The Mayan Calendar
Rough Riders Debate Link Between End Of Times and Mayan Calendar
Senait Strickland and Brandi Carnes
TBS Contributing Writers
There’s a lot of hype about things going terribly wrong in the year 2012. Many people believe that Dec. 21, 2012 will mark the end of the world and civilization.
According to the Ancient Mayan calendar, which is astronomically precise, the world will abruptly end on that date. Some people say the Mayans got wiped out and didn’t finish their calendar, but no one can tell for sure whether this is true or mumbo-jumbo.
There was a similar event of worldwide fear on Jan. 1, 2000, when some people thought the reseting of a date would mark the end of existence.
“We got through Y2K. Both of these theories are dumb and definitely not happening,” Sean Paul Eldridge, freshman, said.
Did we learn something from that experience 11 years ago, or is history about to repeat itself, or is there some truth to these world-ending claims?
“It’s just another Friday and the world ending is not happening. I don’t believe that the world will end, just perhaps a natural disaster or something,” Hector Infante, freshman, said.
Perhaps, a disaster on a smaller scale is in store for us. Regardless, of personal beliefs and backgrounds, some people refuse to take the optimist approach to this issue, opting for the pestimistic doom and gloom viewpoint instead.
“The facts make enough sense, forget the non-believers, the world is going to end. No doubt about it,” Adriana Chavez, junior, said.
Chavez didn’t state how she feels the world will end, but pointed towards recent worldly disasters as signs that the world will perish.
In conclusion, there’s no telling whether or not the world’s ending. Some advice that many people can take to heart is the fact that they should live everyday as if the end is nearing. People should try to enjoy every minute of their lives and be kind to others because no one ever knows for sure what the future holds in store for us.