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Creed of Heresy Offline
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2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:31 am
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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:33 am
(March 21, 2012 at 10:31 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: 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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:39 am (This post was last modified: March 21, 2012 at 10:41 am by NoMoreFaith.)
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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:42 am
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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:47 am
(March 21, 2012 at 10:39 am)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.
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.

...Well now I feel silly. XD
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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 10:51 am
(March 21, 2012 at 10:47 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: ...Well now I feel silly. XD

At least you can spell Calendar reliably..... Sad
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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 11:19 am
*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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 11:26 am
(March 21, 2012 at 11:19 am)Creed of Heresy Wrote: Snookie is going to have a baby close to that date.

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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 11:28 am (This post was last modified: March 21, 2012 at 11:29 am by FallentoReason.)
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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RE: 2012
March 21, 2012 at 11:31 am
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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