The end of the world theory: Facts on December 2012

The end of the world theory: Facts on December 2012

Lots of interesting facts have emerged about December 2012. The media frenzy has gotten to a point where I’m inclined to believe the world itself is subconsciously aware of its impending fate. How did the Mayans get us all into this mess and who are those backing up their absurd theory?
The Mayans were a group of people who lived in Central America. Their existence spanned the length of three centuries, between sixth and ninth centuries A.D. History tells us they were extremely gifted and intelligent people. They had an amazing knowledge of math and arts. They were equally very good astronomers. They had a well documented compulsion with time. Before long, they had developed a wonderful calendar that had its roots in the future.
This calendar was founded on solar and planetary cycles. The moon was also taken into consideration and this is hardly a surprise because they were great uranologists. Their calendar has so far been astoundingly accurate and precise. They correctly predicted the coming of Spanish traveler Cortez. Their calendar stated clearly he would come by sea on the 5th of March, 1519. On this date, he and his fellow adventurers set ashore Tabasco. There have been a couple of other pinpoint predictions. Their theory that the world would end on December 21, 2012 is however the biggest of the whole lot.
The calendar of the Mayans ended on 21-12-12. They quite easily concluded that the earth would experience lots of changes that would lead to its end on this date. It simply means they didn’t see the world surviving beyond this particular day.
The Mayan calendar tells us that there will be a winter solstice on this date. When it occurs, the centre of the Milky Way galaxy, the sun and our dear planet earth will experience a very, very rare astronomical alignment. This alignment will cause the North and the South poles to shift. Albert Einstein, some 56 years ago, wrote a book titled “The Path of the Pole”. Here, this genius made it categorically clear that poles could actually shift, so the Mayans have hit it right on the head again.
What are the consequences of the two poles switching positions? Well, think of all the greatest disasters that can ever occur. Volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, floods, tsunamis and the likes will be sparked off. We really don’t have to go over the attendant effects of these catastrophes, do we? The lingering thought is can any form of life survive these calamities? If yes, what happens to them after everything dies down?
Some theories also say that the astronomical alignments might cause the earth to disappear into some black hole. This would mean our planet, and all its inhabitants, would suffer extinction. It’s all getting hairy now, isn’t it?
One should remember that the Mayan predictions on the end of the world are not founded on nothing. Their antecedents also speak strongly for them. Science has also backed up December 21, 2012 intelligently. On the flip side, it is claimed the Mayans simply didn’t have any more space on the calendar they developed. For this reason, their calendar ended coincidentally on December 21, 2012. Can we also disclaim the possibility that they felt the period of an astronomical alignment was best to stop their calendar? That they had frankly just had enough?
There will be lots of permutations and combinations leading to December 21, 2012. Not bad, as the Mayans were good mathematicians themselves. Maybe they were simply interested in bothering our poor heads a little. Maybe not. I guess time will take care of everything and so I’ll revert to the old cliché. Let’s just keep our fingers crossed and wait. How long will this wait last?