Will the World End on Friday?
In one of many doomsday myths, it's is widely believed the ancient Mayans predicted that the apocalypse will occur on Dec. 21. Beware of zombies.
December 21 is the winter solstice; it's also when the ancient Mayan calendar predicts the end of the world, or does it? In any case, it's beginning to feel a little like Y2K all over again. Seriously though, even NASA is getting in on the action. The agency created a page on its website devoted to debunking the Mayan apocalypse idea—not least because the Mayans never predicted any such thing. The date is simply the end of the 5,125-year Mayan calendar, when it simply starts over. “Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” NASA wrote. But maybe they're just fun-haters: there are a number of parties planned for Dec. 20 or 21 this year…
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European American
8:21 am on Thursday, December 20, 2012
Don't religious people say that god created man in his own image? So god is apparently a mentally ill 20 something psycho who slaughters children. Not exactly the kind of figure I want to follow. more ›