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Saturday, December 8, 2012

End of the World Poll: Is the Apocalypse Really Coming on Dec. 21?

The Mayans may or may not have predicted the apocalypse will occur on Dec. 21 -- just two weeks from now. Do you buy it?

  Time for another Patch poll, and it's simple this time: Do you expect the world to end on Dec. 21, 2012? Apocalypse in the house ... Seriously though, even NASA is getting in on the action. The agency created a page on its website devoted to debunking the Mayan apocalypse idea—not least because the Mayans never predicted any such thing. The date is simply the end of one time period that simply starts over. “Our planet has been getting along just fine for more than 4 billion years, and credible scientists worldwide know of no threat associated with 2012,” NASA wrote. But maybe they're just fun-haters: there are a number of parties planned for Dec. 20 or 21 this year, just in case the Earth explodes, or zombies run amok. With the "long …

Binders4Romney

8:07 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012

Where's Mr Harold Camping this time? If he is not predicting a doomsday this time then I really have a reason to worry.   more ›

Friday, December 7, 2012

NASA: World Won't End on Dec. 21

Doomsday talk has rekindled, but NASA says the Mayans were off.

  Does talk of Dec. 21 give you chills? Do you believe that the Mayan calendar predicts our demise?  NASA scientists are not worried.  According to the NASA website, the only thing that will happen on Dec. 21 is the winter solstice.  The website also compared the lack of dates on the Mayan calendar to the lack of dates on current calendars. "Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then - just as your calendar begins again on January 1 - another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar." Of course, those screaming doomsday are getting far more attention.  The …

austin leitzsey

8:07 pm on Sunday, December 9, 2012

um this wont happen Mayan calender was made before leap years and such there fore the end would of been months ago in august that is all.   more ›

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