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Toaster Mantis 
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 Posted: May 06 2009 at 04:36 |
 The Doctor wrote:
Fascinating that this comet is named 99942 Apophis (666 upside down and inverted + the ultimate answer to the ultimate question + the Greek name for the Egyptian god Apep - the uncreator) and that the comet would hit on Easter Sunday, April the 13th. That's just too good right there. Gonna have to go reread Revelations and/or listen to Supper's Ready. |
The only thing more appropriate would be if it hit on a Friday 13th. 
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"The past is not some static being, it is not a previous present, nor a present that has passed away; the past has its own dynamic being which is constantly renewed and renewing." - Claire Colebrook
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 06:04 |
The Doctor wrote:
Dean wrote:
yeah, but. Robert Duval and Bruce Willis will be too old and frail by then!
PANIC!!!! |
Deep Impact owns Armageddon. |
Agreed, but who do you want on your side to prevent the end of the world?
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Hmmm - meatball or geek? 
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Jon Lord 1941 - 2012
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Failcore
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 07:26 |
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LOL
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Lucent
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 08:11 |
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No.
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someone_else
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 10:22 |
Definitely not. The end of the world is unpredictable for any human being. The long count of the Maya calendar is not a standard because no Maya was present when the world was created. Moreover, the date in the tzolkin/haab cycle (approximately 52 years) does not correspond to what should be a re-creation date according to the Mayan belief, so if there should be any Maya's nowadays, they should have a party and not fear.
I think that no remarkable day on any calendar can be pinpointed as a likely day for the end of the world (some people were afraid of 01-01-2000, less than 10 years ago). I think that the only remarkable source of information concerning the end is the Bible, which does not mention the USA or one of its volcanoes. But I believe that the world that we know is moving to its end with increasing speed, though I don't throw a guess when it will happen.
This is my 1000th post on this forum (excluding the ones I've deleted and the one or two which have been moderated away). Don't take this as ominous   .
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Jim Garten
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 10:53 |
someone_else wrote:
The long count of the Maya calendar is not a standard because no Maya was present when the world was created |
True, but I was, and I e-mailed them the date & time 
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Dean
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 14:06 |
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What?
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tuxon
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 14:38 |
lol they didn't have computers than so the email had to be printed out and sent like a letter.
therefor it would have been easier to just post a lettre anyway.
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I'm always almost unlucky _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Id5ZcnjXSZaSMFMC Id5LM2q2jfqz3YxT
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J-Man
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 14:52 |
Deforestation wasn't a problem then.  Any time before the Industrial Revolution this was irrelevant. Astronomy was almost always relevant to mankind, and the Mayans had a good understanding on that subject, but maybe not deforestation. You're right, this probably doesn't mean anything, I'm just stating the facts.
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Henry Plainview
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Posted: May 06 2009 at 15:03 |
progrocker2244 wrote:
Deforestation wasn't a problem then.
Any time before the Industrial Revolution this was irrelevant. Astronomy was almost always relevant to mankind, and the Mayans had a good understanding on that subject, but maybe not deforestation.
You're right, this probably doesn't mean anything, I'm just stating the facts. |
Well we don't actually know what caused the collapse, but I think wondering whether cutting down all the trees would cause a problem is easier than predicting the end of days. ;-)
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if you own a sodastream i hate you
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Greg W
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Posted: May 07 2009 at 17:54 |
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Yes..with any luck
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 10:57 |
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the Mayans had the right idea. They picked a date and said anything after that, don`t blame us.
Edited by Vibrationbaby - May 11 2009 at 15:34
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Zargus
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 11:32 |
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Yeah, yust like it was gona end in 2000. Well if it indeed is the end it will only be the end for us silly human race, becaus the world cant end, we wipe ourself out then after some 100.000 maybe a milion years life will start again, and maybe some other animal evolve and gets smart and reapet all our mistakes... and that will continue untill the end of the universe or our sun explode.
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Necromancer
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 11:45 |
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The world if going to end in... 5 seconds. Oh well, it was ni-
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StyLaZyn
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 11:51 |
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Nope, but the next age will emerge. The Age of Aquarius. (And nobody queue that dumb song.)
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Dean
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 12:22 |
IMPORTANT NOTICE
Anyone who has any prescient knowledge please PM me the numbers for tonight's Euromillions in the next 10 minutes.
ta.
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What?
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Vibrationbaby
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 12:28 |
Necromancer wrote:
The world if going to end in... 5 seconds. Oh well, it was ni-
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We had a good run.
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Slartibartfast
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Posted: May 08 2009 at 16:14 |
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The future is not what it used to be.
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Released date are often when it it impacted you but recorded dates are when it really happened... 
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limeyrob
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Posted: May 09 2009 at 09:27 |
progrocker2244 wrote:
The most recent discussion on this topic is a year old, so I thought I'd start a new one.
This comes up a lot. How the long count calendar ends 12-21-2012, and some quotes from the bible about when we are near the end. The Yellowstone supervolcano is expected to erupt soon, a nuclear war could happen, population growth could become a problem, and computer intelligence doubles every 1.5 years, so there are a lot of factors going towards the end being near.
Do you believe it will end, and do you care? Do you think it will happen naturally or man-made?
Personally, I think it is a possibility. I think something good could happen 2012. The end of the calendar doesn't necessarily mean an apocalypse. Overall, there are enough factors to make me worry, but I try not to think about it.
Your thoughts?
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Population growth could be a problem. Too late - it already is.
Computer intelligence doubles every year - whilst human intelligence halves every year.
Let's face it. The world isn't going to end in a calamity, it's already started.
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J-Man
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Posted: May 11 2009 at 15:27 |
Zargus wrote:
Yeah, yust like it was gona end in 2000. Well if it indeed is the end it will only be the end for us silly human race, becaus the world cant end, we wipe ourself out then after some 100.000 maybe a milion years life will start again, and maybe some other animal evolve and gets smart and reapet all our mistakes... and that will continue untill the end of the universe or our sun explode. |
Very good theory! 
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