NationStates Jolt Archive

1. The Queen of England and the British Commonwealth will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

2. The asteroid Eros will pass just 16 million miles from earth.

3. In April, the US will release control of the South Korean military and turn it over to the South Korean government.

4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims.

5. The population will surpass the 7 billion mark.

6. End of the Maya Calender.

7. The end of the Kyoto Climate Treaty.

8. California bans the barbaric practice of consuming foi gras.

9. The sun's magnetic poles will flip.

10. Charles Mansion will be paroled and released.

11. Asteroid Apophis will fly by earth enabling astronomers to double check the math that seems to show the asteroid possibly hitting the earth off the coast of California in 2035.

What will not happen:

1. End of the world. Maya Calendar adherents say the world will end.

2. Earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. The Bible Code author claims the earth will be blown to bits by an asteroid in 2012.

3. Comet causing severe natural disasters. Natural disasters are already occuring.

4. The anti christ arrives. The anti christ is already here.

5. Reversal of the earth's magnetic field.

6. Mankind evolving into a psychic beehive where people communicate only with their minds, and not with verbal words.

7. World Oil Supply will peak and major blackout occruing around the world due to lack of oil.

8. Alien contact/ conquest of earth.

9. Destruction of earth by the Hindu god Avator.

9. Destruction of earth by the Hindu god Avator.

Yea, all the avators accomplished so far is self-destruction and perhaps a little crater. It doesn't mean they'll stop trying, stupid bastards.

8. California bans the barbaric practice of consuming foi gras.

But not it's production? Weird!

4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims.

5. The population will surpass the 7 billion mark.

10. Charles Mansion will be paroled and released.

2. Earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. The Bible Code author claims the earth will be blown to bits by an asteroid in 2012.

3. Comet causing severe natural disasters. Natural disasters are already occuring.

4. The anti christ arrives. The anti christ is already here.

6. Mankind evolving into a psychic beehive where people communicate only with their minds, and not with verbal words.

8. Alien contact/ conquest of earth.

The above predictions of what will and will not happen fail for various reasons.

Meh, both lists are - in the main - dependent on unproveable suppositions. That's not to say you're definitely wrong, of course, since disproving them would also involve supposition on my part.

There are a few that I wouldn't argue with: that items 1,2 and 11 on your first list will occur, for example, are all backed up by solid data, and I'd therefore need some pretty hefty arguments presented before I discounted them. The rest, however, are likely to be bollocks.

...and what's with the "Marred by Muslims" snipe, eh? Will they mar it by winning too many medals for your liking?

"4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims."

Fascist.
I mean, no one knows that will happen at all, or if a terror attack happens and its down to Muslims. What about a resurgent IRA-like group, an anti-insert-country-here group.
And is there not the possibility that the 2012 Olympics will happen without incident? Think about that yank.

1. If she lives that long. I really hope she does.

2. Another near miss, -yay-.

3. As planned.

4. Marred by Muslims? Aw come on, there hasn't been one incident like that since Munich.

5. Duh, exponential rates and all.

6. Beginning of a new cycle, nothing new.

7. Ratification of another enviromental treaty.

8. I don't like innards, but I thought foi gras are high culture to some.

9. Really?

10. That's a big IF.

11. Oh kay.

What will not happen:

1. Don't know, end of the world is fun.

2. Blown to bits not so much fun, no zombie aftermath.

3. Obviously, you think this is a Ruby-Spears Saturday morning toon? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thundarr_the_Barbarian.

4. Again -yay-.

5. First the sun flips, but you don't believe that earth's magnapole will?

6. I hope not, I have secret dark thoughts.

7. Not for another 18 years until the Malthusian crash.

8. Duh, don't you know that they're here already?

9. Avator? I'm imagining gods that wear Ray-Bans.

4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims.


It will be marred by being badly organised, the costs will spiral out of control, and it will be a bigger disaster than the Millennium Dome.

It will be marred by being badly organised, the costs will spiral out of control, and it will be a bigger disaster than the Millennium Dome.

It's already been marred by the logo looking like someone giving head.

4. The anti christ arrives. The anti christ is already here.

Wait....what the fuck? I had thought this list would at least be some rationality "the world isn't going to end" post. What makes you any better than "the world will end in 2012" or "the aliens are coming" folks? All you've done is trade one stupid superstition with another stupid superstition.

No, the Olympic Games will be marred by NBC.

The Olympic Games will be marred by the fact that half of the facilities won't be ready by 2012, and will have been paid for in gross excess of the original budget.

You're all wrong about the Olympic Games in 2012. The games will be marred by an increase in the use of performance enhancement drugs.

4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims.
In yr gamez, stealin yr medalz.

You're all wrong about the Olympic Games in 2012. The games will be marred by an increase in the use of performance enhancement drugs.

The 2012 Olympic games will be marred by the US Presidential campaign and decade old Chuck Norris jokes.

Wait....what the fuck? I had thought this list would at least be some rationality "the world isn't going to end" post. What makes you any better than "the world will end in 2012" or "the aliens are coming" folks? All you've done is trade one stupid superstition with another stupid superstition.

He put the anti-christ to "what will NOT happen" list.

He put the anti-christ to "what will NOT happen" list.

No, read what he said:

4. The anti christ arrives. The anti christ is already here.

As in the arrival of the anti christ will not occur in 2012, as the anti christ has already arrived.

As I said, it seems rather ironic to criticize one silly superstition while simultaniously promulgating another silly superstition.

What will really happen in 2012
2. The asteroid Eros will pass just 16 million miles from earth.

What will not happen:
2. Earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. The Bible Code author claims the earth will be blown to bits by an asteroid in 2012.


Hmmm, just 16 million miles sounds like big problems if there is any miscalculation :eek:

So I used my time machine to test the duration of 2012 for myself...
http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee218/Balderdash71964/2012test.jpg
Everything looks okay. I make it through :D

I'll be a newly minted CPA.

12.) I will take a mondo-huge crap.

Man, if you knew what foie gras tastes like, you would understand that banning it IS the barbaric practice. I can't believe some people actually campaign against foie gras. Do they have no clue of HOW GOOD IT TASTES ?

Down with their laws! Ban or not, i'll still be bringing foie gras back from Paris to Montreal whenever I want to. As a French person, I believe that my right to gourmet food is inalienable. The North American conspiracy to lower the level of culture and cuisine everywhere will not prevail!

No, the Olympic Games will be marred by NBC.

You win the thread

*hands congratulatory cigar*

9. Destruction of earth by the Hindu god Avator.

There is no god named "Avator". What you're thinking about is the Avatar (Incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named "Kalki" Who will ultimately be a successful Hitler (except he won't kill only Jews - he'll kill everyone).

However, that's not due to happen until the 40,000s.

As a French person, I believe that my right to gourmet food is inalienable. The North American conspiracy to lower the level of culture and cuisine everywhere will not prevail!
What about the ‘conspiracy’ to stop the force-feeding of ducks or geese?

As to the OP, I used to live with someone who was (still is, AFAIK) convinced that humanity would pass on to a further 'density' of time-space, and in the process gain super-human powers. We'd become Jesus-like, apparently.

But then that's what happens when you take Terence McKenna and a misreading of a particular Mayan calender seriously.

There is no god named "Avator". What you're thinking about is the Avatar (Incarnation) of Lord Vishnu named "Kalki" Who will ultimately be a successful Hitler (except he won't kill only Jews - he'll kill everyone).

However, that's not due to happen until the 40,000s.

I thought Shiva was the destroyer, and Vishnu was the preserver, who kept Shiva from putting the kbosh on the world.

I will ascend to godhood and those the unworthy shall be purged.

I thought Shiva was the destroyer, and Vishnu was the preserver, who kept Shiva from putting the kbosh on the world.

Shiva is an incarnation of Vishnu according to my school (Vishishtadvaitin Vaishnavism) - they are the same. Kalki will come to kill. After Kalki has done what He is supposed to, then Shiva will set off the end of the time cycle and everything will be kaput. Afterwards, there will be no Big Bang (creation of the universe) until about 1 trillion years after the Big Crunch (end of the universe).

Shiva is an incarnation of Vishnu according to my school (Vishishtadvaitin Vaishnavism) - they are the same. Kalki will come to kill. After Kalki has done what He is supposed to, then Shiva will set off the end of the time cycle and everything will be kaput. Afterwards, there will be no Big Bang (creation of the universe) until about 1 trillion years after the Big Crunch (end of the universe).

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalpa_%28time_unit%29

40k (or 4k) years is probably the Buddhist believe of the coming of Maitreya.

1. The Queen of England and the British Commonwealth will celebrate the Diamond Jubilee.

2. The asteroid Eros will pass just 16 million miles from earth.

3. In April, the US will release control of the South Korean military and turn it over to the South Korean government.

4. Olympics Games will occur in London. Marred by Muslims.

5. The population will surpass the 7 billion mark.

6. End of the Maya Calender.

7. The end of the Kyoto Climate Treaty.

8. California bans the barbaric practice of consuming foi gras.

9. The sun's magnetic poles will flip.

10. Charles Mansion will be paroled and released.

11. Asteroid Apophis will fly by earth enabling astronomers to double check the math that seems to show the asteroid possibly hitting the earth off the coast of California in 2035.

What will not happen:

1. End of the world. Maya Calendar adherents say the world will end.

2. Earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. The Bible Code author claims the earth will be blown to bits by an asteroid in 2012.

3. Comet causing severe natural disasters. Natural disasters are already occuring.

4. The anti christ arrives. The anti christ is already here.

5. Reversal of the earth's magnetic field.

6. Mankind evolving into a psychic beehive where people communicate only with their minds, and not with verbal words.

7. World Oil Supply will peak and major blackout occruing around the world due to lack of oil.

8. Alien contact/ conquest of earth.

9. Destruction of earth by the Hindu god Avator.

Addressing what will happen:

1. Oh! Kickass.

2. I'll be sure to look up when it swings by.

3. Well good. I'm sure the Koreans will appreciate it and it'll be one less thing on the US' shoulders.

4. ...Okay, you had me until here.

5. 7 billion strong, the human race begins its conquest of the Outer Rim Territories.

6. Yep. Big whoop, really.

7. Now this actually sucks. We kinda, y'know, need to stop the whole polluting thing.

8. ...Wha?

9. Since when? Have you spoken to Gordon Freeman recently?

10. Trust me, that fucker is NEVER getting out.

11. I wouldn't worry too too much. Odds are astronomical (no pun intended).*

Addressing what will not happen:

1. Actually anyone who took the time to study the Maya would know that their culture did not believe in an "end".

2. I agree. The Bible Code...any code or prophet for that matter...can kiss my ass.

3. ...Really? No shit.

4. You're not gonna tell me it's the Pope is it? That's so played out...

5. Oh, okay, you had me confused there for a moment.

6. This would take a lot longer than four years.

7. This is a problem though, and it will face us in the relatively near future. The sooner we prepare for it the better.

8. I would like to meet aliens personally. A new culture to interact with, new opportunities. Plus they can help us with the mentioned 2035 asteroid problem.

9. What does he have against us?

*EDIT: Just did some research. The asteroid with the highest probability of causing an extinction level impact is (29075) 1950 DA. It has a Polermo Hazard Rating of 0.17 (very low) and a possible collision date in the year 2880.

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I'm not worried...

No, read what he said:



As in the arrival of the anti christ will not occur in 2012, as the anti christ has already arrived.

As I said, it seems rather ironic to criticize one silly superstition while simultaniously promulgating another silly superstition.
Ha. As a non-christian who has read the Bible (As well as parts of the Koran), somewhere in the New-Testament there are some verses that lead me to beleive the bible is predicting the return of Jesus by or before 2048, so if I remember correctly (Christians help me out here) the antichrist rules for seven years before Jesus comes back so... anti christ in 2041 or before.

Bah, 2012 will be like every other year. Nowt particularly note-worthy will actually happen, until the time comes to look back on it.

It will be marred by being badly organised, the costs will spiral out of control, and it will be a bigger disaster than the Millennium Dome.

I didn't mean to offend. I only put the muslim part in there as a joke.

But with the increasing conflict between muslims and europeans on european territory, the chances of something happening are increasing. Though the British are doing a better job than the French of dealing with the problem in a manner that will be preventive of a serious future conflict which could mar a public event.

Though the British are doing a better job than the French of dealing with the problem in a manner that will be preventive of a serious future conflict which could mar a public event.

as a native I proclaim bollocks! :p

I predict a US election in 2012

He put the anti-christ to "what will NOT happen" list.

Muhahahaha

I fooled you. I fooled you. I fooled you.
I am the Anti-Christ. And now I lay claim to all your souls.

Muhahahahaha

Under: What will not happen:

"#2. Earth colliding with an asteroid or comet. The Bible Code author claims the earth will be blown to bits by an asteroid in 2012."


The Bible Code TV show I saw said exactly "A comet will signal the worlds annihilation in 2012" not blow it up.

What about the ‘conspiracy’ to stop the force-feeding of ducks or geese?
But they like the cramming.

I know a restaurant in Montreal that puts fois gras on poutine. Blows your mind.

I predict a US election in 2012
I predict a leap year.

The end of the Maya calendar CYCLE means nothing. People are such idiots. :headbang:

The end of the Maya calendar CYCLE means nothing. People are such idiots. :headbang:

Sel, we can say it as many times as we want...but nobody's going to listen. I will laugh quite heartily on Dec. 12 when people realize they were scammed, but it'll be irritating until then.

I predict nothing special.

Good for you 2012, good for you.