2012 - What does it mean to you?

Girl_On_Fire · 12-21-2012, 09:13 PM

I had heard of December 21st, 2012 since I was a very young child. I always had it in the back of my mind. I never really bought into the whole "we're all gonna die" mentality but since I'm open-minded, I believed anything was possible. Since we're all still here, I can only hope that the changes that this date has ushered in have come quietly but will improve our lives for the better. I, myself, am filled with great hope.

Ginger · 12-23-2012, 07:05 PM

I was thinking about this.

12/12/12 is the furthest logical extension of a certain pattern finally made possible in this century: 1/1/1, 2/2/2/ 3/3/3, etc.

Maybe the Mayans just meant, it's the end of that pattern.

But then I heard, they didn't have the same numerical system for years. 12/12/12 is actually represented with some other numerical symbols i their system.

So then I thought, well maybe it's the furthest logical extension in whatever system they do have.

But I don't know have enough information to check that out.

And then I started thinking, maybe it's the "end" in a more subtle way.

Maybe something happened on 12/12/12 that set into motion, a series of events that will culminate in the end of the world.

But if you look at it that way, the "end" started as soon as the earth "began," because the thing that set it into motion was itself set into motion by something before that—

so the end has always been inevitable, according to that logic.

What a cheery thought.

Toughy · 12-23-2012, 09:41 PM

The Mayan calendar did not frigging end............shaking my hand. The date (and I'm not it's actually 12/21/12) simply marks the end of the long count cycle. The next long count cycle began on 12/22/12 (date questionable).

It's a cyclic thang that calendar........no end in sight ever.........

Ginger · 12-23-2012, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Toughy

The Mayan calendar did not frigging end............shaking my hand. The date (and I'm not it's actually 12/21/12) simply marks the end of the long count cycle. The next long count cycle began on 12/22/12 (date questionable).

It's a cyclic thang that calendar........no end in sight ever.........

LOL "shaking your head"

Oh! It's 12/21/12, not 12/12/12!!!

I feel like Rosanne Rosanna Dan, and "Soviet Jewelry"—Never mind!!!

12-21-2012, 09:13 PM	#1
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12-23-2012, 09:41 PM	#3
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12-23-2012, 07:05 PM	#2
Ginger Senior Member How Do You Identify?: Femme lesbian Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: East coast Posts: 2,416 My Photo Gallery Thanks: 5,829 Thanked 12,295 Times in 2,057 Posts Rep Power: 21474852	I was thinking about this. 12/12/12 is the furthest logical extension of a certain pattern finally made possible in this century: 1/1/1, 2/2/2/ 3/3/3, etc. Maybe the Mayans just meant, it's the end of that pattern. But then I heard, they didn't have the same numerical system for years. 12/12/12 is actually represented with some other numerical symbols i their system. So then I thought, well maybe it's the furthest logical extension in whatever system they do have. But I don't know have enough information to check that out. And then I started thinking, maybe it's the "end" in a more subtle way. Maybe something happened on 12/12/12 that set into motion, a series of events that will culminate in the end of the world. But if you look at it that way, the "end" started as soon as the earth "began," because the thing that set it into motion was itself set into motion by something before that— so the end has always been inevitable, according to that logic. What a cheery thought.