Far Away Fate: Fried or Frozen By Danielle C.
Do you remember where you were on Saturday, December 22, 2012? One thing’s for sure, if you are reading this article, it means that you were and are still alive! It was previously believed that earth was going to cease to exist at exactly 11:11 on 12/21/12. Wrong! I know for a fact that we were all here, laboring in classes straight through to ninth period.
These proclamations are nothing new. For years people have been foretelling the exact date of Armageddon, and all of these have proven to be incorrect (and occasionally amusing). “False Prophets” or (for the not so polite) “Intelligent Mad Men” as they are referred to, pop up around the globe frequently, convincing many seemingly intelligent people to fulfill their bucket lists, quickly quit jobs, and close businesses. Waking up after doomsday in the same world they were waiting to escape, their anger is directed upon the false prophet responsible.
When it’s going to happen is what we hear all the time; but how is a less discussed topic. Here a few popular theories. The supposed planet of Nibiru was predicted to strike earth in May 2003, but seeing that a normal day had happened instead of a catastrophic collision causing crisis, they changed it to 12/21/12, “coincidentally” the same day as the end of one of the cycles of the Mayan Calendar at the winter solstice. Many say this calendar is misread. It ends every year and then restarts the next, like the calendar in current use. Other scenarios include: the Earth’s poles deciding to swap places because the sun “bullied” their magnetic field to a weakened state; the crust of the planet shifts, causing earthquakes or tsunamis and we’re toast; lots of heat from the sun will fry us to a crisp or super volcanoes erupt with ash, blocking sunlight, and turning us people popsicles; or perhaps we might escape all these as well as the alien invasion just to be swallowed by a black hole. So we can’t blame it all on global warming or a nuclear asteroid, but some think that those could possibly conclude Earth’s story as well. Not just the Armageddon obsessed, but there are also well-respected scientists believe that one of these will be Earth’s death sentence. Our imagination could soar with scenarios.
Imagination made a detour to Hollywood and inspired shows like Doomsday Preppers, Countdown to Armageddon, and Doomsday Bunkers which try to get us ready for the end of the world. Instead of getting ready, “doomsday cultists” worldwide traveled to Pic de Bugarach in southern France, home to Mount Rtanj. Some think that it’s a pyramid that holds mystical mojo that will transport them to a safe place.
Should we all be looking for a safe place? Will the world eventually come to an end? Should we be preparing? Can anybody really be able to say when the end might come? This basically shows us to make the most of now because it might be here today but gone the next.
These proclamations are nothing new. For years people have been foretelling the exact date of Armageddon, and all of these have proven to be incorrect (and occasionally amusing). “False Prophets” or (for the not so polite) “Intelligent Mad Men” as they are referred to, pop up around the globe frequently, convincing many seemingly intelligent people to fulfill their bucket lists, quickly quit jobs, and close businesses. Waking up after doomsday in the same world they were waiting to escape, their anger is directed upon the false prophet responsible.
When it’s going to happen is what we hear all the time; but how is a less discussed topic. Here a few popular theories. The supposed planet of Nibiru was predicted to strike earth in May 2003, but seeing that a normal day had happened instead of a catastrophic collision causing crisis, they changed it to 12/21/12, “coincidentally” the same day as the end of one of the cycles of the Mayan Calendar at the winter solstice. Many say this calendar is misread. It ends every year and then restarts the next, like the calendar in current use. Other scenarios include: the Earth’s poles deciding to swap places because the sun “bullied” their magnetic field to a weakened state; the crust of the planet shifts, causing earthquakes or tsunamis and we’re toast; lots of heat from the sun will fry us to a crisp or super volcanoes erupt with ash, blocking sunlight, and turning us people popsicles; or perhaps we might escape all these as well as the alien invasion just to be swallowed by a black hole. So we can’t blame it all on global warming or a nuclear asteroid, but some think that those could possibly conclude Earth’s story as well. Not just the Armageddon obsessed, but there are also well-respected scientists believe that one of these will be Earth’s death sentence. Our imagination could soar with scenarios.
Imagination made a detour to Hollywood and inspired shows like Doomsday Preppers, Countdown to Armageddon, and Doomsday Bunkers which try to get us ready for the end of the world. Instead of getting ready, “doomsday cultists” worldwide traveled to Pic de Bugarach in southern France, home to Mount Rtanj. Some think that it’s a pyramid that holds mystical mojo that will transport them to a safe place.
Should we all be looking for a safe place? Will the world eventually come to an end? Should we be preparing? Can anybody really be able to say when the end might come? This basically shows us to make the most of now because it might be here today but gone the next.