In the Matter of Mayan Mayhem & Other Myths
The Mayans had creator gods called Kukulkan who attempted two times to create man in their own image but failed. “Kuku” and his fellow gods, like storm god Huracan (no joke), finally got it right on the third try. On August 11, 3114 BCE the Mayans were created. People in other parts of the world were ignored as irrelevant since they were created by other competing “gods”.
Along the way, they allegedly developed significant astrological and astronomical predictive observations, all without telescopes by the way, and a long count calendar of 13 baktuns, which now ends in 2 days. Unfortunately, their calendar and starry eyed observations failed to predict their own demise by 900 AD. Primary reasons given for their decline by respected scientists were peasant revolt, overpopulation, disease or drought. They did regenerate after 900 AD somewhat, just in time to be conquered by Spanish in 1511. This event was also not adequately covered by their calendar.
Along the way, they allegedly developed significant astrological and astronomical predictive observations, all without telescopes by the way, and a long count calendar of 13 baktuns, which now ends in 2 days. Unfortunately, their calendar and starry eyed observations failed to predict their own demise by 900 AD. Primary reasons given for their decline by respected scientists were peasant revolt, overpopulation, disease or drought. They did regenerate after 900 AD somewhat, just in time to be conquered by Spanish in 1511. This event was also not adequately covered by their calendar.
Now it is true that we have a rare 25,772 year alignment of the sun on that day with our galaxy’s center (from our perspective on earth) so the Mayans did get that right. But our “sun is but one of a few hundred billion stars that make up the Milky Way Galaxy”. Am quite sure other “suns” have had similar alignments without hazards.
Doomsday Calendar
Based on the Mayan calendar, we have an overwhelming number of myth monsters who purport to show the end of the world has been predicted in two days time based on this celestial event. Excuse me. What is wrong with this picture?
The doomsday calendar proponents also say Jupiter is on one side of earth’s orbit and Saturn on the other, the pull of which will create giant earthquakes, pole shifts and solar maximum activity. In addition, they state that the infamous, unknown and unproven 10th planet Nibiru will reappear from behind the sun at high noon on December 21st to further create chaos, calamity and a celestial fireworks show.
A Probability Bordering on Certainty
My assessment? An interesting but irrelevant celestial calendar event where the sun’s centering plus Jupiter and Saturn’s relative positioning create a gravity balance, not Mayan Mayhem and other nonsense.
If you're concerned about the fate of mankind, there are more pressing, down to earth mathematical matters, like debt, default and drought issues than the end of the Mayan calendar. There is simply no evidence that December 21, 2012 will have any more importance than the previous Y2K hysteria.
On my calendar, I predict the sun will come up in the east, birds will chirp, and yawns will occur with a probability bordering on certainty.
12/19/12
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