I’ve read many things…
-The Earth and Sun will enter a high frequency photon band
-The plane of our Solar System will line up exactly with the plane of the Milky Way
-Planet Earth and the Solar System will come into galactic synchronization with the rest of the Universe.
-Our DNA will be "upgraded" from the center of our galaxy.
-The grand cycle of evolution will culminate winter solstice, December 21, 2012 AD.
What crazy stories have you heard?
That some people actually believe most of that garbage, and put down good money for books, movies, and TV show productions. And some people will pay to read and see about it. Talk about weird and pitiful.
This is the first time I’ve seen this one exactly this way:
"…The plane of our Solar System will line up exactly with the plane of the Milky Way.."
Since the ecliptic is tilted at a 60 to 62 degree angle from the equatorial plane of the Milky Way Galaxy, that claim is obviously just more baloney. The solar system will not be crossing the equatorial plane of the Milky Way galaxy in 2012. Add to that all of the planets’ orbits, especially Pluto’s, are all tilted at various angles to Earth’s orbital plane just adds more baloney to the already over stuffed casing.
Forgive for using an astrological site, but the graphic illustrates my point:
http://www.internationalastrologers.com/galactic_equator.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milky_Way
http://cs.astronomy.com/asycs/forums/p/31176/368883.aspx
Tilt of planets’ orbits to the ecliptic:
http://www.windows.ucar.edu/tour/link=/our_solar_system/planets_orbits_table.html
We have all heard a lot of weird things about 2012. Fortunately, none of them are true.
Well my car is paid off that year, so I hope everyone is wrong.
But I heard something about tsunamis
earths poles will shift
aliens will come from the future
the end times will start
The weirdest thing I have heard is the a few people actually believe in the hoax.
One of several Mayan calendars is the Long Count calendar, which is reset to day 0 every 1,872,000 days or 7057.5 years. The next reset date, by some calculations, is December 21, 2012. This is not a prediction of the end of the world. Here is what a Mayan elder says on the subject: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091011/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_apocalypse2012
These predictions are scare tactics, conspiracy theories, and chances to make money from books and movies.
Ever since the Y2K and 6/6/6 (June 6, 2006) End of the World scenarios did not pan out, the scare mongers, conspiracy theorists, book sellers, and television executives have been touting the 2012 End of the World scenario. When 2012 does not happen either, I am sure they will think of something else.
Here is also what NASA thinks about the 2012 End of the World scenario: http://pwg.gsfc.nasa.gov/stargaze/StarFAQ18.htm#q306
If you want a bit more information on the 2012 hoax, try: http://www.2012hoax.org
"But of that day or hour, no one knows, neither the angels in heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. Be watchful! Be alert! You do not know when the time will come." (Mark 13:32-33)
Jesus told us in no uncertain terms that we were not to know when the end of the world would come but that we were always to be ready.
The early Christian Church thought that Jesus was going to return at any moment. Only after a couple of centuries did the Church realize that it may be 2,000 or 4,000 or 8,000 years before Jesus returns.
The Catholic Church wisely follows Jesus’ advice and teaches that each of us should live as if we will meet our maker in the next ten minutes and that we need to work to make the world a better place for our 100 X great-grandchildren.
Do not worry about the end of the world. Trust God to make sure everything happens to plan. Just be ready to meet God at any time.
For more information, about what Catholics believe about the end of the world, see: http://www.americancatholic.org/Newsletters/CU/ac0993.asp
With love in Christ.