http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063 The <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_civilization">Maya</a> built one of the larger empires in the "New World" at the time -- one that lasted from at least 1800 BC to at least 1697. They were known to have had some knowledge of complex math, and believed in a cyclical course of existence based on astronomy. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maya_calendar#Long_Count">Their calendar system</a> has begun to raise attention again, ages after their civilization fell, because the current Mayan age < en-us Sun, 4 Feb 2007 21:25:21 EST Tue, 6 Feb 2007 02:12:18 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#12 Yes. <p> When Lynch cast Blake, did he sense something?<p> As freaky as much of that movie was, parts of it were retarded. Tue, 6 Feb 2007 02:12:18 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#11 Is it Lost Highway? Tue, 6 Feb 2007 02:04:22 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#10 That's creepier than what you said? Not from my perspective. <p> Though the movie scene that comment is a reference to is hair on the back of the neck rasingly creepy.<p> Speaking of the Maya, as a youth I had a fascination with them, and the Aztecs and In Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:58:52 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#9 Ok, I concede.  You out creepied me. Mon, 5 Feb 2007 23:24:28 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#8 I live at your house. Don't you remember? As a matter of fact, I'm there right now. Mon, 5 Feb 2007 22:33:39 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#7 Pbbht. Everybody knows the only people who use linux/unix platforms are software pirates* and dirty dirty hippies.<p> *Because everybody knows that people who don't pay licensing fees at all to Microsoft are pirates. Yeah. Mon, 5 Feb 2007 13:24:21 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#6 <i>I suspect that the idea that creation is going to end is ego driven.</i><p> Or maybe we're just intuiting the truth of our circumstances. Even science (physics, anyway) seems committed to the notion that there will be an end, whether it's with a bang or Mon, 5 Feb 2007 12:05:53 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#5 <i>If/when we ever figure out immortality (or something close to it), a lot of these myths are going to die a quiet death.</i><p> Unless we find that the myths are the immortal things... Mon, 5 Feb 2007 11:19:56 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#4 <i>ages after their civilization fell, because the current Mayan age ends at about December 21, 2012</i><p> I bet you should be able to get good deals on Myan calendars at Border's then. Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:51:13 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#3 I have to say I'm a bit surprised. I've been vaguely familiar with the Mayan 2012 end of the world calendar for some time, but honestly had no idea that the idea that their calendar "ends" in 2012 is off base. For that alone p0157 has my thanks :)<p> I sus Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:47:10 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#2 Well, if we survive this, there's always <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2038_problem">2038</a>, when all the Unix machines crash. Mon, 5 Feb 2007 09:02:21 EST http://www.treesandthings.com/story/2007/1/31/161411/063#1 <i>And on a lighter note, what would YOU do if you knew the end of the world was imminent?</i><p> I'm going to find out where Shumway lives and go there and kiss him full on the lips!<p> No tongue though, Gord...sorry. Sun, 4 Feb 2007 22:41:18 EST string http://www.treesandthings.com/search/