Technically, the Mayan Calendar is not the only one that predicted that date.
It was always known the Bible was written with a mathematical basis, it has drawn the interest of scientists and mathematicians whether they believe in its premise or not. It has a fractal precision that scientists believed could be decoded to predict future events.
In the process of decoding it, they found that it actually did predict every major disaster to the date - along with some that (other countries than America) would consider minor (like the assassination of President Kennedy, etc.).
When they confirmed their decoding was accurate, they used the same formula to look into the future, and came up with the same date for the end of the world as the Mayan Calendar had. (Coincidence?)
The predictions that show the end times are near - these are coming true daily - not just the wars, but the changes in weather patterns, the shifting of the Earth's plates that are causing natural disasters like these massive tsunamis - melting of places in the south pole show there are underground volcanoes erupting.
Does that mean the earth may one day self destruct? Maybe the 'Big Bang' theory that scientists believe brought our universe about was accurate, maybe not - but things happen in cycles, history always repeats itself - is that where our planet is headed?
The stability of life on a planet is based on a precise tilt of the axis, precise timing of revolutions and orbit - any change could bring us closer to the sun or further away. Closer would melt the polar caps, flooding areas we live in - or just plain cooking us. Further away and we would freeze.
So are we facing global destruction? Most likely, yes...the question is when. I don't believe we will see it in our lifetimes - but one can't ignore the fact that other planets as big as ours have self destructed, pieces of them have fallen to our Earth and created huge, massive craters that we (for a century at least) have visited as National Sites, one is over 100 miles in diameter.
http://www.scienceclarified.com/landforms/...ite-Crater.htmlWe can't ignore the possibilities, nor live in fear of the end - but we should take care of this Earth and be aware of changes that could be detrimental, learn from the past of these other planets that have exploded to protect the future of our own planet. It is not a matter of just not wasting the natural resources anymore, but keeping a vigil over the planet itself to ensure it is here to enjoy.
This post has been edited by mALX: Dec 30 2010, 07:19 PM