NASA On Full Court Press To Deflate Doomsday Prophecies 286
coondoggie writes "Insidious unknown planets lurking behind the sun ready to slam into Earth, supernova set to engulf the planet and giant, unseen asteroids screaming toward our globe are all theories espoused across the Internet as to how we will meet our demise on 12/21/2012. Do any of these theories even remotely hold out a scintilla of evidence they could happen? Not even remotely if you look at the material NASA has put out which pretty much debunks any and all of the notions being floated in across the cybersphere."
Re:Thank God... (Score:2, Interesting)
Re:NASA makes it obvious we are doomed (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Or... (Score:4, Interesting)
We may not have to worry about supernovae, but a gamma ray burst [discovermagazine.com] is quite another thing.
As Phil Plait points out, we're practically staring down the barrel of WR-104!
Re:Complete waste of time... (Score:4, Interesting)
...you can't fix stupid.
At least, not yet.
Unforgettably, NASA is wasting our tax dollars trying. If 6 to 12 years of public school education couldn't give them enough reasoning power, why would they believe anything NASA had to say? We've spent enough money on these idiots.
Personally I have no problem with the incredibly gullible running for the hills, committing suicide, or what ever it is that one does in preparation for the end of the world. As long as they do it to themselves. I see no upside of trying to convince them of their folly.