As most of
us know the
Mayan
Calendar was
one very
accurate
accomplishment
for that
incredible
ancient
empire. Of
course, it
is a bit
scary when
you consider
that their
calendar
runs out in
2012. What
does it
mean; some
speculate
the end of
human life
on Planet
Earth. Not
long ago our
online think
took up
discussion
on this
topic. After
reviewing
Arthur C.
Clarke's
90th
Birthday
video on the
Internet,
where he
mentions
2012 - the
question
was:
An
interesting
fellow,
would
like to
sit down
with him
and pick
his
brain
sometime.
What do
you make
of this
whole
2012
thing?
Another
member just
could not
resist this
intriguing
concept and
stated:
I
would
say that
the
Mayan
Empire,
well
they
were not
stupid,
somewhat
advanced
and
could
have
even had
some
help
there,
who
knows.
But we
also
know
that
2012
will be
at the
height
of a
Solar
Cycle,
and that
humans
often
have a
way of
creating
their
own
self-fulfilling
prophesies.
Additionally,
there is
always
the need
to keep
people
in fear
of the
unknown,
be it
y2K,
Global
Warming,
Nuclear
Holocaust,
Alien
Invasion,
Bird
Flu,
Comet
strike,
etc.
Interestingly
enough,
well, I see
the
alternative
media is
making hay
with all
this; Coast
to Coast AM
for instance
will not
stop talking
about it,
plus, some
folks are
making money
selling
eBooks,
movie
scripts,
etc. It is
that old
Doom and
Gloom
Scenario,
you know? So
the Skeptic
in me is
laughing,
and the
other part
of me, says,
hmm? Well,
it does make
a little bit
of sense,
still
Occam's
Razor
declines to
make a full
statement at
this time,
no need to
ruffle
features.
The question
is what say
you.
Something to
contemplate
in 2008.
