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MSD · 07-13-2010, 04:17 PM

The Mayans didn't divide their calendar up in decimal like we did. The longest measurement of the long count was that b'ak'tun, the current (13th) one of which ends on 12/21/12, or 144,000 days since it started. There is no evidence that they would have associated the end of this b'ak'tun with anything but a cause to celebrate like we did to ring in the new millenium. Dates past the end of the 13th count are referenced in Mayan writings, and a lack of calendars for the 14th count can be attributed to the downfall of their civilization before anyone got around to making one for an era that wasn't going to happen for hundreds of years. Also, considering their calendar set the creation of earth at the beginning of the first long count in 3112 BCE, even if they did predict the end of the world in 2012 I don't see why we should give the prophecy much consideration.

07-13-2010, 04:17 PM	#13 (permalink)
MSD The sky calls to us ... Super Moderator Location: CT	The Mayans didn't divide their calendar up in decimal like we did. The longest measurement of the long count was that b'ak'tun, the current (13th) one of which ends on 12/21/12, or 144,000 days since it started. There is no evidence that they would have associated the end of this b'ak'tun with anything but a cause to celebrate like we did to ring in the new millenium. Dates past the end of the 13th count are referenced in Mayan writings, and a lack of calendars for the 14th count can be attributed to the downfall of their civilization before anyone got around to making one for an era that wasn't going to happen for hundreds of years. Also, considering their calendar set the creation of earth at the beginning of the first long count in 3112 BCE, even if they did predict the end of the world in 2012 I don't see why we should give the prophecy much consideration.