do you believe the world is going to end in 2012?

Question

if so why? why are people saying that....anything helps :]

Answer 1

most definitely not

Answer 2

There are a number of doomsday prophesies going back to ancient times about December 21, 2012. The reason for this is that ancient civilizations believed that heaven had to do with the skies (people ascending into the air, chariots coming down from the sky to pick up prophets, etc.), so they watched the skies heavily (astronomy). On December 21, 2012, our star (the sun) and our solar system move to where they will be at the center of our galaxy. This unusual equinox, occurring as the final precession of all of the equinoxes has caused many people in past civilizations to claim it to be "The heavenly sign of the end of days." Personally, I think staring at stars for visions of the future or believing that people ascend into heaven is a pretty bad idea.

Answer 3

The Mayans did not predict the world would end. They calculated that a cycle would end and a new cycle would begin. Similar to the current year for humans. Dec 31 the Earth passes the Sun at the same point as 365/6 days before so a new cycle begins. people like to be dramatic and some people play on this because it sells as news. Don't worry, be happy!!!

Answer 4

It will end for some, because people die everyday, so there is no doubt that the prophecy will hold true for those who die that day. Other than that, just because a civilization was too lazy to progress their calendar does not mean the world would end. People are always predicting the end of the world and eventually revising it to a later date. Heed my warning friends, the world will end in roughly 5 billion years when the sun engulfs the earth. That seems pretty accurate to me!

Answer 5

40 some cultures world wide have 2012 in their stories, myths or tales. From Mayans to Native American Indians to about every continent on the planet.

Modern man is who has named this the end of the earth, not these cultures. Their definition of this date is 1 thing... " change ". Change can be good or bad.

Past that.... we have a million guesses as to what will happen but not 1 piece of proof to what will.

Answer 6

The ancient Mayan calendar ends on December 21, 2012 (12/21/12), which gives people the idea that the apocalypse is coming on that date. But I don't believe in any of that crap. Sounds exactly like the whole Y2K mess.

Answer 7

I don't think it's any more likely than it ending tomorrow or 50,000 years from now.
Why are people saying that? Why do people claim to know the truth of anything? I'm not sure, but I will guess fear, insecurity, being brainwashed etc etc.

Answer 8

I don't.

It didn't end on June 6th, 2006. Why should it end in 2012?

Answer 9

It is just the end of a mayan calendar cycle. there have been hundreds of doomsdy predictions. Some soundrels enjoy inventing such rubbish, and many people seem to want to believe such crap.

Answer 10

No, but then I'm not religious. I think when the it passes there is going to be a huge letdown same as there was on January 1, 2000 when the world went on just fine without falling apart.

Answer 11

There have been so many doomsday predictions that there is absolutely no credibility left in them. I'd give the planet another 100 years or so until resources are dried up and we are too overpopulated.