end of the world 2012 science
how much science is there behind the 2012 end of the world theory?
Quite a bit of science. Unfortunately for the 12-tards it all says that "end of the world" is a hoax.
Nova, a theory is more than an unproven guess. Perhaps an hypothesis is more like what you are thinking. Science has its own lexicon, some of which get used (incorrectly, we scientists feel) by the general public.
A scientist starts with a hypothesis, like "I wonder if adding red dye to the soil will make plants absorb more sunlight?" Then he begins to collect data, running experiments designed to separate out any variables except the one he is testing. After that he examines the results, using a whole lot of math to show if there was indeed any difference between the dyed samples and the undyed ones.
Taking the results and using them to support or knock down his hypothesis will lead to a "theory" about dye in plants. Oddly, it can go either way, which is why "bias" is so important to avoid if you are doing science. You shouldn't start with "I want red dye to show that plants absorb more sunlight" as this will skew your data. Yet another reason to disbelieve in aliens...
When some kook says "In 2012 a giant space squid will eat the Sun" science will examine the premise, create an experiment to verify the existence of the Squid, then show, either mathematically or through observations exactly how unlikely a astro-cephalopod is to exist.
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Scientists warn us about will really happen in 2012
Is the world really going to end in 2012?
I'd really apprecite it if the answers inluded the history of Mayan calendar , their predictions, the science behine this phenomenon, etc. Thanx!
Haha...
Okay - here goes.
The world is not going to end in 2012. The history of the Mayan calendar is that it does not predict an end. It is a repeating sequence, just like the dates in our annual calendar. And what happens after December 31? January 1. That's right - the cycle begins over. This is what the Mayans would have predicted with their calendar. They may have had a party, but they wouldn't have prophesied the end of the world.
If you actually read up on the Mayan calendar, there isn't a clear consensus amongst scientists when the cycle begins or ends. Only one possible date is 2012.
There is no science behind this phenomenon. This was made up prior to 2003 to sell books about the end of the world occurring in 2003. When it didn't, the books were rewritten to include the date of 2012 only because it coincided with some understanding of the Mayan calendar - oh, and because it was a nice safe 9 years in the future, so there would be plenty of time to make money before they had to rewrite the books yet again with a new spin.
The movie 2012 is more based on the 2003 version of this hoax, but with references to the Mayans thrown in (along with the title) to feed into the hype of this whole YouTube and History Channel phenomenon.
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