Smoke
Done here.
I don't, of course. But I didn't believe in the Rapture when I was a Christian, either. It's not a traditional Christian teaching; it was dreamed up by Dispensationalist sectarians less than 200 years ago.
-
Welcome to Religious Forums, a friendly forum to discuss all religions in a friendly surrounding.
Your voice is missing! You will need to register to get access to the following site features:- Reply to discussions and create your own threads.
- Our modern chat room. No add-ons or extensions required, just login and start chatting!
- Access to private conversations with other members.
We hope to see you as a part of our community soon!
2012: What are your thoughts?
- Thread starter Subhood
- Start date
Just_me_Mike
Well-Known Member
The world will not make it to 2012.
Smoke
Done here.
They had a yearly cycle based on the moon, but as far as the kind of calendar you'd need to make predictions about a certain year, I've never heard of one. And they didn't have their own writing system before they were Christianized, either.
freethinker44
Well-Known Member
maybe 2012 will just another crushing blow to people who believe the rapture will ever come. Just in case anyone thinks anything is going to happen though, remember y2k? That was the end of the world too.
Just_me_Mike
Well-Known Member
I am warning you, May 21st 2011 seems to be the day.
gnomon
Well-Known Member
There's only a couple of years left to capitalize on this nonsense and make some money.
That's the only thought I have at this moment on the subject.
I was thinking of stocking up on cheap trinkets from Guatemala so I can hawk them off on EBay as magical artifacts.
2012 will come and go and another date will be decided on based on a convoluted interpretation of finding whatever numbers fit their preconceptions in the Bible or some other religious text. Not unlike the tortured manipulations the Bible code crowd managed to make up. Some vague passage from Nostradamus, an odd celestial event, or maybe the 2012ites will decide they forgot to carry the one or something and the date is actually 2040 or whatever.
A failed prediction for the end of the world or Jesus' second coming never stopped the faithful from forging along. I'm looking at you Charles Russell and 1914, 1918, 1920, 1925, 1941, 1975, and 1994.
MoonShadow1
Freshman Member
Greeting's,
Perhaps we may yet admit that the current & growing preoccupation with the Dec. 21, 2012 prediction advanced via so many ancient cultures are: Intriguing and most provacative in the least case......................
Without doubt there is much we cannot fathom regarding the ancient prophecies, especially 2012 and it's most ominious "End Of Days" scenario.
And yet we may deduce from some information regarding reports that some of our leading Astronomers have confirmed... a most unusual planetary allignment on Dec. 21, 2012 that in theory could cause a dynamic and perhaps most significant cosmic event and may well generate devastation beyond our comprehension !!!
Friends, the ancient 2012 prediction may well deserve our close attention as it continues to develop in the scientific and prophetic spheres..... Something may well be afoot at this particular time in our history as many of you have sincerely suggested in this most provacative forum..... A continuation of our keen interest
regarding this prediction may be most wise............
Thank You M/S1
Just_me_Mike
Well-Known Member
One other comment, is 2012 rhethoric is possibly a diversion to the actual event, so that those who might consider any of it to be legit, or worth looking into, will probably be drawn to the more fantastic alure of 2012, instead of May 21st 2011.
Could be a ploy by Satan to try one last chance to frustrate God's plan.
It is a good plan to over shoot the date, so that people are really not ready. Kind of like the movie Die Hard when the terrorist took over air traffic control and changed the elevations so when a plane tried to land it crashed because it hit the ground thinking they were higher than they actually were.
Could be a ploy by Satan to try one last chance to frustrate God's plan.
It is a good plan to over shoot the date, so that people are really not ready. Kind of like the movie Die Hard when the terrorist took over air traffic control and changed the elevations so when a plane tried to land it crashed because it hit the ground thinking they were higher than they actually were.
But there simply isn't any unusual astronomical alignment on that date at all. Even if there were some alignment, there's nothing to be concerned about. The planets were closely aligned on 5/5/2000 (remember the "Jupiter Effect"?) and nothing happened. An alignment between the sun and any point in the galaxy will have zero effect on our little planet. None. And this is assuming one could reasonably calculate any galactic center with which to draw the conclusion there will be any alignment.And yet we may deduce from some information regarding reports that some of our leading Astronomers have confirmed... a most unusual planetary allignment on Dec. 21, 2012 that in theory could cause a dynamic and perhaps most significant cosmic event and may well generate devastation beyond our comprehension !!!
rojse
RF Addict
Come on, Nepenthe, let's not get facts in the way of hysterical doomsday prophecies.
methylatedghosts
Can't brain. Has dumb.
Because tomorrow is wednesday. And Wednesday is hump day - the day you need to feel positive about stuff because it's the middle of the week. No-one wants to feel bad on hump day, so it can't be tomorrow. Perhaps Thursday though - it was mentioned in Hitch-hiker's Guide.
Subhood
aintnopartylikeanopenbar
Also some people consider different things scams.
Some call this 2012 talk a scam.
Some call religion a scam.
Yet millions believe in both. (Don't know how many believe in each one but the fact remains that some people choose to believe in religion some choose to believe in 2012 talk or maybe both)
Kilgore Trout
Misanthropic Humanist
Our whole economy is pretty much dependent on this fact.
Wandered Off
Sporadic Driveby Member
As is our political system.
McBell
Unbound
Millions of people thought the world was flat.
Millions of people thought tomatoes were poisonous
Millions of people thought the world was going to end year 2000.
As you can see, the whole "millions of people believe" does not help your argument.
Twilight Hue
Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Originally Posted by Nepenthe
But there simply isn't any unusual astronomical alignment on that date at all. Even if there were some alignment, there's nothing to be concerned about. The planets were closely aligned on 5/5/2000 (remember the "Jupiter Effect"?) and nothing happened. An alignment between the sun and any point in the galaxy will have zero effect on our little planet. None. And this is assuming one could reasonably calculate any galactic center with which to draw the conclusion there will be any alignment.
I remember that. The day after that was a great day to listen to all the DJs and talk show hosts
go to town on all the doomsayers. lol