ANTHONY AVENI TALKS ABOUT MAYAN ARCHAEOASTRONOMY AND THE END OF THE WORLD AS WE KNOW IT
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Everyone who knows me knows that I am one cynical cookie. But recent events
in my personal life have put a serious strain on my general well being, so
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I hope a talk like this happens again before my graduation in 2012! Having taken a class on Native American religions, I've read a bit and seen a bit about various explanations of the Mayan calendar's ending and am tempted to believe it does not signify some catastrophic, apocalyptic event - instead, it represents the start of a new cycle, a new era of life. I think we're in for a change, but not in the end-of-all-human-life sense. Such an interesting topic!
ReplyDeleteI could not agree more! I think that all apocalyptic schools of thought are so interesting to listen to, because there are so many absolutely different ideas. I always love learning what other people believe about one of the biggest potential issues to human life.
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