Personally I view the current global warming story as little more than a way to control populations by passing ever more freedom crushing laws. This global warming story also seems to make it appear that mankind has enough power to control the weather of the Earth. Yet what we do is so insignificant when using the earth, the solar system and then the universe as a comparison measure to mankind’s importance. It seems that many (most) contemporary powerful men are unable to accept that mankind has so little power and control over weather, but in earlier times there was some thought about this and it was far more humble thought than prevails today:
“3 When I consider your heavens,
the work of your fingers,
the moon and the stars,
which you have set in place,
4 what is man that you are mindful of him,
the son of man that you care for him? (Psalms 8:3)
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“Pride is one of the distinguishing characteristics of puny man, and has been one of the chief causes of all the contentions, wars, devastations, systems of slavery, and ambitious projects which have desolated and demoralized our sinful world...
Astronomy shows] us what an insignificant being -- what a mere atom, indeed, man appears amidst the immensity of creation! Though he is an object of the paternal care and mercy of the Most High, yet he is but as a grain of sand to the whole earth... What is the whole of this globe on which we dwell compared with the solar system?... What, then, is a kingdom, a province, or a baronial territory, of which we are as proud as if we were the lords of the universe and for which we engage in so much devastation and carnage? What are they, when set in competition with the glories of the sky? Could we take our station on the lofty pinnacles of heaven, and look down on this scarcely distinguishable speck of earth, we should be ready to exclaim with Seneca, "Is it to this little spot that the great designs and vast desires of men are confined? Is it for this there is so much disturbance of nations, so much carnage, and so many ruinous wars? Oh, the folly of deceived men, to imagine great kingdoms in the compass of an atom, to raise armies to decide a point of earth with the sword!" Dr. Chalmers, in his Astronomical Discourses, very truthfully says, "We gave you but a feeble image of our comparative insignificance, when we said that the glories of an extended forest would suffer no more from the fall of a single leaf, than the glories of this extended universe would suffer though the globe we tread upon, `and all that it inherits, should dissolve.'" --As quoted in C. H. Spurgeon's Treasury of David commentary. “
These next paragraphs are from a young man’s discussion about the 2012 predictions. It heartens me to see that some young people are thinking for themselves and even doing a bit of research to support their beliefs. According to this information the Mayan date of Dec. 21, 2012, is not to be feared but is to be seen as a day of celebration:
The truth about 2012
The truth about 2012
By Ben Tremblay
You might have heard about 2012 and the end of the world. Well, I’ve recently put a website online called 2012 Explained to try to inform people of this other life nonsense. In brief, for people not familiar with the concept, the Mayan Long Count Calendar is ending on December 21 2012 and this is what they call the end of the Great Cycle. I felt so bad about all the false information and the fear propaganda being made around this event that I felt the need to create a website and make this all clear.
It is believed that on that date, the world will either ends or dramatic changes will take place. The possibilities are that there will be an increase of flood, volcanoes eruptions, earthquakes, a comet hitting earth and a magnetic poles shift. I explain on the website how this is all totally nonsense, that the end of the Great Cycle is considered by the Mayas as a celebration day and not as a doomsday and that it would be impossible for them to predict such event.
Also, Nostradamus apparently predicted that a comet will hit earth in 2012 causing major chaos on the planet. Again, I think it is fairly objective to say that Nostradamus can’t be trusted. Everyone can be a Nostradamus and it’s in fact fairly easy. Simply write vague enough statements/predictions with no dates about terrible events and once a terrible event occurred, you can probably make a link between your predictions and that event. I found a very nice article dating from 1984 about Nostradamus predicting the end of the world in the 1990’s and I think you can all draw your own conclusions! Here’s the article: 1990’s End of the world.
One last thing I explain on the website is that the only rational possibility is a magnetic pole shift. A magnetic poles shift is essentially the North pole and the South pole swapping places. It has happened some 780,000 years ago and many believe that we are overdue for another one. To be more precise, some believe it will happen in 2012 exactly. The NASA has confirmed a pole shift in the near future is a possibility, but no one knows! It’s not something you can predict. It is generally agreed that a pole shift could disrupt our planet. This would affect everything ranging from telecommunications to animals and humans. There’s only one thing you have to consider that may people intentionally forget to mention : A poles shift takes 5,000 years to complete! I’m pretty sure you won’t be here anymore. In the beginning of a pole shift, we might face temporary problems with cell phones, GPS, etc. but nothing close to the end of the world!
I won’t explain the whole thing in detail as I’ve created a website for that purpose: 2012 Explained.
2012 Explained - Why it shouldn’t be feared
What will happen on December 21 2012?
Quick answer: Nobody knows, but probably not much.
There have been a lot going on regarding the 2012 prophecy recently, including the movie “I am legend”, but surprisingly, not much information about what is really supposed to happen on that date is available. This is Probably because nobody knows and also because probably not much will happen. Most information available about 2012 is making reference to mass destruction of the world as we know it, earth’s pole shift/magnetic field reversal, Nostradamus predictions, end of Mayas calendar, etc.
The base of all the predictions is the end of the Maya calendar in 2012, which is supposed to mean the end of the world or a period of radical changes. In fact, the end of the Maya calendar is known as the end of the Great Cycle. People find it easy to believe in that theory because Maya civilization is known for advanced writing, mathematics and astronomy. It can seem like they really know what they’re talking about, but the truth is that the end of the Great Cycle is not the end of the world, it’s in fact a great celebration for the Mayas:
For the ancient Maya, it was a huge celebration to make it to the end of a whole cycle” says Sandra Noble, executive director of the Foundation for the Advancement of Mesoamerican Studies in Crystal River, Fla. To render Dec. 21, 2012, as a doomsday or moment of cosmic shifting, she says, is “a complete fabrication and a chance for a lot of people to cash in.” (From USA Today)
Putting apart scientific data, here are the commons beliefs of the December 21 2012:
* Galactic Alignment. This Galactic Alignment occurs only once every 26,000, this is considered as the end-date in the Mayans Long Count calender. It is the alignment of the December solstice sun with the Galactic equator.
* A comet hitting Earth (Nostradamus)
o Read my article on Nostradamus to discover the real truth about Nostradamus: Nostradamus is not a valid argument!
* Earth’s Pole Shift/Magnetic field reversal
o Read my article on pole shift to discover the real truth about 2012 and pole shift: What is that pole shift thing and What is that pole shift thing part II
* Increase of calamities, natural disasters, mass destruction, etc.
I don’t want to repeat myself, but all of this is very vague as nobody really knows what will happen and the world is not at its first doomsday prophecy. There have been a lot of “Unfulfilled” prophecies in the past and you can have a look at this Wikipedia document for a list of unfulfilled religious prophecies.”
There is more discussion on this page and it is probably better to follow the link(s) above to read the whole of what this fellow say and to access all the links () which will not show up here by copying this information to this post.
These two web pages were written by a university student who mentions his background here:
About
About
There’s not much to say really, I’m a student in computer engineering and I’m interested in just about everything. I guess that’s why I decided to blog as I like reading and learning new stuff and then report it to my friends in my own way. As you can imagine I’m passionate about computers and more precisely web development. But I won’t make this blog a computer blog even though computer stuff will probably surface now and then. But apart from that I guess I’m a regular university student who enjoys life!