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spiraldoor wrote:The universe won’t end. I’m sure we’ll have figured something out by that point.

beebo44 wrote:There are three possibilities as far as the universe goes;
2. The universe will at some point stop expanding, and stay one size.

spiraldoor wrote:The universe won’t end. I’m sure we’ll have figured something out by that point.

beebo44 wrote: Personally I think 2012 is a load of bull-shit. (Not to say that 2012 will never come, just to say that the "destruction" that is being "predicted" will not happen.)

Spanex wrote:There's another belief that a ninth planet known as Nibiru (or Planet X) will pass Earth closely in it's course during 2012, the gravity of Nibiru overthrowing that of Earth's and toppling it.

But this is a load of bull because we should have been able to see the planet with the naked eye at this point, if it was true.

Wikipedia wrote:The idea that a planet-sized object could collide with or pass by Earth in the near future is not supported by any scientific evidence and has been rejected as pseudoscience by astronomers and planetary scientists.

beebo44 wrote:

Spanex wrote:There's another belief that a ninth planet known as Nibiru (or Planet X) will pass Earth closely in it's course during 2012, the gravity of Nibiru overthrowing that of Earth's and toppling it.

But this is a load of bull because we should have been able to see the planet with the naked eye at this point, if it was true.

Ahem.

Wikipedia wrote:The idea that a planet-sized object could collide with or pass by Earth in the near future is not supported by any scientific evidence and has been rejected as pseudoscience by astronomers and planetary scientists.

Spanex wrote:

beebo44 wrote:

Spanex wrote:There's another belief that a ninth planet known as Nibiru (or Planet X) will pass Earth closely in it's course during 2012, the gravity of Nibiru overthrowing that of Earth's and toppling it.

But this is a load of bull because we should have been able to see the planet with the naked eye at this point, if it was true.

Ahem.

Wikipedia wrote:The idea that a planet-sized object could collide with or pass by Earth in the near future is not supported by any scientific evidence and has been rejected as pseudoscience by astronomers and planetary scientists.

My point exactly.

beebo44 wrote:2012 will be like any other year, that's right. No apocalyptic earthquakes. No massive tsunamis washing over Australia. No meteorites/asteroids colliding with the Earth. No total destruction of the universe. Comprehendo? Good.

Tobbe wrote:

spiraldoor wrote:The universe won’t end. I’m sure we’ll have figured something out by that point.

Why are you so sure of this?

Spanex wrote:There's another belief that a ninth planet known as Nibiru (or Planet X) will pass Earth closely in it's course during 2012, the gravity of Nibiru overthrowing that of Earth's and toppling it.

spiraldoor wrote:

Tobbe wrote:

spiraldoor wrote:The universe won’t end. I’m sure we’ll have figured something out by that point.

Why are you so sure of this?

We have technology now that would have been unimaginable to most people even a few decades ago. If the rate of technological advancement continues to accelerate, I expect that all problems will eventually be solved. There are hundreds of billions of years left to figure these things out, and the ones doing the figuring may be far more intelligent than humans – the solutions will not necessarily be things that we could currently understand.

Spanex wrote:There's another belief that a ninth planet known as Nibiru (or Planet X) will pass Earth closely in it's course during 2012, the gravity of Nibiru overthrowing that of Earth's and toppling it.

I saw that film; it’s called Melancholia and it’s a lot better than 2012.

RayFan9876 wrote:There's a common belief out there that a solar flare with scorch the Earth out of existence, and personally I think this is one of the most retarded theories ever formulated by man.

Hunchman801 wrote:

RayFan9876 wrote:There's a common belief out there that a solar flare with scorch the Earth out of existence, and personally I think this is one of the most retarded theories ever formulated by man.

A solar flare? That sounds retarded indeed, but when the Sun dies and turns into a red giant all life on Earth will be impossible.

RayFan9876 wrote:Well the Sun turns into a red giant before it dies, about 4/5 through its life cycle, but nonetheless, all life on Earth will be impossible, but that's in billions of years form now.

RayFan9876 wrote:Interestingly enough, I've read that Mars will become inhabitable for a few million years during the Sun's expansion stage.

spiraldoor wrote:

Tobbe wrote:

spiraldoor wrote:The universe won’t end. I’m sure we’ll have figured something out by that point.

Why are you so sure of this?

We have technology now that would have been unimaginable to most people even a few decades ago. If the rate of technological advancement continues to accelerate, I expect that all problems will eventually be solved. There are hundreds of billions of years left to figure these things out, and the ones doing the figuring may be far more intelligent than humans – the solutions will not necessarily be things that we could currently understand.

Hunchman801 wrote:

RayFan9876 wrote:Interestingly enough, I've read that Mars will become inhabitable for a few million years during the Sun's expansion stage.

I'd be interested in reading that article.