Nostradamus 2012

[smokey the elder]

Did anyone see/DVR this? It was on Sunday night on the History channel. It had to do with the apparent congruence of a number of prophecies from around the world suggesting that something catastrophic might happen on Dec. 12, 2012.

I should have stuck in a poll. What is everyone's opinion on prophecies and the like? I am extremely skeptical; however, a lot of this made me go, "hmm". I'm not exactly planning on cashing out my 401(k), however.

[lizbud]

Moff tipped me off to the show in this thread. Post 18.

I did see it & was fascinated by the whole thing. The predictions made
seem entirely possible. Pretty scary stuff.

http://petoftheday.com/talk/showthread.php?t=149448

[lvpets2002]

Yes I watched it.. I am like glued to anything about Nostradamus.. I think that I dont want to wonder & think of ahead of time..

[Medusa]

I only saw bits and pieces of it. I'm hoping that they'll rerun it.

[momoffuzzyfaces]

Want to hear something freaky I just heard on Fox news yesterday? Ok, I'll tell you anyway:

Since Christmas there have been over 500 earthquakes in and around the Yellowstone national park area. Seems that area is part of a super volcano that erupts every 64,000 years. Guess when it last erupted? Yep, 64,000 years ago.

They say if that blows it will distroy most of the middle of the US.

Could it be working up to blow in 2012? I don't know!

[Twisterdog]

I remember hearing the imminent and dire prophecies of Nostradamus since I was in grade school ... and that was a long time ago.

IMO, the "prophecies" are so very vague that a great many things can be read into them. They can be interpretted to suit any doom and gloom philosophy one wants to see.

[DJFyrewolf36]

In my opinion, things happen when they want to and us mortals have no power to stop it. Worry only leads to stress...and stress related illnesses! I say sit back, have a beer and live life as you need to live it without worrying if the world will end. If it does, what can you do?

Tis far better to die on your feet than to live on your knees

[RICHARD]

Dang, NO Christmas shopping that year?

Color me tickled?

[JenBKR]

In my opinion, things happen when they want to and us mortals have no power to stop it. Worry only leads to stress...and stress related illnesses! I say sit back, have a beer and live life as you need to live it without worrying if the world will end. If it does, what can you do?

Agreed! I don't bother worrying about prophecies, I just live my life.

[pomtzu]

There's nothing I can do about it, so I'm not going to worry about it.

And as long as the topic is "the end of the world as we know it", you should all watch the movie "On the Beach". Very sobering - and all too possible! (or probable).

[momoffuzzyfaces]

I just think it's interesting how so many different people who lived hundreds of years apart hit the same date. And no, I doubt if they had heard of each other.... no tv or news papers then!

I do believe in the Bible prophecies though. They are coming true at a fast pace now, whether anyone choses to believe in them or not. They never give a date though. Don't want everyone jumping on my head about this; it's what I believe and no one can change my mind on this so don't try, ok?

You all are free to believe in what you want to but so am I!

[Killearn Kitties]

IMO, the "prophecies" are so very vague that a great many things can be read into them. They can be interpretted to suit any doom and gloom philosophy one wants to see.

This is more or less my opinion of the Nostradamus prophecies too. They are so terribly vague that they can be made to fit many situations, and you would only know that they had come true in retrospect.

The world was supposed to end many times in the seventies and nineties according to the interpreters of Nostradamus, but so far so good!

[Marigold2]

Anyone can say there will be an earthquake on such and such a day and chances are somewhere on the globe there will be one. Same with a tornado, flood, mudslide, plane crash. These things happen every day. Thousands of people die each year in car accidents, boating accidents, motorcycle etc. Different groups have predicted the end of the world for thousands of years and yet here we still are AND what's more we have the same problems we had one thousand, two thousand or six thousand years ago. Money, in-laws, children, cancer, common cold, flu, jealousy, greed, hunger, hate, lust, wanting power or control over others. Not much has changed really except now we live in homes instead of caves, we still eat meat, worry about our kids, die to young, love, hate, cry, and laugh and pray. We still kill over land, over our respected God or Gods, cheat on our husbands and wives, beat our children. Mankind can fly to the moon but as for morals, kindness, common goodness,forgivness, love, helping others we are NO better then we were 50 or 100 years ago or even 400 years ago. Sad sad sad.

[RICHARD]

I have these predictions......

NostrilDoofus told me so.

The sun will rise in the east.
2009 will end at midnight on 12/31/2009, midnight.
A broken clock will be correct two times a day.
2 plus 2 equals 4
The Beatles will never record another album,-
Neither will Elvis.
Your nails will be longer in two weeks and O.J. will be in jail tomorrow.


Check them out.

[blue]

Prophets?