Mayan Apocalype

According to the Mayan theory, the end of the world is coming, 21 Dec, 2012, are we worried about it or are we bothered we might miss Christmas?

Not bothered.

Come Dec 22 there will be a lot of red faces, or excuses like oops we got the date wrong or its been delayed 'cos of leaves on the track!

Still keeps some people happy and occupied whilst they dream up the lastet way the world is going to end.

Absolutely agree Chill. I never believe anything based on religious fantasies. If and when the world ends it will be either as a result of man made catastrophe or some natural disaster, like a massive meteor or similar thing from outer space, or in billions of years time when the Sun burns up. It's like people believing the parting of the Red sea was done by Moses, when in fact it was a natural phenomenon as proven by science. Science over religion any-time for me.

Do you agree Irishman with their theory? I would make an educated guess and say you don't.

Nope! just wondered if anyone did, but predictions like this have many people worried and indeed in total belief, what makes someone believe such predictions?

Well they believe in God(s) so they would believe the moon was made of cheese if their religious comics told them so, or the earth was flat.

I would say you hit the nail on the head there Up the Dale, bit like us causing global warming.

Are you saying you do or don't believe global warming is caused by humans?

This planet has been warming up and cooling down even before humans were invented and it will continue, but it's a great money making venture so far.

I'll be be a bit cross. We're supposed to be flying over to Malaga to see my Dad. He's already stocking up on the vodka and I'd hate for that to go to waste.

Irishman wrote:This planet has been warming up and cooling down even before humans were invented and it will continue, but it's a great money making venture so far.

I agree there are periods of warm ups and cool downs but I honestly do believe there is human made global warming.

nickih wrote:I'll be be a bit cross. We're supposed to be flying over to Malaga to see my Dad. He's already stocking up on the vodka and I'd hate for that to go to waste.

You will enjoy the trip even more, knowing you have all survived to drink loads of vodka.

UP THE DALE wrote:

Irishman wrote:This planet has been warming up and cooling down even before humans were invented and it will continue, but it's a great money making venture so far.

I agree there are periods of warm ups and cool downs but I honestly do believe there is human made global warming.

Well it's keeping lots and lots of people in work, most of them are environmentalists and those predicting disaster ahead, sound familiar. If I were a scientist in work I would not talk myself out of a job by going against the grain, would you?

UP THE DALE wrote:

nickih wrote:I'll be be a bit cross. We're supposed to be flying over to Malaga to see my Dad. He's already stocking up on the vodka and I'd hate for that to go to waste.

You will enjoy the trip even more, knowing you have all survived to drink loads of vodka.

And I may not come back, just in case they announce a new date!

I'm not buying any prezzies just in case. May be in for a stressful couple of days on the 23rd and 24th though.

Not forgetting the stess on the 25th when you don't turn up with prezzies.

That Mayan calendar thing is something to do with astronomy isn't it, the galactic horizon does something or other, Hinch might know, he does astronomy I think.

Irishman wrote:This planet has been warming up and cooling down even before humans were invented and it will continue, but it's a great money making venture so far.

That's a typically weak argument against the theory that global warming is partly caused by human activity. It's a bit like saying the because some forest fires are caused naturally then it's impossible for people to cause them too.

Prudence Tempered wrote:

Irishman wrote:This planet has been warming up and cooling down even before humans were invented and it will continue, but it's a great money making venture so far.

That's a typically weak argument against the theory that global warming is partly caused by human activity. It's a bit like saying the because some forest fires are caused naturally then it's impossible for people to cause them too.

It's more like saying the arrogance of people believing they have the power to control this planet is off the scale Prudence and the green taxes you pay will solve the problem of nature; you’re being scammed on a big scale. The weather system on this planet is driver by chaos, at anytime in the future it could wipe us off the planet in a matter of days, this isn't a future thing, it has happened in the past without the intervention of humans and could just aswell happen in the future should our 'Luck' run out.

In the 60s/early 70's they were 100% convinced the planet was going into and iceage until 76 when we had a heatwave, then they told us in 10/20 years we would have tropical summers and we could all be dead 30 or 40 years down the line. What they never told us is that they can't predict a weather forcast more than 5 days ahead...and even then they don't always get it right.

Our local problems are caused by man, the flooding in many places up and down the country are because we have concreted much of the country and the rain has few places to drain off, as simple as that.

Irishman wrote:Our local problems are caused by man, the flooding in many places up and down the country are because we have concreted much of the country and the rain has few places to drain off, as simple as that.

There have always been floods, Irishman, just read you Bible if you don't accept that. But if you believe all these anti-concrete fundamentalists you will just have fallen for a huge scam.

Or is that different?

Irishman wrote:Our local problems are caused by man, the flooding in many places up and down the country are because we have concreted much of the country and the rain has few places to drain off, as simple as that.

And built houses on natural flood plains.

Chill37 wrote:

Irishman wrote:Our local problems are caused by man, the flooding in many places up and down the country are because we have concreted much of the country and the rain has few places to drain off, as simple as that.

And built houses on natural flood plains.

At a time when there are more floods because of climate change.