Comments on: It’s the End of the World as We Know it: 2012 Smugly Debunked

By: brandal

brandal — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:21:53 +0000

Nostradamus made predictions into the year 3097. And we are merely speculating. Id be more worried about why the govt isn’t easily updating our vulnerable power grid.believe me..if the power gets knocked out,there’s enough idiots in the world to SPARK the end of the world as we know it. Better stock up on fresh water and canned goods,ammunition and be prepared for idiotic looters. Because the government will be safely underground denver airport and other secret bunkers just letting us kill off each other. Then survivors will give up their rights and freedoms to be”protected next time”.laugh all you want. But the unprepared will be the ones dead

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By: Nick

Nick — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:10:18 +0000

Thanks Dave (sorry for late reply). I’ve just tracked down those youtube vids (by Ian Xel Lungold) … I’ll try to settle in over the next few days, and see if I can get through them before 2012!

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By: luasol

luasol — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:14:57 +0000

Thank you, exactly reminds me of the Y2K hype.

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By: Stella

Stella — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:02:13 +0000

Your third reason sounds a bit like the plot to the Symbol lol.

But I agree with you nonetheless.

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By: dave

dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 17:43:54 +0000

er…that message was supposed to be in reply to nick but i must not have hit the reply link properly…just so you know

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By: dave

dave — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:38:09 +0000

yes i think Terence McKenna’s end date was around a year or a few months away the 2012 date but when he found out about the Mayan date he moved his to fit theirs. you have to admit though its a bit strange how he came up with that theory… it was some weird mathematical equation that he discovered in the i-ching, which is one of the oldest books i think? so its pretty much the same scenario the Mayans predicted. maybe the mayans and the chinese were best buddies back in the day?

anyway Ian Lundberg did a great lecture on the whole subject of our consciousness shifting which is on youtube: The mayan calendar goes North. Its three hours long and really slow but definitely worth it, probably the best explanation ive heard about all this 2012 mularchy and some really interesting things about our own calendar too;)
but i think endorsing some of Terence McKenna wouldn’t be a bad idea these days. yea the theory is probably a bit faaaaar out for most people but at least he something positive things to say about the whole situation, and many other things too. Its alllll just hum drum these days…
and yes, im voting for the radical shift in consciousness too. Sweet!Thats two votes so far…anybody else?

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By: Madraz

Madraz — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:21:47 +0000

I couldn’t tell you how many times in my life I have had to hear about nostradamus predictions and the end of the world. It seems about every 5-7 years someone comes up with this, we’re all still here and will be in 2013. Anyone remember the millenium ?

If nostradamus were a gambler he’d be dead broke by now.

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By: Amar

Amar — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 14:58:44 +0000

Really interesting. It’s like the Y2K fever all over again.

Just thought I would let you know that you have made it into the Top 50 Travel Blogs. Congratulations!

I look forward to hearing more from you in the future.

Regards,

Amar
GapYearEscape.com

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By: Nick

Nick — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:24:04 +0000

Cool to see an article about this on Matador!

I vote for radical shift in consciousness ; )

Never really understood what the “end of the world” means, anyway. Beyond the planet being completely destroyed, which I guess won’t happen till the sun explodes, surely all end of the world scenarios mean, “end of the world as we know it.” It’s a human conceit to believe that we could destroy the world. Make it uninhabitable, sure…but actually destroy it?

Having said this, I also can’t really envision what a radical shift in world consciousness would mean. Sounds painful, and potentially destructive.

Two related side notes:

Didn’t Terence McKenna’s theory of novelty max out in 2012, too? (Not that I’m endorsing it, mind.)

Egypt has its presidential “elections” in 2011. Now there’s an event to usher in the apocalypse…

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By: late_stranger

late_stranger — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:44:55 +0000

Personally, I’m hoping for a shift in consciousness. Actually, I’m hoping that the “end of the world” will be hyped up beyond belief. And when it doesn’t happen, I harbor a secret hope that on that day, people will finally see the futility of doomsday prophesies and other such things. And maybe with all the superstition looking a little lackluster, we might be able to move towards a more rational world.

It’s about as likely as doomsday itself, but a girl can hope.

(Last year, I was talking to a friend about how the prophesy was actually that the world as we know it would end, not the whole world, and he said, “Yeah, it might end up being something like the Cubs winning the World Series in 2012.”)

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