TTG_Sn4pB4CK_LOBB13Z wrote

Jinx wrote

TTG_ILikePie wrote Why does everyone care what the Mayans think. Yes their calendar ends on that day, but we are talking about a prehistoric civilization that sacrificed babies to make it RAIN. Why should we follow any of their ideas if they are crazy enough to think sacrificing a baby could effect the weather?


Edit: Another thing, if the Mayans could predict the future, why are they all dead now?

The Mayans are all dead? 6 million people killed in one night?

No, the Mayan population today is higher than it was when they were using the Calender.

Plus, the Mayans did not make the Calender, it had been in use in Pre-Columbia Mesoamerica since the 5th Century BCE.
The Mayans just 'improved' it according to their beliefs.

Of course the sacrifice of children seems silly and horrific to us now, but the Mayans;
1) Didn't believe death was a end, but instead, a beginning.
2) Had a very deep and complex culture.

They would remove the hearts of their sacrifices so that the deceased person would ascend to higher being automatically rather than through belief and conviction.

The price of this was obviously their life.

However, how can a 1-2 year old baby make this decision? they couldn't but one of their Gods demanded young sacrifices.
So, to overcome the decision making involved, the Mayans would use children with birth defects.

You cannot judge a civilization that was completely cut off, living in an uncivilized, barbaric and brutal world, especially if you don't understand how deeply rooted religion was in their society.

Indeed, But how will they predict everything to the exact date?
Will anybody today be able to do that?

Absolutely.

This is the exact translation from Mayan tablets:

"Two great big birds will destroy a city in 9/11/2001"

I, personally don't know how, but they managed it.

The Mayans never said the world was going to end , they just stopped the calender at December 21st 2012. Everyone's blowing this out of proportion. And on the bright side , if it does end , we'll all be dead and it wont matter.

They said the world isnt ending cos at 21 december mayans are starting an new calender! -.- HOW Y NO READ GOOGLE?!?!??!

Here for all hat0rs the world is ending here is proof [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

the mayan calender doesnt have a leap
year so in theory the world should have ended about 8-7
months ago did it?
I think not.

Nuff said
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NeedMODzzzz wrote Here for all hat0rs the world is ending here is proof [ Register or Signin to view external links. ]

You sir are a idiot i glanced at the side oh look
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And you believe that its a trolling website think before you post

Adaptation wrote the mayan calender doesnt have a leap
year so in theory the world should have ended about 8-7
months ago did it?
I think not.

Nuff said
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Please take the time to read through the last two sections of this post.

Forums/t=4443204/december-21st-de...thing.html

It explains why leap years have had no effect on the Calender.

Thanks.

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Xzidez wrote The Mayans where right..
The planets are lining up
Dont bealive me? Download Starwalk from app-store and see it for yourself...
And how the F did the Mayans know that?
Leave your thoughts guys!

The Mayans did not predict that the 'plants would line up' or even that the world would end. Please do research before you say stupid things.

i kinda feel bad for all of you who think the planets r aligning. U can clearly see that the planets rnt aligning. TRY LOOKING AT A BIRDS EYE VIEW IDIOTS.

This is how people are viewing it (Letter is planet):

---E---M---J----M---N---P--- ect...

It should be viewed from above