Jason's comments (member since Jan 17, 2009)

Jason's comments from the Apocalypse Whenever group.

that is epically bad timing

No Im not ready to fill my garage with Spam come Dec 2012

Interesting you mention that. I just read an article in the L.A. Times about how more people are embracing the idea of self-sufficiency. Community college enrollment has gone up for things like basic plumbing, car repair, and home-fix it classes at Home Depot.

I'm not saying that means its the end of the world, obviously, the current decline of the service economy has much to do with this.

But I'm just saying...

Garrett wrote: "True, but using any cycle of time as grounds for determining a literal end of the world is arbitrary and absurd. "

Not to the ancient mayans it wasn't. In fact it was actually the opposite. The fear of that day was quite well supported by their own calculations and rational.

Garrett wrote: "THANK YOU! The word cycle is the important part. Fear of the apocalypse at the end of the Mayan calendar cycle is like believing it will come every December."

Actually 2012 would be different from the end of a solar year. It would be more similar to the end of 400 solar years or one "baktun".

In the current cycle, we are approximately entering the 14th baktun.

and leather chaps

Hey all,

Jeff, I agree. I think we could handle dramatic political shifts, but environmental or nuclear doomsdays are the worst scenarios, because you can't just change those things back again. A big meteor would suck too. Although, famine would be really bad too, like if we overused our crops.

Mike, its true, there is always someone saying "the end is near!" and so far it hasn't come yet. So its unlikely. However, I think the world is in a precarious situation right now. What with the world economic crisis, global warming, and all the political turmoil happening in Greece and other places, things just seem very unstable.

Then add the fact that the Mayan calendar ends in 2012! lol, spooky!

Hi all, I just joined this group. I've actually thought a great deal about apocalyptic fiction. Some of my favorites are The Road and the Protector's War which I'm currently reading, but recently I've been wondering with all the economic crisis, environmental crisis, energy crisis happening in the world, is apocalypse closer than we think?

What are your thoughts?