A NASA scientist has said that the prophecy by the ancient Mayans that the world might end in the year 2012, is nothing but a hoax, which is only helping the promoters of the conspiracy theory to rake in huge profits.NASA scientist David Morrison’s concise summary of the claims and the scientific response to the widespread Internet belief that December 21, 2012, will be doomsday for planet Earth, determines that the whole thing is nothing but a hoax.
For several months, NASA and many astronomers have received increasingly worried letters and e-mails from members of the public about the possibility, widely touted on the Internet that the world will end in 2012.
Many mechanisms for doomsday are being proposed, including a collision with a fictional planet called Nibiru, deadly activity on the surface of the Sun that lashes out at Earth, alignments with the center of our galaxy, and many more.
David Morrison has coined the term “cosmophobia” - fear of the cosmos - for these concerns, and has seen a huge increase in the phenomenon this year.
Dr. Morrison, a world-renowned expert on the solar system (and asteroid impacts), also serves as the public scientist for NASA’s “Ask an Astrobiologist” service, where he answers questions for the public.
He has received so many questions about 2012 and the end of the world, that he felt he had to investigate and set the record straight.
One of his most interesting findings is that the distributors of the science fiction motion picture “2012”, to be released this November, are purposely feeding the flames of the Internet panic, in what is called a viral marketing campaign.
They have created fake science websites and encouraging people to search for “2012” on the Web, all for the sake of some publicity for the movie, the findings indicate.
Also, most of the sites based on the 2012 theory are full of nonsense and misunderstanding, often by people who have written books on coming disaster that they are trying to sell, the findings reveal.
ANI
15 comments:
I wouldn't say the world will end in 2012, but NASA has claimed that solar activity will be out of whack in 2012 leading to possible sattelite trouble, possibly even affecting the North American power grid.
Now if only NASA would clear up the misconceptions of global cooling! (1970's),...er... global warming!....er... climate change! then maybe we could all sleep better at night.
How does Mr. Morrison know?
Maybe he is psychic.
Oh, I forgot, he's an "expert".
I always thought that 2012 was the end of mankind not the earth. Mankind will end because we will genetically alter our selves so we are gods not men.
I have told people many times that the reason the Mayan Calender ends in 2012 is because they ran out room.
Seriously, it'll be the end of the world. Just like 2000 was. And just like the alignment of all the planets in the solar system was, back in 1979. And don't forget the Second Coming, which has been predicted to happen so many times in the last 2,000 years I've lost count. With all the times the world has ended, you'd think we'd have noticed by now.
Seriously, after 2000's uneventful apocalypse, I thought we'd be over this nonsense.
If the United States government wanted Planet X to be kept secret for as long as it can - to keep the public from mass panic, do you think some expert is able to get proof without clearance from the government.
All calendars are base on astronomical cycles. The earth has survived many 2012 cycles, but maybe has gone through many drastic chances. I suspect it is in your face event that a calendar was needed to prepared for it's coming.
If you look at our solar system you will notice asteroid belt once believe to be a planet that was torn apart.
I thought it was just the end of the Mayan calendar signifying the end of an era or age.
Interesting!
Personally I think its the same as the Y2k bug programmers went thru years ago. A couple of Mayan guys were working on this huge 5000+- year long calendar one said, "I'm done. This is long enough". "But what are we going when it runs out?". The first replies, let the next figure it out. I'll be long gone by the time someone has to worry about this."
Our world does not end, mankind does not die off, every year when our calendar ends on Dec. 31st.
Let it go... its just a friggin' long calendar...
I just have 1 question. How many of you have bought crap related to the 2012 doomsday stuff? And be honest because you're only lying to yourself. And to be honest, the movie 2012 does look interesting.
The Mayans didn't say the world would end in 2012. The mainstream media and others just want you either to fear it or totally disbelieve the intangible, for further perception control.
Sorry, mainstream media and NASA, you don't have the right to control my perception. You are not allowed to do it.
So did we really land on the moon? And how did we get past the Van Allen belt? What science did NASA use to get past the radiation with our men intact? Surely it is published. I sure would love to see the science supporting it.
What happens in 2012 is the Mayan calendar changing cycles. We're going from Pisces to Aquarius. That's all. Sure, some natural disasters may occur, but it won't be the end of mankind. Just a change in cycle.
Yeesh.
What possibly happen when all the planets are in alignment. There might me a massive pulling and pushing of our planet earth which might cause an irregularity activity of in the earth core. All sattelite frequency might be out of control and cause our modern security equipment to malfunction. Due to this disturbance condition any nation with Nuclear Weapon might launch by it self and a start of Armageddon....
Here's my predictions for 2012.
1. Epic sales in aluminum foil. Conspiracy nuts are going to have to thicken their hats.
2. More idiots walking around with signs saying "The end is near".
3. Americans are going to be just as stupid as ever.
4. Alex Jones is going to get fatter and more annoying.
5. Sarah Palin will continue as the eight clueless wonder of the world.
6. Stupidity will continue to run rampant.
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