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Ok, im pretty sure youve got about a million quesitons about this. But I find something fishy about Nibiru and 2012. It all started off with the Maya Calendar which in fact doesnt end in 2012, it ends in 4770+. People are saying the maya predicted the end of the world in 2012, WHICH THEY DIDNT! Now IT JUST SO HAPPENS that some big planet is going to kill us all in that same exact year and date? What are the odds of that!? I think that is nearly impossible. But i have mixed feelings about this. Im hearing that NASA infact did find Nibiru and is hiding it from the population along with the government. I know NASA and the Gov. is possible of doing such things, they dont want to cause mass hysteria. Doesnt the Norweigan Seed Vault make you curious? I mean it was dubbed the 'doomsday vault' And if Nibiru were to pass within 4 years wouldnt we have seen it by now? For god sake its supposedly 5 times the size of Jupiter. I know I might get an answer that tells me Nibiru is a hoax but how do I know I can believe you? Your obviously not going to say ''Yeah Planet-X is coming in 2012 and were all screwed' what sort of scientific proof can you lead me to? Put yourself in my shoes, im a 16 year old teen, I cant conduct my own studies, you are my only real source of proof. I appreciate your answer. Thanks

You will have to make your own judgment as to who you can believe. While the government does not have a perfect record of telling the truth, it seems to me that the government is a much better source of accurate information than either commercial advertising or the thousands of serve-serving websites and blogs written by non-experts. If you are comparing what I am saying with these Internet sites, just ask yourself about my knowledge and background compared to the authors of these catastrophist and conspiracy websites. And you can apply logic to the supposed planet or brown dwarf -- do you really believe that this could be kept secret? Don't you think the millions of amateur astronomers around the world would have found it? Or that stories would be appearing in newspapers and on TV newscasts? It would be easy for anyone with a telescope to check this out. The new Arctic seed vault has been planned for many years, mostly in response to the current loss of global biodiversity. There are other seed vaults that have existed for decades, but this one has the advantage of natural refrigeration, so the seeds will last longer. One final point: you repeat what so many conspiracy websites claim, that the government doesn't want to cause mass hysteria. I see no evidence of this. Actually, I see some of the opposite: governments sometimes try to increase our level of fear, about terrorists, or example, or claiming that the "other party" will do terrible things if elected. Scaring people is an old technique to gain and retain power. Think about it. And check out my previous posts on this topic.
David Morrison, NAI Senior Scientist
April 17, 2008