History Channel

[samhass]

Decoding the Past- Doomsday 2012-The End of Time.

Did anyone watch this? It was fascinating.

[beady]

Ohhhhh.....
I missed it , do you know if it will be repeated.

[villages07]

Looks like it will be on again Sunday morning, April 13th...one place on their site says 9am, another says 10 am...so, check your listings to be sure!!! Sounds very interesting...thanks for the heads up, SamHass.

Here's an abstract from their website:

There are prophecies and oracles from around the world that all seem to point to December 21, 2012 as doomsday. The ancient Mayan Calendar, the medieval predictions of Merlin, the Book of Revelation and the Chinese oracle of the I Ching all point to this specific date as the end of civilization. A new technology called "The Web-Bot Project" makes massive scans of the internet as a means of forecasting the future... and has turned up the same dreaded date: 2012. Skeptics point to a long history of "Failed Doomsdays", but many oracles of doom throughout history have a disturbingly accurate track record. As the year 2012 ticks ever closer we'll speculate if there are any reasons to believe these doomsayers.

[Mintjulep]

Sounds interesting!!
It will be on Sunday morning at 10 EST.
I just Tivoed it in case I forget.
Thanx Sam and V07 for the info...

[bestmickey]

Yes, I watched it. I've heard of the 12/21/12 prophecy on many television programs, over the past few years. I think that would be a very good date for a very big party.

[chuckinca]

I think a big dinner party should be planned for 08/08/08 - - -

[renielarson]

I missed it and won't be able to watch it Sunday either...sigh

Same with the John Adams mini-series...

Drats to my travel schedule...it's on the plane traveling back home OR watching these 2 shows....

Wish I didn't need to work to build up my retirement or the choice would be a no-brainer!

[Donna]

Decoding the Past- Doomsday 2012-The End of Time.

Did anyone watch this? It was fascinating.


I wonder if I can buy the video????

[Donna]

http://es.youtube.com/watch?v=ash_5a_37-w&mode=related&search=

[chelsea24]

Thanks Sam, I'll Tivo it. That's when the Mayan calendar stops too. One of my hubby's receptionists is convinced that's the end of the world! [b]Let's party hearty!!!http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/drunksmilef.gif (http://www.millan.net)http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/hiccupsmile.gif (http://www.millan.net)
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[swrinfla]

chuckinca:

Now that's a grand idea. Do Villagers come out to the Left Coast, or will you be here???????
:joke:

SWR

[chuckinca]

chuckinca:

Now that's a grand idea. Do Villagers come out to the Left Coast, or will you be here???????
:joke:

SWR



Some probably do.

on 08/08/08, probably not - too humid for the boss. Planning on an October visit if there are any planes still flying.

[bestmickey]

I think a big dinner party should be planned for 08/08/08 - - -



:( I won't be there, and the friends I have around here just aren't as fun as you folks in The Villages. :(

[samhass]

I think the magic date is 12/21/2012. Speculation is that the planets will align on that day and the earth may shift. I think they said prior to another shift Alaska was on the equator.
I have to watch it again when I'm not falling asleep. My question would be ...should another shift occur, which way will the earth tilt? How will we be affected here? Do I keep the property in Pa hoping it will become tropical :joke:? Will Florida be a great spot to be?
Is this going to ruin any parties set for that day?
All kidding aside, it's a fascinating topic that I would like to explore from a scientific standpoint.

[chelsea24]

:agree: I think it's an extremely fascinating subject. I'm going to research it more on the internet. But I don't want to scare the bejeebies out of myself! :yikes:

Group Hug anyone? http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/grouphugg.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[samhass]

I'll hug ya, Chels. ;)

[Barefoot]

Remember Year 2000? People in my area (rural) were burying money and food in their back yards. They knew the city folks people would be moving north, raping and pillaging the farm people.

Hope this is just one more false alarm. Scary topic. Oh well, we've got four more years in Paradise.

[Donna]

:agree: I think it's an extremely fascinating subject. I'm going to research it more on the internet. But I don't want to scare the bejeebies out of myself! :yikes:

Group Hug anyone? http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/grouphugg.gif (http://www.millan.net)


Chel,
I would be very interested to see what you find out..I am slso very interested in this topic....http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/wink2.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[Hyacinth Bucket]

Donna appreciate you posting the web site. This way I will be able to see part of it.

Chels - also interested in learning what you learn.

This for me is a truly fascinating subject.

Hope this thread continues with more people adding their thoughts and knowledge.

HB

[Mintjulep]

Yikes!!! That Doomsday show WAS scary stuff.
The History Channel had several shows on that subject yesterday.
I tivoed em all and we watched some of em last night.
Then I had to do a little research on the subject this morning.

My conclusion is that we need to discount this house more (in NC) to hurry up and sell it,
so we can spend our remaining time in TV,,, just in case....
We are scheduling an Open House for Sunday... with the new price. :bow:

Here's the link to buy some of the Decoding The Past episodes in case anyone wants it.
The Doomsday 2012 one is not available yet, guess it's too new.
I watched the Mayan one also tho and it was very interesting...

http://store.aetv.com/html/search/cb_search.jhtml?search=decoding+the+past&itemType=All&x=0&y=0&key=||decoding%20the%20past||&_requestid=41481

[Taltarzac]

You all know by now probably that I love looking for numbers in movies, books, TV shows, ads, and the like and having been doing so since the person behind me on around March 12, 1995 at the Petaluma Theater (CA) asked someone "Did you see that?" when the film Outbreak showed a 611-614 or so sequence.

But, unless, the Mayans had some knowledge about the movements of the planets and the like-- probably from outside sources-- cannot see how they would know how 12/12/2012 could mean anything?

I remember all those books about aliens visiting various ancient civilizations and the evidence for this. Maybe, there is something to that??? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_astronaut_theory

The Mayans were a magnificent civilization as far as knowledge of the planets was concerned as well as architecture but my skeptical mind is having a lot of trouble making that leap of faith that without some kind of extraterrestial help in the form of a miracle and/or aliens cannot see how they could discover the date of the end of the world.

Guess I will have to see that DVD at some point and judge for myself though.

[chelsea24]

:yikes: OK, well that show did scare the bejebbies out of me! Went online and found this
is anyone's interested. And it gives you a whole bunch of other links.

http://www.december212012.com/

I started to read through some of this but it was really getting to me so I just went to bed and hid under the covers. That might help in the future. http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/beafraid.gif (http://www.millan.net)

The old "head under the covers" routine. Anyway, I'll be here if you need me. Or in my newly constructed "hole in the ground". http://www.millan.net/minimations/smileys/safetocomeoutff.gif (http://www.millan.net)

[samhass]

Tal, I have to tell you, I'm really not rooting for the Mayans and their predictions at this point.

[Taltarzac]

Tal, I have to tell you, I'm really not rooting for the Mayans and their predictions at this point.


The Mayans still seem to be around. Had to Google them to find this out. :read:

[nONIE]

Really didnt want to see it or hear about it, I choose to live in denial!

[Mintjulep]

Tal,
I totally agree with you about the extraterrestrial help.
That's the only way I can mentally accept some of these historical feats.
Like the figures you can only see from an aircraft
.
And these Mayans didn't have telescopes to look at the Milky Way.
Naked eye only.... How could they do that... And look into the sun...
Shoot, I feel lucky just to be able to tell the direction from the sun.
How could they know the sun would be in the center of the Milky Way
and the planets would align just so, thousands of years in advance!!!

Gives me a headache just thinking about it!!! :yikes:

[Russ_Boston]

Fun topic but let's remember that the current calendar is just that - current. It was started after the fact (in 1582) and predated to a point in time (arrival of Jesus Christ). So 12/12/12 is just another point in time based on the Gregorian view of things. The real date is probably something like 12/12/4,506,004,089

[KathieI]

Really didnt want to see it or hear about it, I choose to live in denial!

Me too Nonie, watched it last night, I DVR'd it, couldn't get through the whole thing, too confusing and too scary. Switched over to a saved "Matlock" that's my speed. Put me to sleep as usual. What I don't know, won't hurt me!! My favorite saying..... :yikes:

[Taltarzac]

Me too Nonie, watched it last night, I DVR'd it, couldn't get through the whole thing, too confusing and too scary. Switched over to a saved "Matlock" that's my speed. Put me to sleep as usual. What I don't know, won't hurt me!! My favorite saying..... :yikes:




This is an interesting article to go along with that program. http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2007-03-27-maya-2012_n.htm

[samhass]

Good article Tal. I hope and suspect it's correct. I still question if the planetary alignment would cause any shift of the polar axis. If so, how would earth be affected?

[Taltarzac]

Good article Tal. I hope and suspect it's correct. I still question if the planetary alignment would cause any shift of the polar axis. If so, how would earth be affected?


This seems to answer that. http://www-istp.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/StarFAQ18.htm#q306