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In review: 2013

September 3, 2008 | Comment icon 15 comments
Image Credit: Mary D. Jones
As the year 2012 approaches many people await it with a certain degree of trepidation. Some believe it will hail a new age of enlightenment for mankind, some that it will signify the beginning of the end of the world and some that the date actually holds no special significance at all. So what can we expect to happen in 2012 ? In her new book '2013: Envisioning the world after the events of 2012", Marie D. Jones explores the possibilities.

This book is somewhat different to a lot of similar books out there in that it doesn't serve as an exercise in fear mongering about an apocalyptic future that nobody can escape, what it does do for the most part is take a realistic look using known political, medical, technological and environmental factors at what the world might be like in the coming years. While many of these scenarios don't specifically relate to the year 2012 the author does focus on that date throughout the book and covers its significance both historically and in the present, including when and by whom it was determined.

Early in the book the author introduces us to the 2012 concept and looks at where it originated. Interpretations of the apocalypse and the religious and metaphysical aspects of the phenomenon are also explored here. Following this she moves on to the first of several chapters detailing possible scenarios for the future and what could happen as 2012 approaches and beyond.
Global warming, the melting of the ice caps and the consequences for mankind of these and other environmental issues are covered, as are undersea methane releases, solar radiation from space, super volcanoes and asteroid impacts. Subsequent chapters cover future concerns over everything from overpopulation, water shortages, running out of natural resources, animal extinctions and diseases to political factors such as global power shifts and terrorism.

Also mentioned are a lot of the advantages the future may bring in technology and medicine. Covered are possible new treatments for cancer, aids and other incurable diseases as well as bionics, computer technology, artificial intelligence, robotics, nanotechnology and space flight. It's a nice change to read a book where the positives are also included.

'2013' is a book that should appeal to anyone curious about the 2012 phenomenon and about the future, it covers a wide range of possibilities and paints a picture of a future in which anything could happen, good or bad. What will actually transpire as the calendar changes to 2012 however, if anything, is a mystery that we will have to wait another few years to find out. Comments (15)


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Comment icon #6 Posted by MasterPo 17 years ago
hmm another way to make money out of peoples fear i say live your life as it comes and when it comes it comes and if its true theres no way of stopping it anyway Reminds me of the story of a man who went to a fortune teller to find out about his death. The FT told him he will die because of water. The man interprets this as he will drown so he moves to the desert and later dies from dehydration.
Comment icon #7 Posted by Enigmatic Annasawzi 17 years ago
HOLY CRAPOLLA!!!! Is this like the ten thousandth topic thread on 2012, I'd rather hear about Skynet or something. A computer called Skynet taking over earth sounds a bit more believable, sci fi yes, but believable.
Comment icon #8 Posted by Sag!ttarius 17 years ago
Personally, I don't think we're going to get through 2010 the way things are going around the planet. Why bother thinking about "the day after 2012"? Stock your dry foods and water, and hope the nukes and the following radiation miss y'all, so you're all nice and ready for the next bubonic plague or other biological calamities...
Comment icon #9 Posted by Owl_Lady 17 years ago
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008 - AP Special Report - "World ends tonight at 10:00PM GMT. Film at eleven." "Follow up report on SEPTEMBER 9th may be delayed due to after effects."
Comment icon #10 Posted by ziggy455 17 years ago
Planet X and annunaki make no sense at all,The annuki were meant to harvest not help us and as for 2012 and any other planets orbiting our solar system is bull and let me tell you why: My science expert who i met at UNI says that our best telescope has the ability to look just out to the 2nd planet farthest from the last planet in the solar system,It is scientifically false that this PLANET X can be seen with the naked eye or even with a telescope for that matter. This whole 2012 theory shows nothing...So what if the mayans dissapeared they may have been smart enough to not inform any other ra... [More]
Comment icon #11 Posted by Moon Demon 17 years ago
Is this one big advertisement to help sell the book?
Comment icon #12 Posted by curiosity_killed_the_cat 17 years ago
"I find this 2012 theory bull because it is already said that when nibiru is said to come into our orbit it is said to cause mass economic failure! WHY THE **** WOULD A PLANET INTERFERE WITH A GOVERMENTS MONEY SYSTEM!!???" Not that I hold much water with the idea of 2012, however to play Devil's advocate, if there really was another planet on a large elliptical orbit that brought destruction to our planet on a regular basis of course it would cause economic collapse. Imagine for a moment this, this Nibiru really did exist.... and the world powers know of it... they would be scrambling to save ... [More]
Comment icon #13 Posted by ziggy455 17 years ago
"I find this 2012 theory bull because it is already said that when nibiru is said to come into our orbit it is said to cause mass economic failure! WHY THE **** WOULD A PLANET INTERFERE WITH A GOVERMENTS MONEY SYSTEM!!???" Not that I hold much water with the idea of 2012, however to play Devil's advocate, if there really was another planet on a large elliptical orbit that brought destruction to our planet on a regular basis of course it would cause economic collapse. Imagine for a moment this, this Nibiru really did exist.... and the world powers know of it... they would be scrambling to save ... [More]
Comment icon #14 Posted by curiosity_killed_the_cat 17 years ago
I'm not denying the fact of a 2012 judgement with my theory just based on ecomics I'm just saying there is so much **** which proves it is fake.I swear someone even posted once that nibiru was visible from our skies. That was obviously a lie how long is nibiri "supposed" to be away? It's not real so how can it be visible to the naked eye?!!?!?! Well as I am no Astronomer, I would have no idea if Nibiru was one of the many specs in our skies.... and untill Nasa says something to the effect like prepare 'cause we're all going to die by ( feel free to insert one of the thousand possibilities of o... [More]
Comment icon #15 Posted by brlesq1 16 years ago
Is this one big advertisement to help sell the book? Sure seems that way, doesn't it? At least somebody's written about something other than 2012.


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