:05:12 PM »

OWWWWWWWWWWW!!!!! too much math!

JJ 3000 · « **Reply #31 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:17:55 PM »

The sun is about halfway through it's main sequence, or "life". It is estimated that the sun is about four and a half billion years old.

Scientists predict that the sun will last about ten billion years as a "main sequence" star.

In another four and a half billion years, the sun will enter a Red Giant phase in it's life. During this phase, it will evelope the the three inner planets. So Earth will actually be swallowed by the elderly sun.

For thousands of years, as the sun expands ever close towards the Earth, the temperature will steadily increase. Global warming will take on a whole new meaning as the oceans begin to boil. This is the good news!

Every piece of flora and fauna will be completely obliterated before the sun actually swallows our rock into it's fiery depths.

JJ 3000 · « **Reply #32 on:** January 26, 2009, 11:26:07 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 26, 2009, 05:35:50 PM

And it won't matter then anyway- since most of the other stars will have burned out too

New stars and new galaxies are born all of the time.

mroilfield · « **Reply #33 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:04:45 AM »

Quote from: JJ 3000 on January 25, 2009, 02:19:48 AM

yes

why didn't you warn us earlier?

by the way - why are you keeping an old calender?

I wasn't purposefully keeping an old calender. I moved into my house during January last year and just got around to unpacking a few of the last boxes and happend to discover the calender. I will be listing it on EBay as a historical prediction to the end of the world if any one is interested. You can "Buy it now" for the low price of $1 trillion dollars.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #34 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:45:45 AM »

Quote from: JJ 3000 on January 26, 2009, 11:26:07 PM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 26, 2009, 05:35:50 PM
And it won't matter then anyway- since most of the other stars will have burned out too

New stars and new galaxies are born all of the time.

Not true. Somewhat for the stars bit- but not for the galaxies, as far as we know.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #35 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:04:54 AM »

Anyway, everyone knows the universe is getting smaller.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #36 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:15:36 AM »

Quote from: reddevilggg on January 27, 2009, 04:04:54 AM

Anyway, everyone knows the universe is getting smaller.

all the galaxies are getting farther apart, as evidenced by their red-shifted spectrum.

Although the world is getting smaller!

reddevilggg · « **Reply #37 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:19:58 AM »

I know. Sorry about this.

I'm having a very pedantic day or days. Re; The Maths post also

Causing strife is my greatest joy. But I will stop now.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #38 on:** January 27, 2009, 04:28:05 AM »

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #39 on:** January 27, 2009, 05:03:06 AM »

In the early 60's it was predicted that we would be using flying cars by the 90's.

I believe what will happen is 22 Dec 2012 everyone will wake up and start a
new doomsday theory.

The end of the world is-->When you can't help a chat guest.

Google · « **Reply #40 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:16:23 AM »

Haha, we'll all be dead by then so who cares really.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #41 on:** January 27, 2009, 07:49:20 AM »

Quote from: Mr. Google on January 27, 2009, 07:16:23 AM

Haha, we'll all be dead by then so who cares really.

by when?

kpac · « **Reply #42 on:** January 27, 2009, 01:31:26 PM »

Nostradamus predicted 9/11, and he did around 1450!

He also predicts something will happen in 2012, so did some Irish fellow, and a load of other people throughout the world...

I don't know what my view on this is...

macdad- · « **Reply #43 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:35:01 PM »

crap 2012, is when i graduate High school! oh wait graduation is in may and EotW is in December

Google · « **Reply #44 on:** January 27, 2009, 03:47:43 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 27, 2009, 07:49:20 AM

Quote from: Mr. Google on January 27, 2009, 07:16:23 AM
Haha, we'll all be dead by then so who cares really.

by when?

When the sun dies.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #45 on:** January 28, 2009, 01:26:53 AM »

Quote from: kpac on January 27, 2009, 01:31:26 PM

Nostradamus predicted 9/11, and he did around 1450!

He also predicts something will happen in 2012, so did some Irish fellow, and a load of other people throughout the world...

I don't know what my view on this is...

Nostradamus's writing could mean ANYTHING. There almost as bad as The Bible code.

macdad- · « **Reply #46 on:** January 28, 2009, 05:59:54 AM »

ok that was just getting a bit to personal...

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #47 on:** January 28, 2009, 06:16:04 AM »

Quote from: macdad- on January 28, 2009, 05:59:54 AM

ok that was just getting a bit to personal...

How so? the various interpretations of bible are how the various sects of christianity came about- Catholics interpret it to somehow mean that you can pay the church to get into heaven, or that there is this dude called a pope (don't see anything of that sort written in there), then a certain few people who read the bible (after it was translated) figured- "*censored*- I don't dig your interpretation, dawg, It don't say no thing about paying the church no indulgences, yo. (note, medieval accent not 100% accurate), so the church was all, "you's all bustas" and promptly excommunicated them. Now where was I? Anyway- each sect of christianity simply believes in a different interpretation of the bible. The language used in the bible can be ambiguous when read nowadays, and it requires a lot of reading between the lines and interpreting metaphors. The problem is, a lot of the things they don't agree on aren't as cut and dried as a possible misinterpretatation of the U.S constitution, namely, the "Every man has a right to bear arms" which could easily be misconstrued as being able to mount a pair of bear arms on the wall, or, phonetically, the right to wear a muscle shirt. Of course- it's not ambiguous since such interpretations are silly given the context of a countries constitution. the different intepretations of the bible aren't so cut & dried, and rather none can be declared "right".

In fact, any religion with a book that uses various metaphors and stories that are open to interpretation by the people who read it are going to have problems with having an official meaning to each one. Islam has various sects as well, with different interpretations of the Koran, (wherein I don't believe it states anything of the sort, "Strap many bomb to self- go to enemy. Explode. Many virgins await you." directly- but some believe it does, through metaphor.

macdad- · « **Reply #48 on:** January 28, 2009, 09:37:54 AM »

i guess that would make it somewhat seem that its fake, from all those metaphors.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #49 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:05:06 AM »

The metaphors, I think personally, are the best bits of the Bible. (sounds like the metaphors are a book). The way the Bible has been translated by uptight, torquemada type monks with no real grasp on sprituality makes it rather strange to read. I'm not going to go into this any farther. I have my own personal view on religion and the Bible and I don't want to start anything.

Back on topic....err......yes, the world will end, one day. My advice is thinking, worrying about the future is a waste of time. Concentrate on the Here and Now.

macdad- · « **Reply #50 on:** January 28, 2009, 10:07:48 AM »

agreed.

JJ 3000 · « **Reply #51 on:** January 28, 2009, 01:35:57 PM »

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How so? the various interpretations of bible are how the various sects of christianity came about-

Quote from: reddevilggg on January 28, 2009, 01:26:53 AM

Nostradamus's writing could mean ANYTHING. There almost as bad as The Bible code.

He was talking about the bible code.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bible_code
Don't you watch the History channel?

street1 (RIP) · « **Reply #52 on:** January 28, 2009, 06:43:16 PM »

Wonder what the Vegas odds will be Dec 21, 2012?

I sure would like to get odds on that. It is as silly as Al Gore
and his global warming theory.

It's been a cold year folks Al was wrong our earth protects it's
self really well.

A mere mortal thinking they could change the earth. lol

Google · « **Reply #53 on:** January 28, 2009, 06:58:18 PM »

How about people stop thinking of the future and think about now!

reddevilggg · « **Reply #54 on:** January 29, 2009, 01:22:12 AM »

Quote from: street1 on January 28, 2009, 06:43:16 PM

Wonder what the Vegas odds will be Dec 21, 2012?

I sure would like to get odds on that.

They are probably really, really low. The World has supposed to have ended about 5 times since I've been alive.

kpac · « **Reply #55 on:** January 29, 2009, 10:32:00 AM »

Quote from: street1 on January 28, 2009, 06:43:16 PM

It's been a cold year folks Al was wrong our earth protects it's
self really well.

What do you mean?

"Global Warming" doesn't actually mean the earth is getting warmer... Well it does, kind of. Yes, the earth is going to get warmer, but it also means that we will get more extreme weather, like snow storms, hurricanes, and typhoons, etc, etc.

macdad- · « **Reply #56 on:** January 29, 2009, 12:28:18 PM »

Issues to focus on now: Economy, the Iraq War, other topics that are more important than in the future.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #57 on:** January 30, 2009, 10:47:07 AM »

Quote from: kpac on January 29, 2009, 10:32:00 AM

Quote from: street1 on January 28, 2009, 06:43:16 PM
It's been a cold year folks Al was wrong our earth protects it's
self really well.

What do you mean?

"Global Warming" doesn't actually mean the earth is getting warmer... Well it does, kind of. Yes, the earth is going to get warmer, but it also means that we will get more extreme weather, like snow storms, hurricanes, and typhoons, etc, etc.

In short, while everything changes, everything remains the same.

macdad- · « **Reply #58 on:** January 30, 2009, 03:59:39 PM »

for a second i thought of that as a self-contridicting statement, like this one:

If your goal is to fail, and you fail then you succeed in your goal.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #59 on:** February 02, 2009, 02:12:44 AM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 30, 2009, 10:47:07 AM

In short, while everything changes, everything remains the same.

Tell that to the Dinosaurs.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #60 on:** February 02, 2009, 04:39:32 AM »

Quote from: reddevilggg on February 02, 2009, 02:12:44 AM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 30, 2009, 10:47:07 AM
In short, while everything changes, everything remains the same.

Tell that to the Dinosaurs.

you missed it.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #61 on:** February 02, 2009, 10:26:04 AM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 02, 2009, 04:39:32 AM

Quote from: reddevilggg on February 02, 2009, 02:12:44 AM
Quote from: BC_Programmer on January 30, 2009, 10:47:07 AM
In short, while everything changes, everything remains the same.

Tell that to the Dinosaurs.

you missed it.

So did they!!

Dead Reckon · « **Reply #62 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:29:16 AM »

All of the modern "Gods" and "Son's of gods" are based on the sun and its cycles, don't believe me? Look it up, I'm not going to explain it, I don't believe in the end of the world by biblical means anymore than I believe that there is a man up in the sky, watching everything you say and do. A man, mind you, who loves you, yet, so many suffer? That's absolute ludocracy in the most literal sense, religion is a joke, its a farse at best. Albeit, a very elaborate one, very elaborate indeed.

To further elaborate on how little I care about people believing the end of the world is coming on 2012, I will be doing the same thing I always do during new years and throughout the days of 2012; That being, whatever has to be done, same as i did on 6/6/06, gamed through the first days of 2000 as a kid, I'll probably do the same through 2012 just to laugh. This crap is a farse, pure and simple. But hey, if I'm wrong, and the world ends, at least I can get the final laugh if I see you, because you'll be burning with me in *censored*.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #63 on:** February 04, 2009, 07:06:59 AM »

LOL.

I love the insistence of the people with web-sites like "Survive2012" they are 100% positive that the world is going to end. It's almost sad, really- because there were "experts" (read: people who like pointy things) that were 100% sure the year 2000 would be the end of the world too. And I'm fairly sure similar BS circulated in 1900,1800,1700, and on and on (of course, without the internet such crap had to flow downhill instead of being flung at the speed of light all over the world). I find it most hilarious simply because they are basing this on something the mayans, thousands of years ago, carved into a rock. I thought we were smarter then that? Sure, they were great astronomers, but they were highly spiritual, so much so that I bet they had goofy superstitions, like "remember to crap on a face-down howler monkey before going to bed, or you'll be attacked by an Jaguar". All I can say is thank god they didn't write anything like THAT down- otherwise we'd have a "www.craponhowlers.com".

Quote from: Dead Reckon on February 04, 2009, 06:29:16 AM

A man, mind you, who loves you

Either God is my uncle, or you meant that platonically. Either way, I'm joking.

reddevilggg · « **Reply #64 on:** February 04, 2009, 10:04:35 AM »

NEWS BULLETIN

Today a young man on acid realised that all matter is merely energy condensed into a slow vibration. That we are all one conscience experiencing itself subjectively. There is no such thing as death. Life is a dream and we are the imagination of ourselves........Here's tom with the weather.

BC_Programmer · « **Reply #65 on:** February 04, 2009, 10:50:19 AM »

No, the ending should be "and here's Ollie with the weather"

"IT'S COLD"

thanks ollie.

macdad- · « **Reply #66 on:** February 04, 2009, 12:25:28 PM »

Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 04, 2009, 10:50:19 AM

No, the ending should be "and here's Ollie with the weather"

"IT'S COLD"

thanks ollie.

lol family guy

Google · « **Reply #67 on:** February 04, 2009, 04:14:28 PM »

Quote from: macdad- on February 04, 2009, 12:25:28 PM

Quote from: BC_Programmer on February 04, 2009, 10:50:19 AM
No, the ending should be "and here's Ollie with the weather"

"IT'S GONNA RAIN!!"

thanks ollie.

lol family guy

Haha yea

Dead Reckon · « **Reply #68 on:** February 04, 2009, 05:49:03 PM »

Or just have Ollie frozen there somewhere, would be even funnier.

Zylstra · « **Reply #69 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:07:25 PM »

Ollie?

computeruler · « **Reply #70 on:** February 04, 2009, 06:09:13 PM »

family guy. Didnt you read above

macdad- · « **Reply #71 on:** February 05, 2009, 06:12:55 AM »

the weather guy on Quahog 5, who says one-liners

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