The impact that the December 21, 2012 prediction can have on society and more generally, the world, can be devastating. When people become divided, tensions emerge and conflicts can occur. History has tried to teach us this lesson, but apparently we are not heeding its advice. I liken this situation to a less prominent version of the United States Civil War. There were other factors that contributed to the inner split, but the main one was the issue of slavery and whether or not it should exist. This disagreement divided America to such an extent that fights started and eventually a war. The disagreement over the 2012 prediction is certainly not that bad now, but as the date comes closer the hiatus between believers and nonbelievers will become deeper and bolder. I suggest that both sides try to see the points mentioned by the opposing side and keep their minds open to the possibility of the truth or the proof of fiction. In fact, I do not believe this will ever happen. This solution would require that all those concerned about the prediction to be open-minded. The chances of that actually occurring are very low. It seems that once people make up their decision about something, then they are bound to that invisible chain of obligation with little want in knowing more about the subject and they just denounce all that does not coincide with their beliefs. This stubborn mindset will utterly lead to the separation of people all of which could have been peacefully resolved with collaboration.
The issue of 2012 is a debate but obviously it is not as heated as the sentiments of the civil war. I like how you compare the two topics at the ending. Stubbornness in deed does eventually divide people. In your posts you seem to have remained un-biased but clearly you have made your stance noticeable which are all qualities of a good blogger. Division may start with something not as serious as the issue of 2012, but if instances like this continue to build they have the possibility of separating in devestating ways.
ReplyDeleteI think that you made a pretty good comparison of the division of this issue with the civil war, but as AW mentions it is definitely not near as intense or deeply rooted. As far as the division goes though I think you are right that there will be two defined groups of believers and nonbelievers. A question that I have is that do you think that some people in the nonbelievers will be in that group because they do not want it to be true but deep down they really do believe?
ReplyDeleteI do not think there will be any wars created over this, but as it gets closer to 2012 who knows what kind of debates could erupt.