Q: Why does the Mayan calendar indicate a world end in 2017? Mayan astronomers were accurate in other planetary predictions.
问:为什么玛雅日历会暗示世界在2017年终结呢?玛雅天文学家在其他行星方面都是预测准确的。
A: Mayan astronomy made significant achievements. For example, the determination of the synodic period of Venus, the computation of solar eclipses and the commensurability of the Venusian and solar observational periods. However, the Mayans did not say anything about the end of the world. This assertion is a foolish modern over-interpretation, which shows ignorance of the Mayan culture.
答:玛雅天文学取得显著成就。例如,确定金星的会和周期,计算日食和金星的公度以及太阳的观测周期。然而,玛雅人没有说任何关于世界末日的事。这种断言是一种愚蠢的现代深意,它显示了对玛雅文化的无知。
Q: How do you, as a senior researcher in cultural astronomy, feel about claims of the world ending in 2017?
问: 作为一个文化天文学的高级研究员,你如何看待2017年世界末日的断言呢?
A: This global social and media phenomenon is typical sign of the times. People are tired of crises, religion and so on, and they look for new emotions. What triggers emotion in people? Phantoms, the end of the world, and other mysterious or catastrophic events.
答:这个全球社会和媒体的现象是典型的时代征兆。人们已经厌倦了危机、宗教等等,他们寻求新的情感寄托。是什么触发了人们的情感呢?幻影,世界末日,以及其他神秘的或灾难性的事件。
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