THE LORDS OF TIME AND DOOMSDAY…NOT

Here’s proof that if you make something up and repeat it often enough, people will begin to believe and, sooner or later, other people will have to address the lie.

The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology is presenting an exhibition entitled "Maya 2012: Lords of Time" to “explain the Mayan civilization's complex interlocking calendar systems through interactive displays and a rich collection of art and artifacts.” It will run May 5, 2012 to January 13, 2013.

Now, on the one hand, the university is taking the opportunity to explain and educate people about the Maya civilization while explaining that the whole Mayan calendar End-of-Day nonsense is, well, nonsense. On the other hand, whole Mayan calendar End-of-Day nonsense has to be explained as a hoax.

The Mayan “Long Count” Calendar starts a new cycle every 1,872,000 days, or about 5,125 solar years. The current calendar ends December 21 (or, according to some experts, December 23) 2012. Other calendars in the Maya system continue on, but leave it to the True Believers (morons/idiots) to focus on the idea that when the calendar ends, so do they. In truth, the Mayan text mentions NOTHING about 2012, let along the end of days.

Besides, as previously mentioned, the current Maya “daykeepers” or shaman have said, repeatedly, that the Mayan calendar does not predict the end of the world. Of course, True Believers (idiots/morons) don’t want to hear any of that hoo-ha!