It\u2019s true. The awesome Disinformation Company gave me a copy of their documentary \u201c2012: Science or Superstition\u201d to review. I\u2019m very excited, not only is this the first DVD I\u2019ve ever reviewed, but it came from the folks at Disinfo.com, AND I\u2019m interested in the subject matter. Obviously the end times are upon us.<\/p>\n
For those of you who aren\u2019t familiar with the whole 2012 thing, let me sum up. The ancient Mayans created a very complex, advanced, utterly bad ass long calendar. The calendar ends on December 21, 2012. Everyone has an opinion as to what this means, and most of them seem to have a book. <\/p>\n
\u201c2012: Science or Superstition\u201d is an hour and a half of opinions from a variety of sources, most notably Graham Hancock, author of \u201cFingerprints of the Gods\u201d. I don\u2019t want to sit here and outline it for you because I would probably flounder horribly at presenting their research. The introduction to the documentary explains in more detail the Mayan long count calendar and that the end date of December 21, 2012 is generally interpreted to mean one of two things: a date for the beginning of the apocalypse or the beginning of a time of renewal and rebirth of conciousness. (For the record, my theory is that by the time the Mayans realized that their formula for the calendar broke down the last date was so far away that they figured hey, let\u2019s just forget about it. I mean, they were advanced, but they were still just people, and people are more than happy to not deal with annoying and tedious problems that could later be address hundreds of thousands of years later.)<\/p>\n
The rest of the film has various authors and scientists presenting their thoughts, theories, and research. My favorite of these individuals was Dr. Anthony F. Aveni, Professor of Astronomy and Anthropology at Colgate University. His insights were razor sharp, laced with skepticism, yet surprisingly thoughtful and considerate in regards to other people\u2019s beliefs. Oddly, it was his insights that are making me reconsider my \u201cThe Mayans Got Lazy\u201d theory.<\/p>\n
The best part is that you can get the movie on iTunes for only $9.99! You can buy it on Amazon for just a tiny bit more, and it retails at the reasonable price of $19.99.<\/p>\n
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