Beyond 2012: Why the World Didn't End .. doomsdayers please note
If you're reading this story, it means the world didn't end on Dec. 21, 2012. Despite reports of an ancient Maya prophecy, a mysterious planet on a collision course with Earth, or a reverse in Earth's rotation, we're still here.
The Mayan connection "was a misconception from the very beginning," says Dr. John Carlson, director of the Center for Archaeoastronomy. "The Maya calendar did not end on Dec. 21, 2012, and there were no Maya prophecies foretelling the end of the world on that date."
For years leading up to the supposed apocalypse, NASA scientists worked to dispel the myths and answer questions on a host of 2012 topics:
End of the World 'Prediction' Origins Mayan Calendar Total Blackout Planetary Alignment Nibiru/Planet X/Eris Polar Shift Meteor Strike NASA Science Solar Storms
.. apologies to the board for occasionally coming back to the dooomsday theme .. this post was prompted by a pm fly who keeps buzzing me .. i suggest to him that his prophecies have failed so many times he oughta stop trying to establish himself as some kind of Nostradamus figure, but nothing works .. lol .. yes, i am being very patient with him .. aside: wow .. just heard the Grayson tweet re the projected House vote on Syria ..