is all the hype concerning 2012 true? with planet x becoming close to the sun and then causing solar flares to hit us and etc? with global warming? cause i just watched some videos on youtube about it and im kind of scared.. because i'll only be 19 in 2012.. barely lived a life :/ i wont even get to have children unless i survive but i cant imagine how life would be like.. i dont want my friends and family to die either :(
[ Answer this question ] Want to answer more questions in the Miscellaneous category? Maybe give some free advice about: Random Weirdos? theymos answered Monday February 11 2008, 6:18 pm: That's based on the old Mayan calender. A division of the Mayan's long count calender ends on December 21, 2012. The Mayans predict a very serious occurrence will happen on this date, perhaps a world war or a mass extinction, but not the "end of the world". They predict that the end of the human race on earth would occur on October 13, 4772. The Mayans were right about many predictions, and wrong about many others. No one will know for sure if the prediction is true until December 21, 2012. It's unfalsifiable.
Also, planet X doesn't exist. Even if it did, a rocky planet impacting the sun wouldn't affect us at all.
If something does happen on 2012, it will probably be nuclear warfare or an asteroid impact. Global warming will never get severe enough to cause damage of that magnitude. The Mayans predict that not every person will be killed, just a high percentage.
orphans answered Monday February 11 2008, 5:29 pm: well, seriously, the people below me arent taking this seriously enough. The world, i doubt, will end in 2012 (or the world does not want to believe it will) but if things continue the way they are going, we ARE...not might have big and unfortunate events happen to our universe.
Right now, there is so much pollution in our atmosphere, that heat waves are getting trapped, and thats why temperatures are so hot! I am not trying to scare you, but i just wanted to let you know. Because of this, many major ice mountains are melting, and the ice over major oceans are melting too...right now, a polar bear is swimming 60+ miles (thats like us running over 124 laps on a track) to find ice to stay on because its all melting. And when the polar bear finally finds ice, it either
A.breaks when they get on it
B.they are so exhausted they die
C.they are so tired, they cannot hunt for food or support their babies and they all die
but this is not just about the polar bears, its about EVERYTHING, and the world. we need to do something, we are not thinking long term. i have this friend in my science class, and i am convinced she is going to be famous one day :-] and she is going to help this universe! And i am too going to help too. (just had to add that)
once again sorry if i scared you...i really didnt mean it...if it helps, i will only be 19 in 2012 also.
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MAK answered Monday February 11 2008, 4:28 pm: The world won't end for another few hundred thousand years. Don't worry about it.
WittyUsernameHere answered Monday February 11 2008, 4:21 pm: Its all bullshit.
Humans are always trying to define the limits of our reality and always failing.
Its possible the world could end in 2012. Its possible the world could end tomorrow. Its possible we could make it to year 4792. Its possible that the world will never actually end, but that the human race will simply destroy itself one way or another.
Cherry_Blow_Pop answered Monday February 11 2008, 3:22 pm: No, it's not true. Trust me. I am Christian, if you are like me, you should trust in the bible. It explains a lot of things. :) no worries.
Yes, the bible does talk about a time of "the end" but there is no definate date such as 2012. I personally believe it's a bunch of hype, just as Y2K was.When you think about it, time itself is something that is manmade, so who can say WHEN the end will come?
superstarblue89 answered Monday February 11 2008, 3:18 pm: my personal belief is that no one truly knows when the world is going to end. It could end tomorrow for all we know...but I just go on living life. I would try not to concern yourself with it. If it is true just make the most of the 4 years left. [ superstarblue89's advice column | Ask superstarblue89 A Question ]
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