End of the World Predictions Are They Credible?

2012 End of the World Predictions ? Are They Credible?


Now that the whole world is anticipating for the upcoming year 2012; when different prophecies cave in about its potential mass destruction, there are still several people who are reluctant about this occurrence. You should know that with these ongoing rumors continued to spread, more and more people are being attracted by the idea that the world will really end in 2012. There are many 2012 end of the world predictions that has been circulating around and all of these rumors have one common thought; the earth will suffer a catastrophic happening that will nearly wipe away everything in it.
There are different astrologers that are backing up this idea. Some of them stated that here will be a massive asteroid that will hit earth in 2012. Although not having head on collision, the asteroid is said to pass the earth so close that the planet will suffer extreme changes in climate and several devastation will arise. These occurrences can really devastate the planet and everything in its path.
Another prediction came from the Mayan stating that in December 21, 2012, the planet will suffer from an immense devastation that will wipe away all things in it. They also believed that there are beings more supreme that human that once walked the earth. According to theories, these beings will come back to earth and will wreak havoc in the planet. This end of the world predictions can really give you the chills down to your spine if you will let it sink into your mind. However, there are people who do not believe in these predictions.
These people stressed out that there are no such things as devastation in 2012. They indicated that these rumors about 2012 came in order to support the Mayan calendar. Nevertheless, for whatever reasons, you should know how to deal with these rumors effectively in order to get the best knowledge about these things.
Overall, with these predictions continuing to cause scare and apprehension to other people, you should know that you will never know if these things are true unless there is a concrete basis about this. These are only based on theories that once emerged, which is why if you will just look on the positive way, you will see these rumors as the representation of several prophecies. In order for you to determine if these are true, you should for 2012 in order to know if these happenings will really cause damage to mankind.

2012 end of the world mayan calendar

2012 end of the world mayan calendar

The countdown to the apocalypse is on.

We’re one year away from Dec. 21, 2012, the date that the ancient Mayan Long Count calendar allegedly marked as the end of an era that would reset the date to zero and signal the end of humanity.

But will it?

There have been many end of times predictions over the years. Christian radio host Harold Camping faced widespread ridicule when his predictions that the world would end twice this year – on May 21, and then on Oct. 21 – failed to materialize.

But in the flurry of doomsday predictions – there have been similar dire warnings about the world coming to an end from various cultures, including Native Americans, the Chinese, Egyptians and even the Irish — the supposed Mayan prophecy seems to have held the most sway with believers.

The Mayan civilization, which reached its height from 300 A.D. to 900 A.D., had a talent for astronomy. Advanced mathematics and primitive astronomy flourished, creating what many have called the most accurate calendar in the world.

The Mayans predicted a final event that included a solar shift, a Venus transit and violent earthquakes.

Their Long Count calendar begins in 3,114 B.C., marking time in roughly 394-year periods known as Baktuns. Thirteen was a significant, sacred number for the Mayas, and they wrote that the 13th Baktun ends on Dec. 21, 2012.



The doomsday theories stem from a stone tablet discovered in the 1960s at the archaeological site of Tortuguero in the Gulf of Mexico state of Tabasco that describes the return of a Mayan god at the end of a 13th period.

“The Maya are viewed by many westerners as exotic folks that were supposed to have had some special, secret knowledge,” said Mayan scholar Sven Gronemeyer. “What happens is that our expectations and fears get projected on the Maya calendar.”

Gronemeyer, of La Trobe University in Australia, compares the supposed Mayan prophecies to the “Y2K” hype, when people feared all computer systems would crash when the new millennium began on Jan. 1, 2000.

For some reason, Gronemeyer says, people have ignored evidence that dates beyond 2012 were recorded.

The blogosphere exploded with more speculation when Mexico’s archaeology institute acknowledged on Nov. 24 a second reference to Dec. 21, 2012, on a brick found at other ruins.

“Human beings seem to be attracted by apocalyptic ideas and always assume the worst,” Gronemeyer said.

Believers have taken the end-of-the world fears to the Internet with hundreds of thousands of websites and blogs. Yet others are capitalizing on the heightened interest. Films depicting the end of the world – including the 2009 movie, “2012″ – are contributing to the mounting hype as well as to misinformation, experts say.

In southern Mexico, the heart of Maya territory, a yearlong celebration is planned.

Mexico’s tourism agency expects to draw 52 million visitors by next year only to the regions of Chiapas, Yucatan, Quintana Roo, Tabasco and Campeche. All of Mexico usually lures about 22 million foreigners in a year.

It’s selling the date, the Winter Solstice in the coming year, as a time of renewal. Many archeologists argue that the 2012 reference on a 1,300-year-old stone tablet only marks the end of a cycle in the Mayan calendar.

“The world will not end. It is an era,” said Yeanet Zaldo, a tourism spokeswoman for the Caribbean state of Quintana Roo, home to Cancun. “For us, it is a message of hope.”

For those who are thinking about how to spend what could be their last year on earth, here’s another message of hope: According to recent research, the mythological date of the “end of days” may be off by 50 to 100 years.

To convert the ancient Mayan calendar to the Gregorian (or modern) calendar, scholars use a numerical value (called the GMT). But Gerardo Aldana, a professor at the University of California, Santa Barbara, has said the data supporting the widely-adopted conversion factor may be invalid.

Aldana isn’t the only detractor.

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration – yes, that’s NASA – has also weighed in on the issue.

The agency’s scientists posted answers to the most popular questions about the end-of-times theory associated with the prophecy.

“Remember the Y2K scare? It came and went without much of a whimper because of adequate planning and analysis of the situation. Impressive movie special effects aside, Dec. 21, 2012, won’t be the end of the world as we know,” the 2009 web page post says.

The answers addressed questions about whether there were any known threats to the Earth and the truth about the calendar.

One of answers posted was to the question of the possible approach of Nibiru (or Planet X or Eris), a supposed wayward planet that is said could pose a threat to Earth. The answer was a definitive rejection of the idea.

“Nibiru and other stories about wayward planets are an Internet hoax,” scientists wrote. “There is no factual basis for these claims. If Nibiru or Planet X were real and headed for an encounter with the Earth in 2012, astronomers would have been tracking it for at least the past decade, and it would be visible by now to the naked eye. Obviously, it does not exist. Eris is real, but it is a dwarf planet similar to Pluto that will remain in the outer solar system; the closest it can come to Earth is about 4 billion miles.”