There is no evidence that the Maya bevleied the end of their calendar meant the world would end. Their numerical cycle, which, by the way, was quite advanced and complex, came to completion, with a new one to begin afterward. At the time this calendar was completed, today's date was far enough in the future that there was no rush to begin a new one. We have projected our own notions of an Apocalypse onto Mayan concepts, which, while perhaps natural, is also somewhat mindless, and surely would make the Maya smile indulgently. It's easier to imagine the end of the world than to try to fix what we have so badly broken. Hopefully we are indeed entering a new cycle, one in which we humans take responsibility for our own lives and the condition of the world rather than waiting passively for cosmic destruction.

by Aster 05:44:42 PM 2013.03.14