good thought and idea. yeah it could be a lil.. but im not sure...what do you think?
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reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 09:39 PM by SpongeBeard
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The Milky Way itself is not expanding, per se. Especially not over the course of a measly 5000 years. That's a blink of an eye on the cosmological timetable.
The Milky Way itself is not expanding, per se. Especially not over the course of a measly 5000 years. That's a blink of an eye on the cosmological timetable.
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reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 09:39 PM by Deafseeingeyedog
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I agree as well, I don't think their calendar is wrong at all, I think they naysayers are just arrogant.
I agree as well, I don't think their calendar is wrong at all, I think they naysayers are just arrogant.
reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 09:49 PM by Xcalibur254
reply to post by Athin
The Long Count (which is where the December 21, 2012 is derived from) is not astronomically based. It is, as the name implies, simply a count of days, or k'in, from a specific starting point. Using the GMT correlation this starting date is August 11, 3114 BC. Other than this starting date nothing influences the Long Count date. They did have two cyclical calendars, the Tzolkin and the Haab. The Haab is much like the modern calendar, however it was only 365 days long, so it did not account for the fact that it does not take the Earth an even 365 days to revolve around the Sun. The Tzolkin is a 260-day calendar and does not appear to correspond to specific astronomical events. Instead it appears to have dictated the occurrence of social events and rituals.
The Long Count (which is where the December 21, 2012 is derived from) is not astronomically based. It is, as the name implies, simply a count of days, or k'in, from a specific starting point. Using the GMT correlation this starting date is August 11, 3114 BC. Other than this starting date nothing influences the Long Count date. They did have two cyclical calendars, the Tzolkin and the Haab. The Haab is much like the modern calendar, however it was only 365 days long, so it did not account for the fact that it does not take the Earth an even 365 days to revolve around the Sun. The Tzolkin is a 260-day calendar and does not appear to correspond to specific astronomical events. Instead it appears to have dictated the occurrence of social events and rituals.
reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 10:13 PM by tHEpROGRESSIVE
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What does it matter if the Mayan calendar is right or wrong. There is no way that these people, whose height of technology was building things out of stone, are going to know anything about the world ending or shifting phase or whatever other crap people want to attribute to them.
When you think of it, its kind of hilarious. Some dude who eventually got tired of making a calendar, because you can't make one to infinity, have all these people thinking the world is going to end. This logic is the equivalent of looking at the calendar on your computer and thinking the world began on 1/1/1980. LOL!
What does it matter if the Mayan calendar is right or wrong. There is no way that these people, whose height of technology was building things out of stone, are going to know anything about the world ending or shifting phase or whatever other crap people want to attribute to them.
When you think of it, its kind of hilarious. Some dude who eventually got tired of making a calendar, because you can't make one to infinity, have all these people thinking the world is going to end. This logic is the equivalent of looking at the calendar on your computer and thinking the world began on 1/1/1980. LOL!
reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 10:53 PM by Redevilfan09
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Mayans say 3114 b.c , the Egyptians say 3123 b.c was the beginning of time. Maybe they just worked out how to use numbers or something, and couldn't write them down. Maybe they went through a cosmic catastrophe aswell and it was the only way they could warn people in the future. Who knows, it is interesting though.
Just to add the Egyptians did run off a 360 day calender until something happened and it had to be changed too a 365 day calender with which the extra 5 days were called the days of the dead. So going off that, I gather something catastrophic did happen in their time.
Mayans say 3114 b.c , the Egyptians say 3123 b.c was the beginning of time. Maybe they just worked out how to use numbers or something, and couldn't write them down. Maybe they went through a cosmic catastrophe aswell and it was the only way they could warn people in the future. Who knows, it is interesting though.
Just to add the Egyptians did run off a 360 day calender until something happened and it had to be changed too a 365 day calender with which the extra 5 days were called the days of the dead. So going off that, I gather something catastrophic did happen in their time.
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reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 11:07 PM by Athin
reply to post by Xcalibur254
It is astronomy based. They didn't just choose a day at random to start their long count. They started it on a specific alignment.
It is astronomy based. They didn't just choose a day at random to start their long count. They started it on a specific alignment.
reply posted on 25-10-2011 @ 11:55 PM by hudsonhawk69
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The mayan calender is not wrong... Only our small minded interpretations of what it is supposed to mean.
The calander made perfect sence to the mayans...
But they are all dead.
The mayan calender is not wrong... Only our small minded interpretations of what it is supposed to mean.
The calander made perfect sence to the mayans...
But they are all dead.
reply posted on 26-10-2011 @ 08:16 AM by Xcalibur254
reply to post by Athin
There is no evidence for that. The August 11, 3314 BC is their date of Creation. All the evidence we have suggests that this is the only reasoning behind the date. The only calendar major calendar they had that could be tied to astronomical observations is the Haab. However, as I pointed out earlier the Haab is only 365 days long. It does not account for the extra .242 days in a year meaning that the Gregorian calendar is more accurate.
There is no evidence for that. The August 11, 3314 BC is their date of Creation. All the evidence we have suggests that this is the only reasoning behind the date. The only calendar major calendar they had that could be tied to astronomical observations is the Haab. However, as I pointed out earlier the Haab is only 365 days long. It does not account for the extra .242 days in a year meaning that the Gregorian calendar is more accurate.
reply posted on 28-10-2011 @ 06:21 PM by Athin
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No, not scared at all.
2.) I don't believe your religion. If you want I can explain why.
No, not scared at all.
2.) I don't believe your religion. If you want I can explain why.
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