tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post3433495346297670817..comments2024-02-10T18:19:36.406-08:00Comments on Newspaper Rock: Maya mural contradicts "doomsday" mythRobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01478763837213733775noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29769707.post-50184708301281602512012-05-16T16:40:52.248-07:002012-05-16T16:40:52.248-07:00The doomsday myth comes from the fact that it'...The doomsday myth comes from the fact that it's the 13th Bak'tun. 13 has a history in Western superstition: Loki was the thirteenth guest at a party for Baldur, triggering Baldur's death and Ragnarok. This translated well into Christianity with the Judas myth.<br /><br />Of course, such numerological concerns are irrelevant to the Mayans, who had a completely different numerological system.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com