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Why did we think the world was about to end in 2012?


2012: The Year The World Will Not End - NPR

There is an absurd amount of media hype about 2012, the year that the world is supposed to end. As with countless previous apocalyptic ...

One in seven thinks end of world is coming: poll | Reuters

Nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10 percent think the Mayan calendar could signify ...

One in Seven (14%) Global Citizens Believe End of the World is ...

One in ten (10%) believe `the Mayan calendar, which some say `ends' in 2012, marks the end of the world' and another one in ten (8%) admit they ...

2012 - Will it be the end of our world? - Labconco

William Saturno, an expert on Maya archaeology at Boston University, explains that the Maya culture had definite cycles on which the people ...

What Did The Maya REALLY Say About 2012? - GloboTreks

Among the many theories leading the apocalyptic doom and gloom is the theory based on the Maya Calendar predicting the end of the world when its “zero date” is ...

How the world might end in 2012 (or maybe later) | New Scientist

The 2012 phenomenon is alive and kicking, and will doubtless remain so until 22 December next year, when we wake up to find Earth hasn't been ...

New Mayan text confirms December 2012 end for calendar

... do so. But unlike some modern people, ancient Maya did not expect the world to end on that date, researchers said. "This text talks about ...

The End of the World as We Know It? - InfoPlease

Others have pegged 12/21/2012 as the date Earth will smash into Alcyone, the largest star in the Pleiades cluster. Still other theories are out ...

The 2012 Phenomenon: The End Of The World? - Fair Observer

However, the decisive element is that they all believe that the calendar itself is closely linked with supposed galactic alignments. The ...

Will December 21, 2012 Really be the End of the World as We Know ...

The world will not physically end on December 21, 2012. However, the ancient Maya as well as modern poets and philosophers who think ...

Doomsday 21.12.2012: Mayans never predicted the end of world on ...

... is that the day is indeed meaningful -- but not in the way people thought. Follow us whatsapp icon. PTI. Last Updated: Dec 23, 2012, 06:24:54 PM ...

Mayans actually believed the world would end in December 2020 ...

Citing Mayan predictions, Reverend Paul Begley said that the ancient South American people were eight years off in their original alleged ...

December 21, 2012 - Times of India

For quite a long time there was a theory that on December 21, 2012, the world as we probably are aware it would end ... thought about the coming ...

Will the Earth Survive 2012? - JW.ORG

They believe the world will end on 21 December 2012, the end of a 5,125-year-long cycle in the ancient Maya calendar.”​—BBC News. Despite predictions from ...

Dec. 12, 2012: End of the world, or another Y2K scare?

Now it's on to the next epic disaster lurking in the future: Dec. 21, 2012. The day when the world will end as forecast by the ancient Mayan ...

End of an Era: Mayan 'Apocalypse' Today | Live Science

The idea of a world-ending event in 2012 ... Another set of believers doesn't think the world will end ... Will we ever have quantum laptops?

Forget armageddon: 2012 marks end of era, not the world, experts say

Mr. Smith, who has studied Mayan culture, said the Mayans never predicted that the world will end in 2012. The date simply marks the end of a ...

Will the World Really End in 2012? - Revista Envío

Some more serious researchers, who cite ancient Mayan prophecies, say it will come on December 21, 2012, What do the Mayan steles themselves say? Are we at the ...

Preparing for the End of the World - The Atlantic

Tomorrow marks the end of the 13th cycle of the ancient Mayan calendar, giving rise to rumors about the end of the world.

The Truth About 2012 | Catholic Answers Magazine

Google “end of the world failed predictions” and you will get extensive lists of both recent and historical examples. So why should we think this calendar-based ...