MoTiV
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Motiv, what the Maya did say (Dresden Codex) is that global flooding and cataclysm will be at the end of this Baktun. Which will then usser in a new era and time of relative peace and prosperity. It was never that earth would "blow up" or something as preposterous as that, it was that we are looking at major cataclysms which will cause the demise of millions (according to the Maya) for many that is the end of the world.
Also, about the Galactic Allignment. Read the first line in your wiki source
evidently to many people it means many things
Anytime someone talks about the "End of the World" what they really mean is the "end of humanity," again it's the arrogance that surrounds us. More than likely the earth will still be here long after we're gone.
I'm not disputing anything about the Mayan predictions. IMO, they make a lot of sense and the only way for humanity to change its ways is for such an event to occur.
Although debatable, many scientists agree that the problems in our society as a whole the main problem is over population. We're not going to do anything about it we all know that so something else is going to have to take care of the problem. So if and when such an event occurs then if we're smart we'll change our ways....
The Hopi predict a point in time, the beginning of the 5th World, in which humans will have to choose a path. One path leads to harmony and ushers in a Golden Age for civilization. The other path leads to unhappiness for all and the descent of humanity into 'hell'.
Galactic Alignment
Yes this term means many things to different people. However, those who interpret this event to mark the precise alignment of the sun, earth, and galactic center to occur on 12/21/2012 are mistaken. There will be all sorts of other alignments that will occur obviously, but this precise alignment has already past. Perhaps the Mayans were referring to a different alignment.
There are some scientists who believe that now that we have entered the northern hemisphere of the galaxy we will be introduced to massive amounts of cosmic radioactive waves which will affect the earth and us directly.
There are many scenarios which can come into play and no way to prepare for them all. Whether it happens in our lifetime or our childrens or our childrens children at some point the earth will once again go through violent changes very rapidly and hopefully changes the way humanity views its existence.