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Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:16 PM Jun 2016

Scholars Release The Latest Date For Apocalypse - June 3-4, 2016

Scholars Release The Latest Date For Apocalypse - June 3-4, 2016
As four years after the deadline for the end of the world (as set by the Mayan calendar) came and went without incident, scholars across the world have been trying to put their heads together to understand how the advanced knowledge of the Mayans had gone wrong.
Turns out, it hadn't.
Modern day scholars were the ones who got the date wrong. A series of miscalculations led to the faulty date, which has now been revised to five days from today, June 3-4 this year!
It was earlier believed that the end of the calendar marked the end of a 5,126-year-long cycle in the Mesoamerican Long Count calendar. This would mean a new era of positive energy on Earth and the beginning of a new age. This is believed to be a cryptic message marking the end of the world.
“As far as we know, the people of Mesoamerica, the Maya included, didn’t care about leap years,” Anthony Aveni, an expert in ancient Mesoamerican astronomy at Colgate University told the National Geographic.
“Our philosophy about leap year is a complicated scheme to make the seasons jibe with the calendar,” Aveni said. “They were more concerned that time should be unbroken, not interfered with, and that the count of time should have continuity.”

Oh, my.
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Scholars Release The Latest Date For Apocalypse - June 3-4, 2016 (Original Post) Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 OP
Well if we are gonna have a new positive energy Earth and a New Age..I'm for it. bkkyosemite Jun 2016 #1
Harmony and Understanding. Sympathy and Trust abounding. Iggo Jun 2016 #31
At least we won't have to suffer through Trumpism Jeffersons Ghost Jun 2016 #36
I guess I'll watch one last baseball game pscot Jun 2016 #2
Guess I'll watch the Warriors game and eat my final meal — lobster, steak, a gallon of . . . brush Jun 2016 #22
How shall we prepare for this? I had other plans for the weekend. No Vested Interest Jun 2016 #3
Absolutely put out the garbage. The four horsemen can pick it up. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #12
!!!! No Vested Interest Jun 2016 #32
At least jehop61 Jun 2016 #4
That's looking on the bright side of things. Zing Zing Zingbah Jun 2016 #17
I guess we no longer have to worry about the primaries csziggy Jun 2016 #5
On a good note, if it happens it will be a peaceful around her. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #11
Well, Sherman A1 Jun 2016 #6
This message was self-deleted by its author Turbineguy Jun 2016 #7
No idea who decided this. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #10
When I woke up the last time they predicted the end of the world... GummyBearz Jun 2016 #8
Well, a bad hangover can make you wish for the end of the world. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #9
Damn! I made my mortgage payment! WhiteTara Jun 2016 #13
I wouldn't worry much Hayduke Bomgarte Jun 2016 #15
Just enough time to max out the old MasterCard liberaltrucker Jun 2016 #14
Where's the tin foil hat forum? L. Coyote Jun 2016 #16
Your are 100% correct. But the so called scholars are good for a laugh. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #20
That does it... I will pay NO bills tomorrow or Friday. hlthe2b Jun 2016 #18
But the Pens are up 2-0 in the Stanly Cup Finals! Blue_Tires Jun 2016 #19
Great, just great gratuitous Jun 2016 #21
Oregon, always ahead of the nation and entire world, knew this was coming and planned for it: L. Coyote Jun 2016 #23
Wonder if I have time to get my nails done. lapislzi Jun 2016 #24
...i feel fine. Warren DeMontague Jun 2016 #25
Well then, I DEFINITELY won't clean my house!!! elleng Jun 2016 #26
Darn . . . why did I waste time grocery shopping? Vinca Jun 2016 #27
Why don't these eggheads ever ask the Maya what they have to say? Scientific Jun 2016 #28
"Scholars"? They've definitely got advanced degrees in bullshit . . . hatrack Jun 2016 #29
Well, Anthony Aveni is an extremely well respected... a la izquierda Jun 2016 #39
PAAHRR-TEEE!! immoderate Jun 2016 #30
And I'm going to Pensacola tomorrow...... socialist_n_TN Jun 2016 #33
So who preparing for this? malaise Jun 2016 #34
Thanks. No sense in driving to work tomorrow. I'll await oblivion from the nearest Ben and Jerry's. lindysalsagal Jun 2016 #35
Not the wrong date. This is from the India Times. What do they know about Indian culture? Bucky Jun 2016 #37
The link is well worth the click! marble falls Jun 2016 #38
It's June 6 so I guess we're OK. gollygee Jun 2016 #40
All joking aside... a la izquierda Jun 2016 #41
I must have missed it. NaturalHigh Jun 2016 #42

Jeffersons Ghost

(15,235 posts)
36. At least we won't have to suffer through Trumpism
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:12 PM
Jun 2016

Your words are reminiscent of an old song I posted at DU, long ago.

pscot

(21,023 posts)
2. I guess I'll watch one last baseball game
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:20 PM
Jun 2016

this evening. I was thinking about hauling some stuff to the dump. I'm glad now I put it off.

brush

(53,467 posts)
22. Guess I'll watch the Warriors game and eat my final meal — lobster, steak, a gallon of . . .
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:12 PM
Jun 2016

mint chocolate chip . . . and repeat since there's no tomorrow.

No Vested Interest

(5,156 posts)
3. How shall we prepare for this? I had other plans for the weekend.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:21 PM
Jun 2016

Should I put my garbage out for pickup, just in case it's a little late?

csziggy

(34,119 posts)
5. I guess we no longer have to worry about the primaries
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:24 PM
Jun 2016

And will never know who will get the Democratic nomination!

Response to Agnosticsherbet (Original post)

Agnosticsherbet

(11,619 posts)
10. No idea who decided this.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:40 PM
Jun 2016

But you should plan on going to your dentist. Mine would still charge me if I failed to show up after the end of the universe.

 

GummyBearz

(2,931 posts)
8. When I woke up the last time they predicted the end of the world...
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:33 PM
Jun 2016

When I woke up the last time they predicted the end of the world, I was freaking out thinking it was the end of the world. But no, it was just a bad hangover.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
16. Where's the tin foil hat forum?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 03:54 PM
Jun 2016

Scholars? Really? No real scholar would believe that crap.

Adding quotes from a scholar to a pile of manure does not turn it into gold.

gratuitous

(82,849 posts)
21. Great, just great
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 04:09 PM
Jun 2016

There's a total solar eclipse I just read about that's scheduled to go over most of the United States in August 2017. Nertz.

lapislzi

(5,762 posts)
24. Wonder if I have time to get my nails done.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 05:01 PM
Jun 2016

And, dammit, my favorite jeans are in the wash.

Sometimes things just don't go your way.

Scientific

(314 posts)
28. Why don't these eggheads ever ask the Maya what they have to say?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 05:20 PM
Jun 2016

Pretty lame to do your own figuring and then announce yoru own Apocalypse, and try to pin it on the Mayans. Sensational slop.

malaise

(267,784 posts)
34. So who preparing for this?
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 07:47 PM
Jun 2016

Do you need my address/account to abandon your earthly distractions and give away your earthly bank accounts to me

lindysalsagal

(20,433 posts)
35. Thanks. No sense in driving to work tomorrow. I'll await oblivion from the nearest Ben and Jerry's.
Thu Jun 2, 2016, 08:00 PM
Jun 2016

Hope the chunky monkey's fresh!

Bucky

(53,795 posts)
37. Not the wrong date. This is from the India Times. What do they know about Indian culture?
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 07:33 AM
Jun 2016

No, I mean the other Indians.

a la izquierda

(11,784 posts)
41. All joking aside...
Mon Jun 6, 2016, 08:27 AM
Jun 2016

I really, *really* wish actual scholars (Anthony Aveni, though he only commented that Mayas didn't care about leap years) would not have their names dragged through the mud in these stupid kinds of stories. And I wish they wouldn't be published. Every single semester I have to undo the "knowledge" instilled in students by this kind of garbage, or its ancient aliens ilk.

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