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19 Dec 2012, 10:34 pm

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According to all known models of stellar fusion mechanics, the End of the World will occur in about 5,000,000,000 years, when the Sun's core runs out of hydrogen as its nuclear fuel. The core will then contract and the outer layers will expand, cool, and become less bright. It will become a red giant star, at which time it will vaporize the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars). After this phase, the outer layers of the Sun will continue to expand. As this happens, the core will contract; the helium atoms in the core will fuse together, forming carbon atoms and releasing energy. The core will then be stable since the carbon atoms are not further compressible - it will have become a multi-billion-ton diamond, a fitting cenotaph for the Late, Great Planet Earth.

Cool! I can hardly wait!

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19 Dec 2012, 10:36 pm

Jitro wrote:

The date December 21, 2012 is coming soon. Do you think it will be the end of the world?

Miss USA just won the Miss Universe contest. So, it does seem likely.

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20 Dec 2012, 1:24 am

Fnord wrote:

According to all known models of stellar fusion mechanics, the destruction of the planet will occur in about 5,000,000,000 years, when the Sun's core runs out of hydrogen as its nuclear fuel. The core will then contract and the outer layers will expand, cool, and become less bright. It will become a red giant star, at which time it will vaporize the inner planets (Mercury, Venus, Earth, and Mars). After this phase, the outer layers of the Sun will continue to expand. As this happens, the core will contract; the helium atoms in the core will fuse together, forming carbon atoms and releasing energy. The core will then be stable since the carbon atoms are not further compressible - it will have become a multi-billion-ton diamond, a fitting cenotaph for the Late, Great Planet Earth.

Fixed.

Even this is barring things like coronal mass ejections and impacts with foreign bodies.

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20 Dec 2012, 1:35 am

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_da ... tic_events

Look through this list. Read every year and the event that supposedly happens in said year and then read who predicted said event and then come back here and laugh. LAUGH I SAY!! !

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20 Dec 2012, 1:43 am

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events

Look through this list. Read every year and the event that supposedly happens in said year and then read who predicted said event and then come back here and laugh. LAUGH I SAY!! !

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

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20 Dec 2012, 1:54 am

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Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing? I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

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20 Dec 2012, 1:57 am

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing?

I don't know of anyone who thinks it's a "sure thing", religious nutters aside, and who gives a damn about them?

Aspiegaming wrote:

I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

"World" and "planet" are not exact synonyms, as I pointed out.
Nor have we "always been fine".
Do you know how close Earth came to being dominated by crustaceans?
Do ya, punk?

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20 Dec 2012, 2:25 am

Just found/of relevance:

(Found in May)

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20 Dec 2012, 2:26 am

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing?

I don't know of anyone who thinks it's a "sure thing", religious nutters aside, and who gives a damn about them?

Aspiegaming wrote:

I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

"World" and "planet" are not exact synonyms, as I pointed out.
Nor have we "always been fine".
Do you know how close Earth came to being dominated by crustaceans?
Do ya, punk?

World and Planet are not the same. I get that point.
Man's worst enemy is often himself considering war and man made disasters and we've also encountered numerous natural disasters as well and we have always bounced back time and again haven't we despite the billions and trillions of dollars to repair the damages?
And for crustaceans as they are an invasive species, all we have to do is keep consuming them as a source of food. I just had snow crab for dinner last weekend along with shrimp fettuccine alfredo.
Your move.

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20 Dec 2012, 2:29 am

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Just found/of relevance:

(Found in May)

I KNEW the "old" Mayan Calender was going to be just like the tear off/throw away calenders we use all the time.

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20 Dec 2012, 2:32 am

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing?

I don't know of anyone who thinks it's a "sure thing", religious nutters aside, and who gives a damn about them?

Aspiegaming wrote:

I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

"World" and "planet" are not exact synonyms, as I pointed out.
Nor have we "always been fine".
Do you know how close Earth came to being dominated by crustaceans?
Do ya, punk?

Wait...what have we repaired again?

Are you making a "Has been...therefore, will be" argument?
...really?

Your dinner = moving goal post

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20 Dec 2012, 2:42 am

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing?

I don't know of anyone who thinks it's a "sure thing", religious nutters aside, and who gives a damn about them?

Aspiegaming wrote:

I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

"World" and "planet" are not exact synonyms, as I pointed out.
Nor have we "always been fine".
Do you know how close Earth came to being dominated by crustaceans?
Do ya, punk?

Wait...what have we repaired again?

Are you making a "Has been...therefore, will be" argument?
...really?

Your dinner = moving goal post

Well you proved to be a worthy opponent. I'm gonna drop out of this argument before it drags on any longer and starts to get ugly.

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20 Dec 2012, 8:50 am

It is stupid that the Mayan achievements, are totally overlooked by something that has nothing whatsoever to do with them.

Why give them creative? Well because they weren't totally stupid, their calender was not perfect, but they were considering time on a scale the was massive at the time. That is pretty advanced.

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20 Dec 2012, 3:02 pm

0_equals_true wrote:

Excellent point! It's a shame that modern interest in the entire, impressive Mayan culture has been reduced to New Age hype based on a (most likely) flawed interpretation of their calendar.

It makes me shudder to think what people thousands of years from now will think was important to us.

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20 Dec 2012, 3:23 pm

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

ValentineWiggin wrote:

Aspiegaming wrote:

I don't think it follows that because human soothsayers are nonsense, X event is therefore not going to happen in Y time period.

I know. If every prediction made in the past failed, what makes anyone think 2012 is a sure thing?

I don't know of anyone who thinks it's a "sure thing", religious nutters aside, and who gives a damn about them?

Aspiegaming wrote:

I've looked into the 2012 phenomena. Nothing significant is going to happen that will result in Earth's destruction. Scientists debunked all theories. We're going to be fine like we always have.

"World" and "planet" are not exact synonyms, as I pointed out.
Nor have we "always been fine".
Do you know how close Earth came to being dominated by crustaceans?
Do ya, punk?

The World IS dominated by arthropods.

Crustaceans in the sea.
And their insect cousins on land.

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21 Dec 2012, 12:43 pm

Jitro wrote:

The date December 21, 2012 is coming soon. Do you think it will be the end of the world?

Yep, the world already ended.

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