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21st March 2012, 15:31
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2012
Leap years.
The Mayans didn't account for them. Caesar implemented them long after the Mayan Calendar. "Their" 2012 should've happened about nine months ago or so. |
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"The word 'heretic' ought to be a term of honour..." ~Charles Bradlaugh~
"They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us all and leaves us stumbling about in ignorance." ~Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad~ “What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” ~Christopher Hitchens~ ![[Image: c8d.jpg]](http://i1.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/masonry/000/277/415/c8d.jpg) Creed of Heresy's kill-count: Al-Fatihah, JesusSaves, ibm.somethingorother, Gilgamesh - 2 weeks. Don't fuck with me, I'll gladly see your ass banned and I won't think twice about causing your forcible departure. |
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21st March 2012, 15:33
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"I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance." - Stephen Fry
“If I don't know I don't know, I think I know. If I don't know I know, I think I don't know.” - R. D. Laing |
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Kudos given by (1): FallentoReason |
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21st March 2012, 15:39
(This post was last modified: 21st March 2012 15:41 by NoMoreFaith.)
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RE: 2012
I believe the Mayan Calendar already accounted for leap years or more precisely, had no need of one, their year was more accurate than the gregorian one.
I believe the date is still accurate. Either way, 21/12/2012 is simply the end of (one of) their calendars, which would refresh back to zero and start again. They make no inference that the world ends, merely the calender goes back to zero, in the same way a clock ends at 23:59 each day and starts again. People love to spread fear. EDIT: Blow me, when did spelling Calendar get so hard.. I'm going senile. |
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Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside? The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm |
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Kudos given by (2): Violet Lilly Blossom, Loading Please Wait |
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21st March 2012, 15:42
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RE: 2012
Just so you know ...
The world is not ending in 2012. It doesn't matter if the Mayans accounted for Leap years or not. It is inconsequential. |
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. . . A casual stroll through hell  proves that I don't give a shit about anyone but myself. ~GOD |
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Kudos given by (2): Cthulhu Dreaming, Loading Please Wait |
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21st March 2012, 15:47
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RE: 2012
(21st March 2012 15:39)NoMoreFaith Wrote: I believe the Mayan Calendar already accounted for leap years or more precisely, had no need of one, their year was more accurate than the gregorian one. ...Well now I feel silly. XD |
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"The word 'heretic' ought to be a term of honour..." ~Charles Bradlaugh~
"They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us all and leaves us stumbling about in ignorance." ~Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad~ “What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” ~Christopher Hitchens~ Creed of Heresy's kill-count: Al-Fatihah, JesusSaves, ibm.somethingorother, Gilgamesh - 2 weeks. Don't fuck with me, I'll gladly see your ass banned and I won't think twice about causing your forcible departure. |
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21st March 2012, 15:51
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Self-authenticating private evidence is useless, because it is indistinguishable from the illusion of it. ― Kel, Kelosophy Blog
If you’re going to watch tele, you should watch Scooby Doo. That show was so cool because every time there’s a church with a ghoul, or a ghost in a school. They looked beneath the mask and what was inside? The f**king janitor or the dude who runs the waterslide. Throughout history every mystery. Ever solved has turned out to be. Not Magic. ― Tim Minchin, Storm |
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21st March 2012, 16:19
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RE: 2012
*laughs* Well, whenever anyone brings up the point of "the end of the world in 2012," I point to the one thing that MIGHT signal that it's true: Snookie is going to have a baby close to that date.
BUT, on the other hand...the Mayans didn't do too good a job predicting their own empire's demise, so... *laughs* |
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"The word 'heretic' ought to be a term of honour..." ~Charles Bradlaugh~
"They say it is a light that brings truth and love. I say it is a light that blinds us all and leaves us stumbling about in ignorance." ~Altaïr Ibn-La'Ahad~ “What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof.” ~Christopher Hitchens~ Creed of Heresy's kill-count: Al-Fatihah, JesusSaves, ibm.somethingorother, Gilgamesh - 2 weeks. Don't fuck with me, I'll gladly see your ass banned and I won't think twice about causing your forcible departure. |
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Kudos given by (1): Insanity x |
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21st March 2012, 16:26
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Kudos given by (1): Insanity x |
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21st March 2012, 16:28
(This post was last modified: 21st March 2012 16:29 by FallentoReason.)
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RE: 2012
I don't blame those Mayans for quitting their calendar-making jobs after carving out the next 2500+ years on stones. Why did they have to make the end of the world this year though.. far out! Could have carved out a couple more at least. Slack.
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21st March 2012, 16:31
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RE: 2012
I love the jump from. Calendar runs out of days therefor there are no days left "were all gunna die!" Flip the fucking calendar over!! I don't have a panic attack every December.
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"I am a lover of truth, a worshipper of freedom, a celebrant at the altar of language and purity and tolerance." - Stephen Fry
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