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krisharry · 09-09-2009, 12:55 PM

OK, posting this here bec. I'm sure religion will be brought into this. Just curious on opinions on his ideas. History channel is having a lot of shows about him and prophecies today so was just wondering. Any believers out there?

ilovecats · 09-09-2009, 10:07 PM

I haven't really read that much about his predictions,but thought I heard all/or most of them have already been correct.
I am not religious,so I have no input in that regard.

speedygirl · 09-09-2009, 10:28 PM

I've read Nostradamus and think that anything can be twisted into be something since the language isn't precise. I'm a skeptic when it comes to these things. I think that some like to believe him because it makes it look like it's destiny or part of the devine plan so when something bad happens it gives them a sense of comfort. Like, it was going to happen anyway and there's nothing we could have done about it.

gmyers · 09-10-2009, 03:20 AM

I heard he was predicting the world would end in 2012. I don't think I believe his predictions though. My husband told me he heard that on one of the shows about him.

speedygirl · 09-10-2009, 05:21 AM

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Originally Posted by gmyers

I heard he was predicting the world would end in 2012. I don't think I believe his predictions though. My husband told me he heard that on one of the shows about him.

When I was in Belize last year they talked about this saying something about the Mayan calendar ends with 2012 which signifies the end of the world. I don't believe it. It was supposed to end with Y2K.

krisharry · 09-10-2009, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by speedygirl

I've read Nostradamus and think that anything can be twisted into be something since the language isn't precise. I'm a skeptic when it comes to these things. I think that some like to believe him because it makes it look like it's destiny or part of the devine plan so when something bad happens it gives them a sense of comfort. Like, it was going to happen anyway and there's nothing we could have done about it.

That's kind of how I feel too.

jasmine · 09-14-2009, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by speedygirl

When I was in Belize last year they talked about this saying something about the Mayan calendar ends with 2012 which signifies the end of the world. I don't believe it. It was supposed to end with Y2K.

and if you wanted to take it a step further and be "religious" about it, the bible says that no man knows the day hour or when it will happen, but we WILL know the season.