Professor Brian Cox discusses the Maya Long Count

I could listen to Brian Cox talking about anything. Here he discusses the Maya Long Count and the 'fuckwits' that believe it.
10347says...

I love astrology, and how it mixes with geometry, spirituality and its sensitivity to the more subtle differences between us... why flog the "believers" as such senseless *£^$&*??? yea ok so there is extremists in everything, but c'mon, I am not a senseless &@# just for appreciating 5,000 years of observation. Mr. Cox is entitled to his opinion but I aint no fucktard for admiring the amazing time cycles of the Maya, or for believing there might be some kind of end of cycle coming up... and our retarded governors would never even get close to such sophisticated perception indeed...

8350says...

>> ^mani:
I love astrology, and how it mixes with geometry, spirituality and its sensitivity to the more subtle differences between us... why flog the "believers" as such senseless £^$& ??? yea ok so there is extremists in everything, but c'mon, I am not a senseless &@# just for appreciating 5,000 years of observation. Mr. Cox is entitled to his opinion but I aint no fucktard for admiring the amazing time cycles of the Maya, or for believing there might be some kind of end of cycle coming up... and our retarded governors would never even get close to such sophisticated perception indeed...


No-one would claim that you're a senseless fuck for appreciating 5,000 years of hard observation... However, no such observations exist. Astrology is rooted in assumption, imagination and superstition rather than precious reality... The concept that the celestial bodies and their formations hold sway over human lives is a romantic one but, as far as our intelligence has permitted discovery, it is also false.

I am not fortified against the idea that there -might- be systems in the cosmos which exert that kind of influence... But as of yet, such effects are undetected. Astrology is, like many things in the theatre of spirituality, a belief in the unseen. It is in its very nature to betray logic, and it is for this reason that you receive criticism.

But the Mayan Calendar...? Fuck it. 2012 will speak for itself.

10347says...

>> ^Crawlius:
>>
I am not fortified against the idea that there -might- be systems in the cosmos which exert that kind of influence... But as of yet, such effects are undetected. Astrology is, like many things in the theatre of spirituality, a belief in the unseen. It is in its very nature to betray logic, and it is for this reason that you receive criticism.
But the Mayan Calendar...? Fuck it. 2012 will speak for itself.



aw man... yea... to be perfectly honest, and I know many of you will laugh at this, but from my humble observation, I see between 60-90 % of people falling into similar patterns of astrological (yearly/seasonal/solar/lunar/planetary/galactic) significance.
it could be because of the patterns in variation as we grow up during specific growth stages... these in repetitive cycles of maybe of sun, humidity, oxygen, bloody gamma rays, pollen, weather... gravity, black holes, 97 % of the missing matter out there, I don't know! some kind of evolution pattern or something... In Entropy it is postulated that if time is change, and change is light, then wouldn't a presence of such bodies influence the infinite possibilities of our patterns? One would be closed minded to ignore the unknown and unproven false, unlike the idea of "god".

The maya have been interpreted and revived in a few ways, but it seems their astrology is much more basic (and complex). They go for numbers of days where each day is a unit, a minimal integer. They fit in 27.32 day moon cycles within the yearly 365.242199 days. They take out days of time to correct the calendar in incredibly precise ways with 13 moons fitting perfectly in a year (as opposed to 12). The pattern of days taken away is eerily harmonic and speaks of greater cycles going on... then, also there is a parallel (slightly more iffy, more spiritually? based -dna supposedly-?!) calendar (tzolkin [dreamspell interpretation]) talks about a 260 day year with 13*20 (tones and tribes) matrix of different combinations ... and it all makes sense in a measure of time kinda, but indeed minimally (or so much so we don't notice it)in practical life, but almost seems more of a game than a prophecy, but lets anyone imagine their most intense vision... and if we can do all these wonderful things, can a prophecy be a vision? or vice-versa?

I wish more research were done on the subject, might be a good retirement project. If 2012 is an excuse to be happier for those who chose that, or fear for those who chose to fear, yea fookit, let it happen, let the SHTF! pffft! fear is a disease and a disorder and creates more disease and disorder. Once you start realizing how delicate things are, you start paying more attention to detail.

bigbikemansays...

LOL. His physical repulsion to the idea around 2:20 had me roaring.
I have done something so similar on many occasions. The stupidity is almost completely unbearable if you think about it too much....you almost can't help but have a physical reaction.

10347says...

Actually, after looking at this video again, I must say I found him terribly arrogant and unprofessional to the open discussion of scientific discourse he professes to have acquired. This attitude is only dismissive without proper explanation, and, "because people are morons!" is not a reason. Sorry, I lost my trust in this guy in helping us find the truth, to tell you the truth.

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