What's with 2012????

Question

Does anyone know what the big deal about the year 2012 is? I heard about it but didn't quite get to hear all about it, just that the world is gonna end in 2012 or something. . .

Answer 1

The Mayans were great at astronomy and calenders but where are they now?  The spanish explorers rubbed them out and looted their cities.  I don't think that the world will end in 2012 unless you consider the Olympics of London in 2012 the big ending.  On a more serious note, there are many ancient civilizations that predicted the end of the world as they knew it but history has proven that those predictions were short sighted at best.  Also, how many cults and religions over the centuries have done the same thing and ended it all with a mass suicide which was only the ending for those in the cult.

Answer 2

Do this go out and live like 2012 is the end of the world. Does it really matter who is right if they are wrong you will live the life you want. If they are right then you will die in 2012 and you will live the life you want.

Answer 3

yeah basically that when the mayan calendar ends.  People are making a big deal because the calendar ends so they think its the end of the world or something.  people seem to like to place importance on dates that end in a round even number.  Im sure people thought the same thing with the year 2000 and year 1000.  But the fact of the matter is every year our modern day calendar ends, and what happen we just start a new calendar.  The Mayan calendar thats ending is basically based on about 13000 years to go through one cycle.  so 2012 is when the 13000 cycle ends. It just means that some sort of cycle whatever the mayan's based that calendar on that cycle ends. Its not the end of the world.  

Answer 4

i totally didn't know that. also don't forget it's the olympics!  

Answer 5

philosophy??? the world is gonna be fine. how many times during your life have you heard the world is going to end?

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Answer 6

It's just a rumor, don't worry about it.

Answer 7

The Mayans predicted that 2012 will bring great change.  The fear mongers are trying to turn it into a Domesday prediction.  

Answer 8

the Mayan calender ends in 2012 (December 12th i think).  Some people think the Mayans are really good at predicting events and thus think the world will end when their calender ends.

Answer 9

End of the Mayen Calender - 2012

Answer 10

Its the end of the "Mayan" Calender. Our calender ends on December 31 every year well you better get ready every year for the world to end. Also its the end of a cycle not the world. When I first worried about it I was so freaked than I did research and stuff and it was the end of a cycle. They just ended there calender on December 21, 2012. Also they said the world was gonna end in 2000 at midnight surprise, surprise, we're still here! They've said the world was going to end numerous time's and it hasn't ended because we're still here. So I wouldn't worry about it because on December 21 you can wake up and laugh and say wow we're still here and once again on December 22.