Four Reasons That, While The World May End In 2012, It Won’t Be Because of The Mayan Calendar

Published on January 1, 2012 by admin   ·   No Comments

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The End is Nigh? The Hype is High.

We humankind love the fear that is “The End is Nigh!” It’s fun, like astrology on pcp, and ably distracts us from this present moment, and the hot boredom we have with not having made friends with ourselves.

The below is via Reddit: click here to read 100 more intelligent comments. #1 below refers to this image:

Number 1: That’s an Aztec 6-sun stone in the picture. Not Maya, Aztec. Different culture altogether.

Number 2: The calendar doesn’t end in 2012, the current b’aktun ends. It’s a cyclic calendar, it resets.

Number 3: The Maya didn’t predict anything resembling an apocalypse in 2012. There are continued ‘predictions’ for mankind in Maya inscriptions well into the future. The latest one I’m aware of is a stele in Palenque predicting a celebration of the anniversary of Janaab Pakal’s coronation at the end of the pictun in 4772 CE.

Number 4: It’s stated above, but the Maya calendar is cyclic. Cyclic. Does not end. Resets. Cycles. Get used to it.

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