Seriously. What is it about the 2012 apocalypse theory that is so believable to so many people? I don't understand it.
Most people believe it simply because "the Mayan calendar ended in 2012", as if that's some great evidence in of itself. The calendar had to end sometime, didn't it? After all, there are no more Mayans left to update the calendar, now are there? Nor are there any to explain why the calendar ends when it does. It could be arbitrary. Maybe the scribe's hand or the astronomer's mind got tired and they figured they were set for at least 1500 years, so why bother going any further? It would be pretty futile, you know.
What might be even worse is when people cite reasons besides the Mayan calendar for the 2012 apocalypse date. Don't these people find it odd that another major apocalypse theory majorly coincides with theirs? Shouldn't that be a sign that your theory is the result of mangled hearsay, much like a fevered version of the game 'telephone'?
People have been harping about the endtimes since the beginning of time, and honestly, we don't seem to be getting any closer. But really, am I the only one who thinks that the numbers of the people who believe in this particular apocalypse theory are massively overstated? Apparently, the Dutch are taking this really seriously. But isn't that an overstatement in itself? The article says "thousands of people", but how many people are in the Netherlands? Is this a majority or a minority?
Do many people believe this and they just keep quiet about it? In fact, do my friends, and your friends too, believe in it, and they just haven't said anything? What an odd thought. Better still... Do you believe in it? I just need to know how many intelligent, blog-reading people believe in this. The anticipation is killing me.
Most people believe it simply because "the Mayan calendar ended in 2012", as if that's some great evidence in of itself. The calendar had to end sometime, didn't it? After all, there are no more Mayans left to update the calendar, now are there? Nor are there any to explain why the calendar ends when it does. It could be arbitrary. Maybe the scribe's hand or the astronomer's mind got tired and they figured they were set for at least 1500 years, so why bother going any further? It would be pretty futile, you know.
What might be even worse is when people cite reasons besides the Mayan calendar for the 2012 apocalypse date. Don't these people find it odd that another major apocalypse theory majorly coincides with theirs? Shouldn't that be a sign that your theory is the result of mangled hearsay, much like a fevered version of the game 'telephone'?
People have been harping about the endtimes since the beginning of time, and honestly, we don't seem to be getting any closer. But really, am I the only one who thinks that the numbers of the people who believe in this particular apocalypse theory are massively overstated? Apparently, the Dutch are taking this really seriously. But isn't that an overstatement in itself? The article says "thousands of people", but how many people are in the Netherlands? Is this a majority or a minority?
Do many people believe this and they just keep quiet about it? In fact, do my friends, and your friends too, believe in it, and they just haven't said anything? What an odd thought. Better still... Do you believe in it? I just need to know how many intelligent, blog-reading people believe in this. The anticipation is killing me.
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