The Maya God Protected its People for 7,000 Years. Then Stopped


Often, when people such as myself discuss the authors of the Bible we use the term "ancients." In human history, the Bible actually is quite recent, 2,000 to maybe 8,000 years ago. Humans have been making history, mostly not recorded, for 250,000 years. That much of this was not recorded does not make in less important. There are some sources of Mayan history. The reference I'm using today uses a Mayan history of 7,000 years though much of that is before normal kinds of records can be found. 

The Mayan ruled part of what is now southeast Mexico plus most of Central America. They had advanced mathematics, written language and architecture. The link is about what is believed to be the final period before the collapse of the empire. The empire was based of Mayan gods. These gods had protected people for some 7,000 years. Pleas were made to continued protection in the form of rain but were ignored. 

Found deep within caves are sacrifices to the gods. The sacrifices were made because drought was starving the Mayans. When the gods did not deliver, in spite of the gifts they were given, people had to face a reality: Either there were no gods or the gods would not help them. The empire died.

To me, this provides a lesson. The lesson is its a waste of time to pray to unseen gods or give them gifts. The Mayans got into trouble because of climate change. With no rain where they lived they had to change their food production system or move elsewhere. 

These days, preachers pray for rain. Even governors do it. These are mostly governors in the South and Southwest. (I don't recall ever a California Governor praying for rain.) 

The Mayan experience leads me to believe climate change is risky for gods. These gods depended on rain/draught cycles for their existence. Too much rain, pray for it to stop. It did, praise the god. No rain, pray it rains and it does, god wins again. But when it does not rain people begin to conclude they have been praying to themselves--there was no god listening--and move on. 

If you are talking to your god, you might remind him/her of the risk climate change poses. The gods and clergy might want to have backup careers just in case their industry collapses.

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