Now I have this burden on my shoulders that having a kid would be irresponsible since 2012 is just around the corner, and we would all perish from who knows what. I would never want to bring a kid into this world just to have him/her killed.
There are millions of things that are far more likely to kill a kid than a global doomsday. If you're that worried about 2012 (for no reason, I might add), maybe you should wait a couple of years and calm yourself down before taking on such a responsibility. If I were you, I'd be more concerned about my own state of mind than a 2012 apocalypse.
It just so happens that this predicted event
There is no "predicted event." The only predictions being made are recent developments, mostly on the Internet, and are tantamount to no more than baseless claims and fiction. There is no Mayan prophecy, no Hopi prophecy, no Nostradamus prophecy. Zilch.
If this is a hoax, I just don't get why people would do this. Money doesn't hardly justify the shame and guilt of ruining thousands of people's lives I am sure…
Maybe you just have a look at "A Brief History of the Apocalypse" and see just how many people are willing to resort to absolute b.s. in the name of religion, fame and money.
What are the chances of something happening in 2012 that is unknown to science?
Probably about the same as the chances that something "unknown to science" will happen before you read this response of mine or next week.
We discover new things every year that just blow the science world's mind.
There are always surprises, but something that blows your mind doesn't necessarily mean it blows the minds of scientists. The 1960's discovery of the cosmic microwave background was a "mind blowing" event in media and the general public, especially as observational techniques improved over the ensuing decades, but it was a scientific prediction made by the big bang theory that scientists fully expected.
How can scientists be so confident about this, when so many of their resolutions have been falsified in the past?
The fact that proposals have been falsified illustrates the unequaled self-correcting power of science. The falsification of a resolution is a scientific success.
Also, by focusing on falsified proposals, you completely ignore ignore all the times science has been right.
Science cannot predict that nothing will happen in 2012, but we can use science to disprove certain claims about events that are purported to occur. So far, every single 2012 claim that makes claims falling within the purview of science, has been refuted by science. Many of them are examined on this site. If you know this, as I suspect you do, what more do you want? Anyone can claim that the world is going to end at any time, be it 2012 or tomorrow. In fact, as shown on the ABHOTA site, people have been doing exactly this for thousands of years. When such people say outlandish things without even a speck of evidence, why do you believe them?
Jason (guest) 26 May 2010 13:43