End of World Theories: Will the World Really End on December 21, 2012?

Yes, humanity will go into a new Renaissance. This is with the help of extraterrestrial beings.

Just like Y2K, it will be a normal quiet day. Why scare people? Give the earth 5 billion years and the sun will burn out. Thats when the world will end.

Portals are like swiss cheese in our universe. Extraterrestrials travel in and out of them every day. They are elusive as the earth's magnetic forces plays a major role in determining where these portals are. As the earth's magnetic field changes direction over time, these portals will become larger and as a consequence the earth's rotation will spin out of control. You will now hear the trumpets of the extraterrestrials coming through those portals if you are still alive. Human kind as we know it will now end. So much for religion, my friend.

Yes, the scriptures of Hindus state that the world will come to end only after some of millions of year and not earlier. We are only at the beginning of the Kalayuga Pada and each Pada consists of millions of years. So why to worry? Be cool. What ever is in store will happen.

You said: "Infinity is impossible to grasp in finite terms. When we pose a finite question in an infinite realm, it's like trying to cram a herd of stampeding elephants into a matchbox. It won't be the lack of effort that defeats us, but the minuscule size of the container we are trying I can "quantify" infinity and teach you this in less then 3 minutes. Definition as we understand infinity: A process or object that must never end, right? Well, thatss only "half" the statement. The other half is, "It must never repeat." So, the truest sense of infinity is that it must never "end" AND "never repeat" to be considered infinity. You are telling people it's not possible, whereas I am telling you it's already been done. Take a piece of paper and pencil, and draw a circle on the paper. Place a little dot in the circle. Now visualize the dot moving and hitting against the inside of the circle itself. This dot will continue to move and "never end" within the confines of the circle, correct? Good. Then the next step (to cover the other half of the definition of infinity) is to realize your object you drew on the paper cannot define the second part of what real infinity is. Therefore, you must "trap" a fourth dimensional representation by realizing that the 4th dimension is nothing more then distance. That said, then you do not worry about the "a to b" that is happening whenever the dot is hitting the inside of the circle and bouncing off. You simply use the distance it traveled as the means to define the 4th dimension. Now the fun part. Take the circle and turn that into a "hollow sphere" and the dot into a solid sphere trapped within the confines of the hollow sphere. Again, visualize the solid sphere in motion within the confines of the hollow sphere, and you will have the truest sense of what "infinity" looks like in the three dimensional world we live in. (You also now have a means to predict which was not present before, as well as being able to own millions of infinities all your own.) So please refrain from saying that "Infinity is impossible to grasp in finite terms." It does nothing to advance progress and assumes that we cannot grow into areas where one thinks we cannot (the only limiter we have is ourselves). James A. (discoverer of quantified infinity) "Infinity is just a name. Its application is forever."

How can you compare this to Y2K? You can't, as it's two different things. Y2K was just some stupid thing with dates on computers that it will not recognize, just screw files up, etc. It had nothing to do with the universe or planets and just dumb computer time. But this calender deals with universe and planets.

I don't think the world will come to in end, but it gave me something to think about because the Mayans were really intelligent. Nice article.

December 21st, 2012 has been part of not only the Mayan calender, but also the Tibetin, Egyptian, and Chinese calendars. This is not a doomsday theory, but a reality caused by a natural cyclic event that we just happen to be living through. The natural frequency of the earth is increasing steadily and has been for the last 2000 years, (50% higher then it was 1500 years ago). Why? This is something I nor anyone else will be able to explain. Some things just are not meant to be understood, they just are. It has already been noted within the scientific and shamanistic communities that the earth's magnetic energy is rapidly dropping and will reach a magnetic 0 on or around December 21st, 2012. This is also included in the mentioned calenders. With the decrease in magnetic energy, we find the life force energy increasing, this is only natural as a balance will automatically re-establish itself. As we get closer to December 2012, a series of spontaneous awakenings and leaps in consciousness will take place in the human realm of awareness. I have already had to work with people who are going through it and have helped them cope with a higher state of awareness that would have otherwise driven them crazy.

I find it really interesting that the Mayans, the Chinese, English oracles, and oracles from Rome and Greece predicted that everything seems to end on 2012. I was just watching the history channel and to be honest I am little worried. I'm Jewish and this stuff scares me, not because I think Jesus is coming or anything but because of all these things adding up. I mean, we are with the exact alignment with the sun and the Milky Way on 2012 on December 21st? It is really weird. Because perhaps we can find a way to avoid the end of the world. As humans we can avoid the future. I know that.

I liked this article. I also believe that 2012 is when all evil will be wiped from the Earth, so there can be a Heaven on Earth. God has given everyone a timeline to get better. Everyday people are turning into bad people. Good people are being corrupted by bad people, and even killed once and a while. You don't have to believe in God to reach the Golden Age. As long as you're a truely pure person on the inside, and strive everyday to figure out how to live for the sake of others, you will enter the Golden Age. (So even if you're Buddhist or Jewish or whatever. As long as you think on how your actions are putting others ahead of yourself, you will reach that Golden Age. All of God's plans to make the world better have failed, as we as a species have failed to embrace them. We push away all good and purity, and only seek the wrong path. Like this article states; YOU have the ability to choose with train you get on. And the right train isn't the easy train to get on, but the 9 3/4 platform, the one of helping those who can't help themselves, and living for the sake of others, takes discipline and respect to reach. Even if you don't believe in the theory of 2012; become a better person. God KNOWS what's right and wrong, which is why I recommend him. But even if you don't believe in him; find the path of good and you will find him. It doesn't take a devout christian or anyone special to do the right thing. People are too selfish nowadays, and only look after themselves and their own desires.

Yes, The world will end in 2012 on the 21st of December. I believe it because The Mayan calendar is real and it deals with earth and other planets. We know we are all scared. All we can do just start thinking from now what's gonna happen.

Me personally, i am tired of hearing it. It's really scaring the fuck out of me. I am young, and I am actually happy. You may not see it in me. But, i should live longer than 12, 12, 12, It's really not going to happen I know. I wouldn't even work my self stupid over it. Don't give up, we aren't going anywhehere. I am trying to keep confidence in myself. I am reading the bible, and everything. So i think that we will be alright. We aren't going anywhere. Not, unless you want to. Keep your head up. We made it past the year 2000. So, guess what. We will make it past. 12. 12. 12. Amen.

The world is not coming to and end, is not going end, that�s impossible, that world is going to have a RENACIMIENTO. Yes, they will be changes in this world but we have to make theses changes by having a conscious. We have to take care of our world. All those predictions are just for us to change way we see and do things, is up to us to change our world. The prophecies are just warnings signs for us to be conscious and to stop destroying our world. If you read the seven Mayan Prophecies, you will learn about the house of mirrors. Mayas have said that we need to go into the house of mirrors, and that means that we have to see our self first before we could HELP our world.

All of us should be really proud that we, of all the people and species that have resided on earth for so many billions of years are going to have this greatest opportunity. I really am looking forward for the final solstice to bring everlasting prosperity and universal peace.

Hi, great article and conversation. Just wanted to remind everyone that we are spiritual beings having a temporary physical experience. We are souls/spirits, and consciousness survives death of the body. So, on the eternal journey of YOU, the future is irrelevant. We ONLY have the present moment. So enjoy it all NOW. 2012 may or may not happen for any of us. For more thoughts, please visit my web site aletteroflove.com. I am not selling anything but peace and love. No matter when our time here ends it is but a blink of an eye.

Uranus and Pluto in 2012. Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (PCC) reported that hundreds of millions of people living in Africa and Southeast Asia will soon face hunger, disease, and water shortages due to global warming. The report notes that the U.S. and Western Europe together emit two-thirds of the pollution that causes global warming, but generally have the resources to manage any extreme weather-related problems. The PCC report arrives as transiting Uranus traverses the middle degrees of Pisces, an area that activates the epochal Uranus-Pluto conjunction of 1965-66. Uranus is now awakening some of the paradigm-shifting breakthroughs that began back then, including civil rights, the understanding of ecosystems, feminism, and most notably, the Aquarian concept of one people living on one planet. What made that outer planet conjunction particularly challenging was that Saturn in Pisces (regional authority, status quo, Piscean religions) opposed Uranus-Pluto in Virgo. Now, as transiting Uranus hits that 1966 polarity, people living in places like Bangladesh and Kenya -- who contribute the least to global warming, but will suffer the most -- can only hope for more planetary awareness. Transiting Uranus is raising awareness of some of the issues that took root in the 1960s. However, to really shake up the Saturnian influences that control most of our world's institutions, it will probably take some major natural or weather-related catastrophes that only Uranus-Pluto alignments can bring. Uranus and Pluto make their next dynamic aspect in 2012, a time that, synchronistically, corresponds to the end of the Mayan calendar.

Wow, I'm glad I stumbled upon this site. This is great dialogue from so many different perspectives. I have been so enthralled with the concept of this date and the more I research it the more I find that there are so many things tied to this date. You have the Earth's alignment with the galactic equator, which no one knows for sure if it will have an impact. 2012 is the next solar flare cycle which poses the potential to mess with our magnetic field and satellites to name a very few. Just recently stories are emerging about the tremendous numbers of vanishing honey bees. Billions upon billions of bees, reduced anywhere from 40-80% in certain parts of the US and Europe. These bees are vital to the pollination of our crops. How does this tie to 2012? Albert Einstein was once quoted as saying, "If the bee disappeared off the surface of the globe, then man would only have 4 years of life left." Look it up. I couldn't believe it when I read it. At the rate they're disappearing, should they vanish in 2008, 4 year would be...you guessed it master mathematician, 2012. These are but a small handful of the scenarios that we are faced with in addition to the many listed above. If you believe in the Book of Revelation, the signs of the end times are more prevalent now than ever before. As we approach the thousand year age of Aquarius, this falls right in line with the tribulation and the good vs. evil battle that will end with...a thousand years of peace. If one theory fails there are several backing them up. I truly believe we are in the midst of the end of the world "AS WE KNOW IT," which isn't to say we are doomed to annihilation. I too had a tremendous fear of this date and it began to eat away at me. In some regards it is still very unnerving not knowing what's ahead. The fact is, what will happen will happen. Live your best, do what's right, and in the end, right should come to you. Great article and feedback.

I did not notice any threads here revealing that (with only less than 2 weeks of precision) the Mayan calendar had CALCULATED that the sun should be PRECISELY in the middle process of that 1 per 26,000 years cycle! But like almost everyone would claim...pfffff...only in movies those weird stuffs...my answer: yeah, I know, and how, thousands of people thinking like you could be of any use for those up there? hahaha

Greetings from the Lake Atitlan (Guatemala). Greetings from the Center of the Universe. According to what the sacred Mayan believe, the Universe was born out of the Atitlan lake and will return to it. OK. 2012 is a Global event. If you like to join us at the place of origin, please make sure you make it to the party in December 2012. Even better, prepare yourself and contact us to start having the journey of your lifetime. http://www.worldendsparty.com

Hi, Christian. Thanks for the invite! Should I bring beer? I spent some time at Lake Atitlan in Guatemala in the summer of 1975.

Great article. After reading it, I am not sure which side to believe anymore. The side that says the world will come to an end in 2012, was so very convincing. But, prophesies also stated that the world would go through some type of dark age in 2000, and look, we're still here. And they're is no dark age going on. If the distinction of the bees has anything to do with this, there is no possible way that ALL bees will vanish by 2008. The world may end 2013, who knows it might end 6233. My point is no one knows exactly when doomsday will come. For all we know, it could end in 10 minutes.

AHHH! I WONT BE 18!!! AHHHHHHHH IM GUNNA DIE!!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! SAVE MEEEEE!

I don't believe the fact that the world will come to an end by 2012. Jesus said, we neither know the day nor the hour he will come, so I won't be deceived by that! The world may end before or after that period who knows. Just trust in GOD and do good and fear not!

Wouldn't you agree, Skenzy, that everyday around the planet horrific things happen to thousands of people who "trust in God"? Personally, I don't think the world will end on 2012, by the way. Also, when you say, "Jesus said," what causes you to believe that the Bible is an accurate account?

i find this strange and have to agree with Catherine its all confusing and right now im pretty scared yet finding out the truth searching the net and all i can to find the truth if you look at lots of sites and gather them surely you will find the answer i mean im doing that right now its scaring me. well if the world does end... gonna be one heck of a day. this better not be a joke to everyone. stupid nasa

Hello Everyone, I am glad to be a part of this discussion. First and foremost there is no such thing as ANYTHING permanently ending. Matter & Energy are interchangable. Science has proved that energy cannot be destroyed. So life on earth or the planet may end as we know it (which may not be a bad thing) BUT we will then be part of a NEW beginning. SO Jes, you will see 18. My Theory & it may be shared by others: On December 21st 2012 the human race will end as we know it and we will "finally" evolve into the spiritual beings that we are. There will be less emphasis on divisiveness of religion, color, culture, country, nationality as we will ALL realize that we are connected and part of the same human family. Our true spiritual nature will shine through. So with every "seemingly" end is a new beginning. This change will not come easy as "pain" & difficult times usually precedes spiritual growth. Over the next 5 years, I anticipate more war, killing, natural disaester etc until we finally band together as 1 people. My hope is that will happen in 2012. It is one heck of a ride but hang on in Faith as fear and Faith cannot co-exist. My Faith is that we are eternal spiritual beings having a temporary physical experience. It is all good. Dont forget to check out aletteroflove.com In peace & Love Ken

I love your vision, Ken. My question is regarding those who choose to cling to their beliefs--like having the only, one, right, true god--and choose not to surrender to the vibrational shifts. Surely, universal love would never engage in the futile attempt of overpowering free will. It seems that most of us spend myriad lives surrendering to the love that we always have been, are, and always will be. I don't suspect that the end of this evolutionary journey--at least for all of us--is 2012.

oh no were gonna die

Well, right now I'm only 12 and am in middle school. Today in world history my teacher showed us a video, it showed the Mayans and how they think the world is ending on 2012 December 21. But really, how can you know when the world will end? The world will never end,(I am Christian, the faith) and I think the only part in life that you will really take a second look at the roses and how great your life is when your body goes up to heaven and your soul is with God. That is when I think time will really stop--the second before you die and you think about the great moments in your life. In that second you see that time has really stopped.

Hello all, Glad some of you liked my vision. The human race has two choices: either evolve or self destruct. I choose to think that we will evolve. 2012 may represent the timeframe when the majority of people begin to share the same vision. For those that cling to old beliefs, they too will be OK. No matter what name we give our Creator, our God, Jesus, Mohammad, Buddha, etc; they are just names for the same ONE. At the core all enlightened beings have taught the same universal truths of Love, Faith, Kindness, and Forgiveness. The higher vibration will be sourced from these virtues/actions so every religion will aid in our development. The true followers of any great prophet have always trusted in Love and led a faith, not a fear-based life. As you say, the evolutionary journey may not end in 2012, BUT it will certainly have the support & belief of many more people. Keep the Faith; In Peace; Ken

it is a load of nonsense. when we die we die. it could be getting run over by a bus or a heart attack but the earth will not end cos that is what they said a couple of years ago and it never happened so what makes them think it is going to happen this time? to me, when we die it is our time to go so no one should be scared because there are some of the best scientists in the world and they make themselves out like they can do anything so to me i believe that they will be able to make something to help us live longer because they are so smart and they pretty much know everything. so i believe that they can do it. i might only be 12, but they have made so many things to help us im sure they can help us with this problem as well.

Why so worried about all this? Give your life to GOD JESUS. Accept him in your heart and you will be saved! There is only one GOD the one that created heavens and earth....and YOU! YES YOU!

From Wikipedia.org - Risks to civilization, humans and planet Earth: "Many mistakenly believe that the Maya civilization's long count calendar ends abruptly on 21 December (or 23 December) 2012. This misconception is due to the Maya practice of abbreviating their dates to five decimal places. On monuments where the full date is shown the end of the last creation is said to happen much farther in the future; however, the Mayas did believe that there will be a baktun ending in 2012. A baktun marks the end of a 400 year period and was a significant event on the Maya calendar. In the Aztec calendar, 2012 marks the end of a 26,000 year planetary cycle. This cycle is known as the Great Year and most likely refers to the precession of the equinoxes."

Hi all, I enjoyed reading this page as well as all the comments here. Seeing as all the coincidences came to this one set date, I do truly believe the Mayans about this date. But though it seems the end of time for us, I don't look at it with fear, I look at it with hope. Hope that the human race will finally coincide and become one. A little over 5 years and we'll see what will happen.

I don't know the date when this world will end, but when I'm looking around me and see how the human race population is growing and how the earth is destroyed by the human race, then I will say it is time for mother earth to take action and get rid of this demolishing... I'm seeing forward to a new paradise like in Adam and Eve's time...

I must say that I am so pleased with this article and all of the comments and opinions on this. In my Global History class, my teacher showed us a video that talked about the Mayan predictions and that the world would come to an end in 2012. This though, I admit, scares the daylights out of me. But I believe that we will enter a new phase of humanity. With all of the bad in the world today, it's easy to see how cruelty has gotten progressively worse. By 2012, it's hard to believe that we, as a whole, will have anywhere to go but up. And also, I'm not shocked or worried about the fact that many ancient cultures had the same dates for the end of things. Many different pieces of information were shared, such as mythology. All cultures borrow from one another, so it would only make sense. But like Bryan said, we'll know in a little over 5 years. Oh, and on a side note, I love the comparison with the Hogwarts Express in this article. :)

My guess would be the year 2323 at 23:23 because after all everything revolves around that number apparently, however I have seen the end of the world in my dreams and it is in my lifetime meaning probably sometime in the next 50 years although I remember being about 25 in the dream so in the next 5 to 10 years in that case, if the end of the world is anything like it was in my dreams then it is something to look forward to because it was beautiful, you may choose not to believe there will be an end in which case your living a lie because everything comes to an end it's a case of will be it caused naturally or by man, going off my dream it will be naturally but at a time when man needs it to end!

Has anyone seen the new program on the History Channel regarding 12/21/2012? Very interesting show which tells of past "prophets" and "oracles" who foretold the year and in some cases the date hundreds, and thousands of years ago. The one area where modern science and the visions of these people connect is in the predictions of massive quakes and natural disasters world wide & rapid climate change faster than anything we're seeing now. The theory of the earth lining up with the sun and galactic equator on this date may create a sudden shift in the magnetic polarity of the earth on such a scale that the axis of the earth itself shifts dramatically. This causes the mantle of the earth's crust to rotate wildly, creating earthquakes, volcanoes and tsunamis. In all of my research it is one of the few areas where ancient visionaries and science meet. But as we all know, over the course of human civilization, tens of thousands of people have waited for "the end" to appear as predicted...often giving away their worldly possessions and taking every step one would knowing without a doubt this would be the end. Religious leaders with flocks of thousands on a mountainside, prophets, shamans, and the nuttiest of the nut jobs...yet here we are. Another generation of "This is the one!! This time it's for REAL!! It all makes sense NOW!!" And in many ways the signs are eerily imminent, but until I'm staring apocalyptic mayhem in the eye, I'll go about life as if I have another 50 years...reluctantly keeping my 401k. As much as many of you out there may truly believe the end is near, the actions of these believers tell a different tale. Think about it...what would you do with your life if you were absolutely certain that the end was near? The thought of what you would do probably doesn't match the reality of what you're really doing. Which is probably a good think. The smallest bit of skepticism and doubt creates the fine line between peace and total chaotic anarchy.

Dude, it's not gonna happen (haha). I can tell you that now. Someone explain to me how the **** these Mayans or whatever set this date. I think it's just a **** scare. I will stay up all night till the 21st and if I see it coming I'll believe it, but right now I think it's hard to believe. It'll be a scary/depressing day, though.

Hey everyone...I don't know what to believe except the one thing of how no one really knows when it will end. Everyone has their own thoughts and opinions on it, so why try to force yours upon others if they wont change theirs? As for the Mayan calenders, well, haven't read that much about them, but I have heard about the theory of "the end of the world on December 21, 2012." But I have to agree with what other people are saying and say that its not technically the end of the world, just a transformation of some sort. I've heard that the "end of the world" will bring a new Golden Age. In that case, I am looking forward to it. As for religions, those are own personal beliefs which cannot be changed, so believe what or who you want about who/what will be the savior or the one "returning". Me personally, I am Catholic, so I will live my life to the best, and my intentions are to help others. I'm planning on enjoying the Golden Age.

Hi All, Please don't think about that all the things. Live in your present and enjoy your life. Be honest, take care of nature, pray to your god, and be a human first. Don't worry--nothing is going to happen. Believe in you God. Bye All

I'm not sure if this is true, but in my country there are people who predict people's lives and pasts and someone told my dad he will live till he's 79, which is in 40 years. Today is 2007, so if it's in 40 years it would be around 2047. I don't know how this could be true.

The Mayans were great calender keepers. They did not know how the calender would look after 21st December 2012. End of calender.

How long did we all expect the Mayan calendar to go on for? All that I have read is that the calendar stops at 2012. Ergo, all that happens is that the Mayan calendar stops at 2012. When do all the calendars in your house end? (and why does it stop when it does?). Who out there has any evidence that the Mayans said that the world ends after/or on that date? Is it feasible that they probably expected us to be sophisticated enough to pick up from there and carry on? Quite likely; as they would never have comprehended the shallow and superfluous distractions we have in modern life now. Yes, come 2012 there may be alignment with other planets, the milky way - whatever - but NOW, globally, as citizens of this world, beings on Mother Earth and if you dare, beyond; we are masters of our own destiny and universe. Collectively, the actions of us all determine our fate. The impetus of the few can make a huge difference. More and more people I meet are awakening from their slumber - all is not lost by a long shot - and may it continue to multiply. Love is a very powerful force, as is light, so let us embrace them both and radiate. For the world. I have just heard, as I write this, that my friend Kriss could be in better health; for those who understand, and those who will in the future, could you please invoke the power of prayer and good intention to allow himself to make himself better. Thanking you for your attention. To continue: The war was won, white light prevailed, and it has been done. Love all; seeds that are now beginning to flourish can do so in knowledge that they grow with the awakening of a new age. To be, is to shine.

Ok. The thing is. I don't believe it AT ALL. Heard the one about "OH MY GOSH, THE WORLD WILL END ON THE 7/7/2007!" Remember that one? They said the sun will bake the earth. *Cricket* ITS RAINING IN SUMMER! The only one I believe is the Pyramids saying that the world will end in 2969 AD, Because they predicted the world war 2, and they predicted the death of Christ. To be honest, I think its stupid. I know that the world will end some day, and I know one we will all die, but not in 2012!! Personally, I think its pathetic, stop worrying about it, just think of the present. When I first read about it, it scared me so much I nearly practically threw up. But then I remembered, they're telling us nearly every day we will all die in some random day, like the 6/6/06, HELLLOOO!?! ITS 2007! WE'RE STILL HERE! And the 7/7/07..Its AUGUST!! We're still alive! So you can believe it if you want, But I'd rather think of it as entering paradise, not the world ending and we all die the end. It can't end like that. (Unless you happen to be a reincarnated dinosaur.)

After reading all of this, I must say I am also becoming a bit excited. Not necessarily in a positive or negative way, just excited and a bit awe struck. If what many of you posters are saying concerning other predictions and events, then something really will happen. At first I figured everyone's interpretation on this date was something similar to the hype around 6/6/06 when everyone's superstitions took over their scientific and analytical sides. I am also going to be 21 at this date which is also kind of freaking me out (my birthday is the 20th). Coincidence? Are great things planned for me? I hope so. Sounds like ka to me. See you all at the party.

Yes the world is going to end for all of us some day. We will all die some day so stop worrying about every little thing and live your life to the fullest.

I think you are wrong comparing it to the Y2K. Y2K is the rantings of some idiot who thought a computer was more stupid than he was and would be able to change the year in its smart chip. The computer has smarter brains than that idiot. Mayans created the calendar we use today. They knew when to plant crops and when to harvest. What makes you think that they can't predict something like an ending? Believe me, there is a difference.

OK, this **** is freaking me out. I'm only 15. I'll be 16 in three months. I don't want to think of everyone I love dying, it's horrible. This kind of stuff really scares me. I feel like ****** dying now, so I don't have to go through that, you know. Please someone who actually knows tell me, if it's going to happen. I want a ******* scientist to tell me.

I don't think that the world is going to end in 2012. When the world is going, we need to know Jesus. Just look in the news and if it doesn't say anything about the world ending don't worry and just live your life and be happy, and pray to god every day. Watch nothing is going to happen that day. It's going to be the same original day. Love god and pray.

The world was going in the 1970's then 06/06/06 then 07/07/07. Most of the stuff that we get our hands on we don't completely read or understand. I think people need to stop scaring people and live every day to it's fullest, and stop wondering when the world is going to end. For all we know, it's going to end tomorrow.

All of you that say there is a God how do you really know there is one? I am not saying that I don't believe there is one, but I would like some actual proof. Who cares when the world is going to end? If we knew, we would be tossed into chaos just like knowing when we would die. It would ****. So let the world end when it wants to and deal with it. Who cares if we go to heaven or are reincarnated? It doesn't matter. Live life the best that you can, and take risks because life is boring without them. This is just my opinion.

I remember all these predictions the year 2000, 6/6/06 also the 7/7/07 when we was apparently going to get baked by the sun, but it rained the whole day, but 2012 I really do think that something is going to happen in that year. The human race has turned back on it's self where we are just demolishing everything. I think it also will have something to do with Global Warming and Einstein prediction of the honey bee's. All I know is that day will be like no other, if it happens there will be mass panic.

I believe something will happen but if you read about all of these horrible things and then you read the good things that will happen you feel calmer. I have read many articles and am ready to give my spirited opinion. According to my studies something major will happen on this day, whether we are completely annihilated or we are visited by extra terrestrials. Who knows? Well one thing is for sure, if we don't all die that day, on February 2nd, 2013 we will enter the golden age. After 12/12/2012 everyone will be shaken up. Who will survive? I am catholic, and I believe that god has planned this. I have read that in the golden age more than 60,000 people will be enlightened, with abilities. Like healing or something, but I know god loves us all good or bad. Why would he kill us all and not just the horrible bad ones? 5000 Confirmed reports of people having serious problems like that little boy in Pakistan, found surrounded in a sphere of water. I think we are in for a rude awakening. What if god decided that he would set us humans here to see how we would live our lives? What if we are an experiment? What if we're not the only living creatures out there than he might send angles or extra terrestrials to save the good ones? Who knows? I mean it's like contemplate this and form an opinion. I am just fed up with the world is going to end theory. If the polls shift we won't die. We will if we go outdoors, but I mean wow. It's scaring me now that everyone's excited to die. What if the last thing you ever saw was a rock in the sky? That wouldn't be cool, because what if there is no heaven or afterlife? Then what? Or maybe in some beliefs you aren't reborn? What then? I want to die when I am 100 years old and have lived my life the way I have wanted to, and achieved all of my dreams. That's when I want to die. Not when I'm 17. So, I for one am changing my ways and in some way I am becoming pure. If something involving pure of heart is required to survive if there is a catastrophe then I will survive and will be able to achieve my dreams and live my life fully. This should go out to all of you, because it makes me sickened that you would want to die. Sure you believe your beliefs but that one thing sickens me. So if there is a catastrophe and you need to be pure to survive then I suggest all of you follow my footsteps. I may be young, but I can still take a stand and believe what I want. So please become pure, extinguish all of your dirty and bad habits. Commit little sins. Believe in your religion. And be pure at heart and do more good than bad.

If you think about it there is a world for every human being. No matter what it is, there is a world just for that person. We will all die alone in the end, so there is always an ending to the world. Just think about it and don't be afraid. Believe in your god.

I don't think we are going to die, because that's what they said would happen in the year 2004. How do we know it's not true for 2012. I think it's just rumors going around and predictions, but let us just pray it's not true.

I think the whole thing is flawed in the translation, or its all BS because its written in the bible that Jesus will come and we will not know when.

I don't think anyone should be scared. I understand when you first hear "the world is going to end" your first instinct is to be scared. What people need to understand is that every one in this world has a different interpretation of the world or what they read, or hear, or see. The Mayan calender for some may just mean that the Mayans had a calender and that 2012 seemed like forever for them and that's where they decided to stop. It may mean that they really did take into consideration the planets or the power of all our energies to be coincided. But through it all no one person knows what they meant, except for the Mayan who made the calender. We may all die. We may not. Hundreds, thousands of people die or are born all over the world each day. A day in the year 2012 is like any other day is. A day some of us will die. And for those of us that do, all we had is what we knew and what we made of our lives while we were here. That's all that matters. For those of you that are young and feel scared, life is not something you should fear. The year 2012 in the Mayan calender is a belief and a theory that some interpreted and voiced to educate people who knew nothing about it. Like all things in life, life is a learning experience, we make mistakes, we grow and we learn. Life is only what we make of it. So if you chose to believe in the end of the world 2012 theory, that's great for you. I assume you're living each day to the fullest and if you don't believe that the world will end in 2012. then just live your life the way you've always dreamed of and when your day comes to leave this world, be it 2012 or 2007 or whenever your "world" ends, then your loved ones will know that you lived.

Is that like 21 December in America, or 21 December in Australia? Is only half the world going to end at the same time? Get off your drugs.

People of earth: I should hope that all of you are at least a little fearful and worried. Emotions aren't binaries. They don't have opposites. I have faith in humanity but fear that the people in charge of our precious resources will let billions of people die as a result of war and the approaching energy crisis. In spite of all the horrible things we do, I still love humanity. We're in pretty bad shape, and I don't think a benevolent god would let this happen, let greedy, deceitful, destructive people control the means to sustain life. People influenced by negative forces, or vibrations or whatever, certainly have encouraged destructive behaviors, like wars and hoarding resources, including money. I'll get right to the point. We're running out of oil. The elites have known this for a long time, probably since the 70s. That's why we're in the Middle East. So they, the elites, can get the 60% percent of recoverable oil remaining there under the ground before China, Russia, India, or anybody else gets it. The FBI and the CIA knew 9/11 was coming. They needed it to happen as a pretext to get the energy. You may have noticed that the price of crude oil has set records for what, a week straight this month. Sure, it dipped a little lately but the trend is obvious. Eventually crude oil will become unaffordable. The shit is running out and when it does civilization cannot function without the energy to transport food, to illuminate the pages of a book or an art gallery, to make clothes, build houses, or anything. December 12, 2012 could be the end of the bell curve, when people decide to either band together voluntarily or be consumed in the chaos that will surely ensue when the energy runs out. Every so often, cataclysmic releases of destructive energy happen; it's just a matter of when and where. You can't stop an earthquake or a volcano. You can only hope to mitigate the suffering it causes. Maybe it'll be Guatemala in 2012, I don't know but at this point, wind, corn, bio-fuels, or nuclear energy combined comes no where close to replacing the energy we consume. The energy crisis is like Vesuvius or Pompeii. So I'll keep worrying and being fearful, as long as people think they have the right to exploit a person's labor for a profit, to enslave people in ignorance just so a handful of greedy people can get richer and more powerful. You can't just wait for Dec. 12 to happen, so get worried and scared and act upon it in a positive way. All the horrors of this world make me scared and angry sometimes. Some of you may feel the same but it doesn't have to control our lives; we can channel these feelings into the actions that can turn this thing around before our five years is up. Prove to each other you we can trust again and cooperate. Little by little, prove to your fellow humans that altruism, not greed, deceit, and self-concern, benefits the greatest number of people. Please, do this. I don't know if December 12 is the deadline, but considering all the data, we don't have much time anyway, maybe seven years. People might call me "alarmist" but if the house is burning and you don't wake people up, aren't you as guilty as the arsonist? I can't agree 100% with the calendar predictions, or Uranus traversing Pisces, or Jesus, or anything like that. I do agree that it's urgent to inform as many people as possible that the end is nearer than we suspect and that only love and solidarity can see our species through to better days. Treat each other well.

I'm not sure about what will happen in 2012. Not any more so than any other year in the future, I do "know" that I'm supposed to go on a pilgrimage of some sort in 2014. So, I think the world is going to be around at least until then, although I might not be afterwards. Anyone reading this ever been in a life threatening situation? Did you pray to God something like "if you'll just get me out of this, or I promise i will do whatever?" Maybe thats what 2012 is all about. The world as we know it ending because for a brief moment in time, the whole world is praying to God instead of fighting, cheating, stealing, etc. That could bring about a lot of change especially if God responds! Maybe that is God's plan. Stay safe and try not to worry.

The world isn't coming to an end. Think about what your saying. Nothing is going to happen. It's impossible to predict something like that. Even though the Mayans and all these other civilizations have made a lot of predictions nobody looks at the number of stories or predictions they got wrong. They all started around the same time, and they all have similar calendars. They probably based them on a 100 year mark for every symbol, and every single religion or culture has its own way of saying how the world will end. The world isn't coming to an end, has their ever been a global catastrophe like this in human history? Humans have been around for over four billion years, that's a lot of time. I don't recall a time when we were faced with all this end of the world stuff, and if something does happen, what are we going to do about it?

I first herd of this, this year in my 2007, Chicano study class. Whether it is true or not, I believe that it will come to an end someday. I mean everything that has beginning has and end. I have herd that the last true emperor of Montezuma will come back one day to reclaim his kingdom. Some say, it's a scientific event when all the planets will be aligned. While others say, extraterrestrial life will come and wipe all of us out. There are many reasons of why this might seem like a reasonable end of the days event, yet whether it ends or not, I'm looking forward to December 22, 2012.

The world has no end at all. The world ends when we die. The world lives on and on and nothing will end it, unless we make a bigger more powerful bomb to end the entire thing. Don't worry about this stuff. It's really stupid, and it just fries up your mind. Also some people actually worry, like this person questioning. Get on with your lives, and don't worry about when it ends. Because honestly how can you worry about the world ending the day it happens, when everyone else you love is dying around you. Hope this clears up a lot.

You adults are scaring the little kids like us. I'm 14 and my aunt and brother were discussing the Rapture, as you fellow Christians know that is when Jesus, our Savior, will come to get his Church. I know this because I have studied the book of Revelations. A gigantic earthquake will strike the Earth. It is one of the judgments God will unleash upon the earth. This giant earthquake will happen in two years, give or take, after the signing of a treaty that will leave Israel in peace for seven years. But the "earthquake" and meteors that will be rained upon the earth were mentioned in the Bible. But no one knows when the Rapture will take place. Jesus doesn't even know. Until God says "Go get my bride." I will live a Christian life and pray everyday. The end of the world is coming, and probably soon. The Mayans were smart, I'll give them that, but I doubt if Jesus doesn't know, then a group of humans would know things that he himself doesn't know. I will leave you with this thought, the huge earthquake that will change the face of the earth will happen, and I won't be here to see it.

On December 21st, 2012 no one needs to fear. Many of us obviously have many manh different opinions. Some people think that the world is just going to blow up. Some think that the space people will rescue us, and other's think that at a certain time all of our mind's thoughts will all come together, and you'll have the choice to stay on Earth to start over or move on into heaven to help with other's. I'm sure many of you have different opinions, but just don't worry until that day comes. Don't fear it. Live your life as if it really was your last day on Earth.

The world wont end, no gods will come, there are no gods, sorry. Live life, and remember you are your own savior, believe in yourself and live life.

What gets me about these never ending prophecies is how everyone thinks everything all adds up so well. I don't think it adds up at all. I think people are not looking into it, all that much. I think we are driving ourselves insane about it, and if you look into anything hard enough you are going too make yourself believe in something that will probably scare you. It's like the guy who predicted all of this bible code stuff. A recent study showed, even using a book like Moby Dick a person could find supposed codes, because the book is huge, and its hard not too find something, when you look so deep. We all want to know the end, so we search and search until we believe we have found common reality. Look at all the wars, look at the weather cycles, they are worse now then ever. They have always been worse now then ever. They, will continue to get worse. That's what happens. A thousand years ago people could of thought about the weather cycles, and the wars dominating the world, and it would of been the same ordeal. It's always been this way. It's our sick human nature. The fact that the dudes predictions see no more in 2020 says nothing. Maybe the guy, just got tired of predicting. And the calender had to of end eventually. They couldn't go on forever, and I know earth wont either, but to think that this is reality is probably as bogus as the other 1000s of predictions. Are we destroying our world? Yes. Will our world end, eventually? Yes. Will it be in 2012? Maybe. Perhaps we will all be destroyed. After all, someone has got to be right. Eventually, but most likely, I see it being another normal day.

I purchased a calendar in 2006, it only ran through October. The rest was missing. I enjoyed the next two months and simply purchased a new calendar for 2007. I'm still here, and it's twelve months later. I plan to start 2013 on a good positive note as well. All this stuff is simply excuses for us not to deal with the situations, both environmental and political, facing our planet. Lets wake up and deal with these things in front of us.

I hope the world doesn't end 2012, but I do like the intriguing idea of the "new golden age". Reading in the bible it could be the "New Jerusalem", maybe, just maybe, the whole thing does mean world peace. I have a feeling that the turmoil in the middle east is going to get a heck of a lot worse, God Bless our soldiers, but I think in the end they would not die in vain. Everything probably will get bad, real bad. Terrorism, natural disasters, and bad leadership. I agree with a lot of people on here about the new golden age, and I want to believe it. God Bless.

I am very fortunate in that I have almost a year's worth of sick time accumulated. If I have that much when I choose to retire from work in the year 2016, assuming I'm still walking around in this body that I'm borrowing at the moment, then they'll give me credit for it. But maybe with all this end of the world as we know it talk, I should call in and use my sick time now and do meaningful things like enjoy my family more and go fishing more. Maybe, run up my credit cards a tad bit around Thanksgiving 20012 and show everyone a real good time. Then again, maybe I need to get away from thinking like this, as I'm not superstitious, because I know that superstition is totally false and that it's bad luck to think like that. Perhaps I'll just plan on business as usual.

Why do all you people stress about this? The world will end when God feels that we should no longer be here. So, just chill out and let the future unfold on its own instead of trying to make it a big deal now.

I agree with all of the smart people that are saying that this is all bull. We aren't going to end. For all we know the Mayans could have just been mapping warnings that God is sending. And when you all think about it, God is the only logical thing out there. We didn't explode from an atom of nothing. We will be told if we are all gonna be blown up by massive super volcanoes. Rent the movie last days on earth and see that the top thing we are facing to wipe out the human race with is Global Warming. So there's no point in getting people scared for nothing.

Why are people so worried about dying? If you live your life to the fullest like you should, then why worry? The one's that worry are the ones who don't know how to live life. If I die tomorrow I won't be sad. I have had a good life. All you stop being a bunch of Sally's! You can get hit by a bus tomorrow, then what? Don't be dumb. I don't believe in any of this non sense. No one can tell the future.

Yes, the world will come to an end. Probably not in 2012. Palpatine is right, the date December 12, 2012 occurs at different times around the world. Will the world die in sections? There goes Australia. There's the US and UK, and finishing with South America. I think not. The human race is destroying the earth, but at a rate that can't be determined. With the bees, it is said that one bee is killed at every phone call made with a cell phone. More and more people are getting cell phones daily, faster than people are deciding not to use them. Bees are essential to human life on earth, they support our food system. And with the planets aligning, that's just bologna. I don't believe it has anything to do with it. I think people can save the planet by using less energy, not polluting as much and joining as one. People feed off the idea of being scared and having myth. It's just what people do. This sounds like the biggest myth possible to me. Death is natural and occurs everyday. It's not something worth being scared of, everyone will experience it.

Oh and for the record for everyone trying to say its the same thing as all the 6/6/06 and 7/7/07, for one its not 12/12/12 its 12/21/12, and neither of the 6/6/06 and 7/7/07 were prophecy's made 500,000 years ago.

If whoever reads this hasn't gone back and read everything before this note, please read the one before my own. I don't know who it is but I believe he or she has a few good points. I would like to add somethings though. Honestly, I have studied many different aspects of this prophesy, biblical, Mayan etc. I can't really say if it is going to be the end of the world or not. I believe we have this choice. We have the choice to better but all that I can see is people in fear. Naturally people run away from their fear and then there are people that impress that fear upon others to escape their own. Some people will simply choose to set it aside and pretend it doesn't exist. It does exist and you need to wake up to it. using examples like 6/6/06 and 7/7/07 is an ignorant excuse to not believe what has been a prophesy for years upon years of time. These other dates are but foolishness from the people of our time, believing ignorant uneducated beliefs could compare to the knowledge and wisdom of the Mayans, Egyptians and so on. The only thing we now have to fear is impure, judgmental, and stereotypical people. Our inability to work hard and educate ourselves is our weakness. Like 9/11, I believe this is a self-fulfilling prophesy that one of our own or many of our own, I mean humans not a specific race or religion, is going to fulfill. Because it was said, "It shall be done" so look at it like a meal that has been being prepared for a really long time, and on 2012 is going to be served by someone who believes it, on this date. So thank the believers of the calendar. I am excited to see what may happen, because we could only grow so much. How do you build something better before breaking down the problem you had to begin with? Now if a comet falls from the sky and kills us all, I will put my foot in my mouth.

All I have to say is that God said no one will know the date or the time the world will end, so you know this is not true. You'll see God will prove you wrong. Look at how many predictions there have been. Your just another one that is going to be proved wrong. Oh man I can't wait till you see that you were wrong and every one that predicts it will be wrong. I'm only 14 and I could argue about this forever, but I only have to argue with you until December 21st. I can prove you wrong because I'm on God's side.

It's about time alarmists like yourselves got off your little attention seeking wagon and stop taking advantage of uninformed people and trying to scare them. The world will not end on this date.

Hi, I'm an 11 years old and this is all really scary to me. But even though I'm Christian, I believe that God set this date to end the world and to put us all together into peace. The world is already falling apart with global warming and all that bad stuff. So, I think God knew this was going to happen and set this date so we could go into heaven, and it would be some other creatures turn to "rule" the world. That's all I have to say, and I printed out this page to show my friends, who don't believe any of it. If we can get the world to know about it then maybe we could find a way to stop it, if that's what we want.

How can anyone be so arrogant to believe humans aren't just as susceptible to extinction as any other species. Why aren't there any more dinosaurs? What could possibly take down those giant beasts? A cataclysmic event on earth perhaps? In addition to predictions made by the Mayans, The Hopi Indians, Nostradamus, the Bible, and Einstein, there is plenty of evidence that our time on this planet is finite. Major disasters become more and more common place every day. Look at the past two years, the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina are the big ones that stand out. Now states are fighting over reservoirs, California is burning down and the Northwest is now under water. And that's just the "natural" stuff. Then there's war, war and more war. And this "God" so many of you speak of will save us? Just like "God" has lifted so many others out of harms way, right? Oh, that must be because all those innocent Iraqi children didn't give their hearts over to Jesus before they were blown up by the US "liberators." Wake up. On second thought, go on being sheep so you can sleep at night after you said your rosary for whatever horrible thing you've done that day. That'll make it all better, right?

I choose not to believe this theory. Although, I do believe the world will someday end and this whole thing does scare me. I think this is a time where the Mayans saw us falling apart, and that they used this date to help us pull together. Folks keep your faith, keep your head up. Jesus said we will not know when the rapture happens. That does not mean we will not predict. It means that when the rapture does happen, we will not be expecting it.

First of all I would like to say this was a very good read. I came across this from doing a little research. A few weeks ago there were people going around telling everyone the world is going to end in a little over 5 years. So of course, everyone freaked out. I came on to see what this is all about. Although, I do not believe the world can really "end". If anything, the world being "destroyed" or something would seem more logical to me. After reading some things people are writing on the internet, I was nothing but scared. But then again, I thought, "If the world is going to 'end', then that is how God intended it to be, and that's the way it will be." We shouldn't spend the rest of our "5 years", if that's all we have left, worrying about what's going to happen and rather see it as a new beginning of some sort for the better. That's the way I'd like to put it, or look at it. All I have to say is we should start treating others well, and start doing the right things. If we only have 5 years or so left, it's not a lot of time to start making up for your mistakes.

How did they predict that this would happen so many years ago. And what evidence is there to show this? Everybody has a different view or interpretation of what the world is. I don't think that people should be scared, because it depends on your interperatation of what the world is.

I don't know if I really believe it or not. I have my whole life in front of me. Its something that has been going through my mind a lot lately. My friend told me something about Nostradamus. I don't know much about him, if anybody could tell me about him. Hes predicted Hitler, Napoleon, and the World Trade Centers blowing up. Thanks much for the really good ideas.

What many do not realize is that the Mayan calender was completely misinterpreted. There are many Mayan elders who are disgusted that people are trying to interpret their calender. Only they were actually taught how to properly do this. All they believe is that in 2012 there will be a major shift, a good one. So for all of you that are feeding into this fear of the world ending, because thats why your here because your afraid, stop worrying because the world will become a better place for us all.

Reading this article was great. I'm glad that people are aware. This all seems to much to handle, time portals? Sounds like something out a science fiction movie. But really is it as impossible as it sounds? There are so many things that we don't know and an entire universe out there. It's our imagination that brings things to life. If you believe that strong in something it's possible. It has to be, why else would that thought be created. It's not nonsense. We are made of energy, and it is time for our third eye, shakras, our vibrations to be aligned. We are meant for something greater. Aren't you sick of working for the devil. I just want to live a life of being free. This life isn't free it comes with a price. It's an apocalypse but that doesn't always have to be a bad thing. Maybe its just the time of people really coming together and using our thoughts for the first time yo create something more and better. Do you really think our thoughts are lost and nobody can hear them. Why don't we all come together and stop thinking negative. Be positive. It isn't death we'll see it's a new consciousness.

First of all, I'm getting tired of people who claim that the world will end or won't end on this date or any date for that matter. The answer is we won't know for sure until it happens, so don't claim to know what is going to happen. People are entitled to their beliefs, thats fine. Secondly, people who state y2k as an example for why the world won't end are thinking in basic terms. I think someone stated this already, y2k had to do with computers. December 21, 2012 has to do with planets and astrology, something completely different. And if I had to pick when the world would end based on the facts between y2k and 2012, I would definitely pick 2012. The Mayans were an extremely knowledgeable and advanced culture. Scientists still cannot figure out how they obtained their vast knowledge on astrology. The fact is, it is quite astounding that they are able to predict these rare planetary alignments. I don't think it would be wise to completely dismiss the Mayans prophecies. It is my belief that something very interesting may happen on this date. If the end comes, whatever that may be, total annihilation or a Golden age, consider yourself extremely lucky to be alive to be part of that time in history. We at least know, that there are going to be some fascinating planetary alignments, and that alone, will be special to witness. All I know is, I won't be getting much sleep before December 21, 2012.

Firstly, I love the Hogwarts Express reference. But, onto my point. We don't know when the world will end. We're all going to die in, insert random date here. Weren't we all supposed to die in 2000? Or on June 6th, 2006? What happened? A bunch of boohoo over nothing. Mayans are smart but not that smart. Only God knows when the world will end. Before you all judge this comment ask yourself, if the world is ending what can I do about it? For now I'll just chill out, play some video games and act like a normal 13 year old would. By the way, how will it end on the 21st if it'll be the 22nd in Australia? And I heard one religion has an entirely other calendar, what about them?

My prediction says forget 2012. It is way far before the world will end but not too far either. I feel that something big is going to happen between 2025 to 2027. But again why worry, enjoy life.

I feel whatever happens, happens. It was scary at first, as many of the happenings thought to take place, are linked together and all lead to 2012. It doesn't mean we should panic. We believe this will happen, but we don't know for sure. Don't be scared for four years. What if nothing happens, however don't waste time, make the most of everyday. God is the answer if you feel lost or if you don't know what to believe. At the end of the day we are just human beings with convincing opinions and beliefs that may be true or not. You should just treat everyday as it comes and not stress over the future. If this happens then, it's a physical experience, and it will give us more answers to questions. After researching on this topic about 90% of answers on what will happen all say that this day will result in peace and a positive future. We'll have to wait and see, in the meantime make the most of what you've got and enjoy it.

I really do doubt that the world it going to end. I mean get real people. The world will end in five billion years, when the sun burns out, not in four years. Honestly, the things people will believe nowadays.

Yup thats the scary part about it. Chinese I Ching or aka book of changes and the ancient Mayans. What's scary about the Mayans is their calendar system. Their calendar system is so highly complex and accurate, even better then our own today. 1500 years in the past they knew about the moons. They also predicted when the moon would rise or set and when a full moon would occur. Modern scientists know the precise time the moon rises and sets. When the Mayan records of moon rises and moon sets were studied, the shocking part was the Mayans were only 33 seconds off the actual time.

I think that the world wont end anytime soon. I love Harry Potter, but I think the whole Hogwarts things is pretty lame. How do you refer the world coming to an end by a movie about witches and wizards, and they are not even true. You can't really say well maybe it will happen or maybe not, stick to one answer. Mine is, I think that it wont end. It's 2008 that means the world would end in four years. I don't think so. How many times is someone going to tell us that I'm starting to think it's for fun just to scare us. It's a waste of time for people who research it. Do something that is worth your time. Thank you and I am sorry if I offended anyone. It's called freedom of speech.

Nothing is going to happen. It's just like when we went from 1999 to 2000. Oh my God everyone was scarred out of their minds trying to figure out what was going to happen to the computers and all that.

I'm fairly freaked out by the whole mess. My sister was the first person to talk to me about it. She called one night all freaked out, asking wildly, "Do you know what is going to happen on 12/21/2012?" I said no. She went on about polar shifts and energy and all this crap that someone or other was predicting to happen. She threw in the Mayan factor too. Then I do my internet research and am left with my head spinning. This world has been here a long, long time. I've concluded that my time researching the end of the world needs to come to an end. We can't agree on how the world was created or what made the dinosaurs extinct-and being that hindsight is 20/20, it should be easier to know that stuff then, right? Heck, you can't even get an accurate weather prediction about snow. While the ideas may have scientific roots, I think that they are merely ideas and not predictions. Although, rather eerie for myself is that I will have turned 30 on 12/20/2012, and Jesus died around age thirty to thirty three. I believe or guess that I'm the only one who finds that weird, huh?

Just stop worrying. In case anyone is interested in why the Mayan calendar is only up to 21st of December 2012, I'd like to suggest that you read John Major Jenkins essay. I'm 16 and I understood almost 95% of the article. It seems more than just simply amazing. The Mayans were pretty smart compared to many other civilizations of their time. Hats off to them for their excellent and almost accurate predictions.

I'm 15 years old and there is scientific evidence supporting this. The human mind is capable of great amazing things yet our society today tells us there is an extreme being above us that controls our destiny for us. I grew up believing that until I realized it doesn't work that way. You have to live for yourself and let your mind do the thinking. I have to say, I'm kinda excited for the end of the world. It will be my time to fully open my mind, and I will finally have the chance to live in peace. Millions of people have been looking into this over the years and have been studying the planets and stars to give us the evidence we have today. The most talked about calendar is the Mayan. They based their calendar on the planets. Their calendar stops in 2012 because of the solar flare. Is this true? Is this event going to take place? Evidence tells us yes. True maybe all the mythical stuff won't happen, but the solar flare may. When this happens, it is going to pull our magnetic field and alter it. When this happens, our axis, gravity, and human life could cease to exist. I know a lot of people need a God to tell them this is true. The power of the mind is amazing. The best form to use it is in meditation. It is something we all need to experience before we rely on our god. I truly am very excited for the end of the world. I will be young, but I know I will have the time I need to be happy. For all those who are scared, I am truly sorry but think long and hard about what is yet to come and you will find your answer. Look to you and no others for this help, your mind can tell you.

I personally don't believe it either, but I am afraid that they are correct.

This has been prophesied for thousands of years. The Mayans knew about it, and the Egyptians also has a sacred calendar. They made it independently. It has a similar time-frame. Even the Hopis Indians, and the Chinese had a similar idea. They say it is hidden in the bible. Western Mystery Traditions knew about it also. There are clues hidden in Gnostic churches across Europe. And those clues are very specific about the time. For those who want science, check out National Geographic, and see when the next sunspot-cycle will be peaking, or when the next Galactic Alignment is. What about super volcanoes and polar shifts? Learn survival skills, network with friends, meditate, stockpile needed items, then relax because the end is not the end. Calender is a wheel. It's not the end but the beginning.

We must think critically on this one. Can you really conclude the world ends on this day? No, it's just the end of a calender. I think it just means it's the end of a certain earth cycle, possibly a new era for everybody who dwells within. End of the world? Likely not. However, I do believe something will happen in 2012. I just don't think mankind will be doomed. God himself is the only one who can end the world. Nobody can predict the end. It will be when we least suspect it, not a certain day where we go, this is it. In short, the end of a calender doesn't mean the end. It means a new era and a new start for the earth. One day the world will end, it just wont be predicted because only God himself can know. The end of the calender is just a beginning. A brand new cycle, 2012 is a warning to all of us that we must live life to the fullest. Believe in god, be nice to others, live your life well and be happy. When the 2012 scare is over, the new earth cycle will begin, and humans will enter a new age. Take care and God bless everyone.

I am 13 years old. I am Muslim. The world may end maybe between 5 to 10 years. There is evidence. For example according to science, according to Islam, Christianity, Jewism, the Mayan calender, and according to all the prophets of Allah Hazrat Isa to whom Christians call Christ. Hazrat Musa or Moses, Hazrat Daud, Islam says when there will be many sad and tragic events in the world, like earthquakes, flood, wars, and America's cruelty in in Muslim countries then that will be the time near to the day of judgment. America and other western countries will be destroyed in world war three which will start in mid 2008, Imam Mehdi a Muslim man will rise from the ground and will be the leader of Muslims and he will rule for 40 years with Hazrat Isa.

I am a little undecided about the whole end of the world on December 21, 2012. I have heard on the history channel that the world was going to end in the year 2029 from a huge asteroid that is going to hit the earth. I have also heard that the world is supposed to end at the start of the next world war. I personally think that not anyone can predict the end of the world. Not anyone but the man upstairs. He is the only that can tell us when it is time to go. When that time comes I hope to be on the good side. So, in conclusion I think that this is all something to make people either scared out of their minds or make them kill themselves. So, live life to the fullest and just enjoy it while it's still here. Peace, and love to everyone.

I'm not entirely sure if anyone knows this to be fact or not but the Maiyan and the Mayan's are not the same group of people, nor did they live in the same region of the planet. After extensive research on the Doomsday theory, I have come to the conclusion that the calender simply ended on this day. As the region of the planet they lived it the season of harvest was over and it was time to plant new crops for the next harvest. The Chinese calender is for exactly the same reason but opposite. It was time to harvest their crops as opposed to plant new ones. The Egyptian god Kai was specific to the number 12, meaning the last Kai. Roughly translated means: "The last one," meaning that after the 12th Kai there weren't anymore gods. 12, 12, 12 will not in fact bring Doomsday. I suggest you do some research for yourself before stocking up on supplies or worrying yourself sick over this ridiculous myth.

Nobody knows when the worlds going to end. Only god does. You shouldn't predict when he is coming back when you don't know. Don't you guys read the bible? It specifically states that no man knows when he is coming back not even Jesus himself. So, you need to take your false predictions and put them away in your pocket and give them to Jesus when he comes back.

I'm sorry to tell you that if you read the bible you should know that no one, not even Christ himself, knows when the world will end. Only God knows. The people who think they know must be false prophets. If you don't believe me, pick up a bible and actually read it. Many people who go to church aren't really Christians. They just go for show. All I can tell you is if you think you know then you don't. If you still refuse to accept that you don't know, then take your thoughts and ask god about it. I'm sure he would love to tell you the truth.

Jesus said no one knows the time or date. Jesus said not to believe in false Prophets. Everyone is saying the Mayans or prophets said this and blah blah that, and I wont believe it. We don't know exactly what they were saying back then. We aren't them. We could've misread the stupid calender, and it could say 2009 or 1905909 or whatever. I don't believe that the earth will tilt and destroy everything. We do enough damage to ourselves with global warming. I doubt the cosmos can do worse. And if everything was destroyed, at least Bush wont be in office, nor will money have value anymore. And everything has to be redone, people have become too lazy You are afraid for nothing. If you are living right with God you wouldn't be scared but happy because you are going to see him soon.

2012 is expected to be a year of great positive change. It is not the end of the world. Back in 1899 something was identified called Schumann Cavity Resonance. It is the "heart beat" or frequency of the Earth. Since its discovery until 1986 this "heart beat" frequency was constant at 7.8 hertz per second. From 1986 it started to raise dramatically and, in 1998 it was reported to be 10 hertz per second. On the other hand, the magnetics of the Earth are dropping dramatically and it is expected that they reach zero point in 2012, but it is not the end of the world just the beginning of the new one since every 26000 years Earth goes through a grand cycle of evolution.

When I heard of this topic on how the world might end, I basically died inside. I thought I would do some research and found this site. Wow, that is a lot of comments. I read everything and was amazed at what people are saying about this topic. I am 14. You can think what you want, but I don't think it's true. Even if a third world war was to happen it won't destroy mankind. So, thats what I think and it won't happen.

Look if the end is really December 21st, 2012, then don't fear it. If its the end its the end. Now it's a real reason to live your life to its fullest for the next 4 years. The Ancient Mayas calender ends on December 21, 2012, and when you line up the l Ching and number it from 100 B.C. to 2000 A.D. it will stop exactly at December 21, 2012. It's just like the dinosaurs, it was the end for them, but a beginning for us. Now we give our lives so another, greater life can be on Earth. Remember, its the end for us, but a beggining for them... do not be afraid.

Hi Folks, don't get crazy about all this. Look you can't control the past or overcome the future, so why don't you just chill and enjoy life while being in the present. That's all I want to say.

Me and many of my friends have come to one conclusion without a discussion. We all gave the same idea oddly enough. Who's to say that the Mayans just get lazy and stopped making a calender? Think about it this way, why would they continue to spend all this time on making it? That is a lot of days. 365 days a year. Every 4 years 366. They did this for thousands of years. Just like in our lives today every generation gets lazier and lazier. The new generations of the Mayans just slowly didn't feel like going any further than they already had.

I really don't want to believe this, I mean, I graduate in 2010. Two years of college and then its all over. I remember July 6, 2006. The day everyone thought the world would end because it was 666. But it didn't. I think December 21, 2012 will be the same way, or at least I hope it is.

I don't believe the world will end on that date. I agree that it was the last day of their calender. I think we should worry more about our problems today. For example, global warming, and the prices of gasoline in CA. I may not drive but it affects me too. I also think The Iraq war has gone way too long and we should put an end to it. We should worry about the present, let the past be in the past, and wait for the future, and love every day.

I have read through most of this page and found out that you are all wrong in the sense that the world will not end on 12-21-2012 it is going to end on 12-12-2012. In the beginning this person said the 21st, and this is not correct it is believed that the world will end on the 12th not the 21st. So all of you need to stop giving yourselves more time and start preparing for the 12th not the 21st. Good job to all of you for going on a whole year before someone catching that the end of the world is on 12-12-2012 and not 12-21-2012. My hat is off to all you people.

Hey guys, I have been reading all this stuff for the past half hour. Basically too much to digest for a 16 year old like me. For me, I do believe that there is a god up there watching all of us and all of our actions. But just looking at this forum it goes to show that there are many people who do care about the end of the world. Forget about when it will happen, or how it would happen and all that. How about putting that care into more important issues like loving your loved ones and taking care of the environment? Seriously, I feel if the whole world thought like all of you guys here, I certainly believe that there will be fewer wars, a better world etc. For now, just live life to the fullest because if you do die, at least its without regrets.

The world will not end in 2012. How can you prove it? The Mayan calendar can be wrong this time. This calendar is not made by god. Some people made it, not god. If you believe in god then it means that you are not believing in such superstitious and rubbish things. Don't worry, we have many years more. Predictions cannot always be correct. Yes, there can be scarcity of food and water. There can be world war three too. But if you want to stop this then you have to stop polluting and over using our natural resources. We can ban polythene packets too to save us and our environment.

If the world does come to an end, it will not be because of a prediction. It will be our own doing. We pollute this earth and use its resources with no consideration for the fact that we are shorting our planet's life. Seriously, walking is easy to do. Stop using your car and ride your bike. Do something for the community and stop polluting. Spread an act of kindness so everyone can be happy and content with the way we are, and so the people who keep yelling global warming will finally shut up and move on the another country.

Please don't say the world is going to end on this particular day, because it's not a fact it's only a prediction on the Mayan calender. As Cuty says prediction can't be right all the time. God will end it his own way.

Hey guys, can't you see what is going on around you? In southeast-Asia, in New Orleans, lately in Myanmar, hundreds thousands of people have already lost their lives due to extreme weather related disasters. Blame the global warming or climate change, something is already happening around the world and thousands of young people die before they see their graduation or age 18 or the first kiss. None of us in an exception. The storms, earthquakes, tsunamis, tornadoes, food crises, energy crises, water crises will continue killing people. It won't happen on one day. It has started and gradually getting bigger and bigger. By 12.21.2012 the magnetic polar will change, but that doesn't mean the catastrophe will happen on that day. The world time is too slow for human time. The catastrophe is happening but seems to be slowly progressing to human feeling. Mayan's did not claim that the world will end on 12.21.2012. They claim the calendar will end and a new one will start. They tied their calendar to major universal events, such as the alignment of the milky way and sun, as well as the polar change. That might not mean that people will be destroyed. However, as with all changes, there is some pain to suffer from. The polar change doesn't happen silently. We are observing its affects and those who can take precautionary measures will feel the affects the least. Just be aware and conscious. Follow the science and listen carefully what scientists suggest to survive with regards to sustainable management of water, energy and food. Don't go after sect leaders who may brain wash you to do something harmful to yourself and your beloved families.

I believe the world will end somehow someday but saying it will end on the 2012 is very extreme. Look at all the beautiful surroundings to think that you would lose them. I have hope in God that he will save our day.

Hi, I don't know what to believe, but I think they can't say that the world is going to end in 2012 because God knows what's going to happen. If it is going to end, I hope it will be along time from now. I want to get very old and see my kids grow and see them get old too. I didn't bring them into this world to suffer not knowing about everything and understanding this life. I believe in God. I pray to him the exact words I'm typing. I have a lot of faith. God will Listen, if you have faith and believe in him, because he's has blessed me.

I think it's preposterous to say that the world will end in a known particular date or time. I am not an agnostic person, but I strongly believe in the creator. According to the creator, this is something that no human or a created life will have a clue on how and when it will be destructed. However, in light of the revelations, definitely the world will come to an end; destroying everything on the face of the universe. As far as revelation concerns, this is something that we humans or any created life; past, present or future will not have a clear knowledge of. We will not know the timing of destruction. One thing we know is that the world is going through a major calamity not only the loss of lives but the doctrine of the political and social environments destructing the peace within the hearts of the people. This is our own fault. Based on these scenarios, people are predicting the time of the destruction. Likewise, people in the past predicted World War 2 would be the end of the world. Since then, we are still living on the same planet and making similar predictions just like before, drawing conclusions such as numbering another war as world war 3 and so on. Yes, I believe humans are the cause of what we are going though now. But the law of nature is not something we can change, but it will follow its own law. The human time is not the God made time, but we humans made the time for our own reference. In dimension of the God, He has His own time-past, present and future which is all recorded in his universal law. Bless and peace.

About the world ending on December 21, 2012 and the beginning of the Golden Age, I believe that it will happen if you think about it the Mayas were very smart and there calender so far has not been wrong. Now the topic about the crystal skulls, there has been evidence about the 13 skulls holding energy there has been 8 found and 5 are still missing around the world. When the year becomes 2012 just remember to mark your calender and expect something big.

Gary, I saw a program on TV the other day about the new Indiana Jones movie and the crystal skulls. The theory says that all 13 skulls must be found and placed in a certain position by 2012 in order for the world to be saved. This has something to do with the energy field that the skulls emit.

The Maya were very accurate in their calculations and as a consequence could make very accurate predictions. They even were so specific that in this enormous cycle of 26.000 years they could pinpoint the exact day: December 21, 2012. This date marks the end of the large calendar and of the cycle of thirteen so-called Baktuns after which the earth starts the period of the fifth sun. According to their calculations, which still are astronomically correct, our solar system will be in one line with Hunab K'u, the center of the Milky Way, the place the Maya call the mother womb. Maya expert Peter Toonen writes in the beginning of this year in magazine Frontier: 'At that time our Earth and the sun are in one line to each other in the center of the Milky Way, therefore with Hunab K'u, the source. Technically you can then get a sort of zero situation in the revolutions of the electromagnetic fields of our solar system. According to the traditions of the Hopi Indians, this will take three days; three days of emptiness and darkness. After that the magnetic poles can reverse. Who knows?' Whatever happens, the Maya calendar then will start over with the year zero. the Maya do not have a linear time calculation, but see time as overlapping circles.

As an apprentice to both Mayan and Peruvian shamans I can tell you their interpretation of the Mayan tradition. The Peruvians say that "a time of darkness is needed is grow the new seeds," of spirit. Both traditions see the coming time as an opportunity for homo sapien to evolve into homo luminous. Having a "belief" is not going to help but instead hinder you in this process. Let us drop our beliefs and opinions and try to see the truth about ourselves first then the Truth about our universe.

The world is gonna end when oil runs out. There will be no way to transport goods and we will all probably die of starvation unless you have a farm. What we need to do is invest in a good renewable source of energy that can keep everything going. We also need world peace, the world would be a better place if we all cooperated and weren't so hard headed.

Think about it. If people that didn't have out type of technology billions and billions of years ago figured out the world will end 2012, and the scientists now predict the same thing, it seems to me that we are definitely in for a ride.

We are going to have a big change in 2012 , something spiritual is going to happen , if we choose to go to different paths to another dimension ,spiritual, is our choice, but we can also choose to stay how we are, is our choice to be in the golden age.

I, for one, think that perhaps the world will not end on December 21, 2012. Instead, I think that the chaos, violence, destruction, pillaging, and looting that will happen on December 20,2012 will be the death of us. I think that perhaps uninformed people will think to themselves, "Oh, the world's gonna end. I might as well do everything that I've always wanted to do." The age old question of "If you had one day to live, what would you do?" This applies to my theory, I suppose. Good luck everyone.

I personally think that people who are making such a huge deal about the 12/21/12 theory will cause a huge uproar and destroy a whole bunch of stuff, leaving those with minds to clean up after them. But I also believe that the world will not end on 12/21/12, because God works in mysterious ways, no one will ever know when the world will and, and if they say, "Oh, the world will end on such-and-such a day, at such-and-such a time", and it happens then, well, it's just really dumb luck.

The world will end in 400 million years not in 2012 or 2013. Animals live like 5000 years, so we have maybe 400 years left to go that is what I think. Many people just write in and scare others. Predictions are made that never come true.

If you think about it logically the world will not end in 2012. I have been on many websites and they have said many reassuring things. The world is supposedly going to end on 2012 because the poles are shifting, but the poles are constantly shifting any way. As a 7th grader I hope to go to university and get a good job. I will not let those dreams be shattered by a silly dooms day myth. If you believe this stuff, well just make the most of your life while you can and if you're Christian ,which I am not, then pray to God every night until 12/12/12. But don't you think it's odd that the Mayans saw the end of the world on 12/12/12? All the numbers are 12. But the Mayans didn't even see the end of the world. 12/12/12 is just the end of the Mayan calendar. Dec. 30th is the end of our calendar. Using that type of logic wouldn't Dec. 30th be dooms day? Hope this helped those of you who are scared out of your pants.

What's the point in these predictions anyway. Say your prediction does come true and everyone dies along with the world, who's going to know it? Nobody. So save your time and just live your life. Stop trying to find out when it's going to end.

I referred a lot of articles and every thing says something or other is going to happen on 12/21/12. Its pretty confusing when you go through the net and read all this stuff. I think we should forget worrying and wait and watch what is really going to happen on that date.

Call me selfish, but I really don't want the world to end. I'm just getting started on my life. I finally know what path I'm taking and where I might end up. Normally I get a sixth sense when it comes to bad things about to happen. Yeah, I'm probably crazy. I sometimes get a feeling, especially when I read this, that the world will, most likely end. Seriously I don't want it to. I get it. I totally came across selfish, because I don't wanna die, or anything like that. Because I want to raise my family.

I am a 35year old man living in northern B.C and have been watching current events, for instance the price of fuel, 1.40 per litre, The cost of living has gone up the same, along with all the other problems the world is facing like hunger, war, disease, and Global Warming. It's almost overwhelming. I have watched a recent program, The Mayan prediction for 2012 and am quite worried, these people knew what they were talking about when it came to their calender, they predicted many events that coincide with other, groups, or individuals that lead to the date 2012. As a rational person, I hope that this date will come and go, like any other date, but there is part of me that is thinking about stockpiling food and supplies in a vain attempt to overcome this disaster. I have decided to let things run its course and hope for the best.

I'm from India and most Indians are superstitions, but I'm not. I don't believe in this stuff. To me it sounds funny.

Where is all of this based off of? Is it of religious beliefs or scientific theory or is it both? I find this article very interesting and would like to know where you found information leading to your theory. Have you ever heard of the man who predicted 9-11 but everyone thought he was crazy? He wrote it down, but he died before it happened. Was he your inspiration? I find it amazing that the human mind can even grasp such things and that humans could possibly predict things such as these. It is quite amazing.

OK, now that I have read almost all of these posts I am dumb founded that people can believe such crazy stories about alien beings coming to "take over" the Mayans, Egyptians, and whoever else says that the world is going to end on a certain date. Also that god is going to remove all evil from the world, and there will be heaven on earth. It's all a bunch of stories made up to keep good little children from straying the wild side. The Aryans were a very gifted people for their time, but honestly where are they now? If they were able to tell the future wouldn't they still be here now instead of their whole civilization being wiped off the earth? The only thing I can take away from the "end of the world" is that throughout history there has been great nations that ruled over everyone else but then they crumbled from inside out because they got too big. Did you ever stop to think that maybe it could just mean that America will fall from the number one nation in the world, not to be destroyed but merely surpassed by some other country like china for instance? They are the best candidate to take over as the new "super nation" and honestly i wouldn't be surprised if it was declared so on 12-21-2012. There was a post that I do remember reading that had a great point. Remember a few years back with the whole new Millennium b.s., they said planes would fall from the sky, all electricity would fail and we would all fall back to the stone ages. I don't think my lights even flickered, and I would have noticed. I was awake and waiting just like the rest of the idiots who fell into the trap. Like the the date 06-06-06, we're still here. Also, 07-07-07 still here, 08-08-08, well you get the point. It's like they keep saying well better luck next year. Maybe something will finally happen in 2009 but chances are still that I celebrate my birthday in October. Basically what I'm trying to get across is that there is no alien mother ship coming to take us home. Sorry guys, there are no psychics who can tell that the world is going to end. There is no god that will come to strike us down. Really people have you ever met the guy? And those who claim to have met him, well they have these people called shrinks. All we are and all we will ever be is another species that roams this earth until some un for told event such as oh I don't know, anyone ever read about the dinosaurs? If I offended anyone that was not my intent but you have to question some of the things that has been taught to you all of your lives. Can it all really be true? Take the idea of existence, one is god created Adam and Eve and the other is that we evolved from simple one celled organisms over millions of years. please, if someone out there can explain to me how that is possible I would love to hear it.

What's the point in these predictions anyway. Say your prediction does come true and everyone dies along with the world, who's going to know it? Nobody. So save your time and just live your life. Stop trying to find out when it's going to end.

Morgan I think your thinking of Nostradamus, and I agree with you how fascinating the human mind is to predict these kinds of things. I think something will happen on 2012 but I'm still not sure that mankind will be destroyed or set into a golden age. I guess we will just have to wait and see what happens.

I don't think for a second that the world will end in 2012. I think something will happen, but not as extreme as the world ending. However, I do believe that the world is ending slowly by global warming. As a result of global warming countries like The United Kingdom are getting extreme weather conditions i.e heavy floods, small tornadoes, and soon the UK will be experiencing tropical extreme weather. So if the world will end it won't be because of a calender, it will be because of the pollution. Global Warming will end this world someday.

What is this thing about Jesus knowing everything. If he knew everything how come he said that Earth was flat. These lies in name of Jesus will lead mankind to the their own destruction. The American right wing has already started the war that will lead mankind to the path to destruction. Anyway, it will be the end of religion as we know today. The fight will be between religions having monopoly over heaven and hell.

Hah, I am actually so amused by this forum, your all going either one of two ways, the first way 'The world is ending because the almighty Mayans predicted so' how come they could predict the end of the world but not the collapse of their society? Ya know just a question, and the second way 'The world will not end because Jesus said blah blah' come on people be serious, now I'm no Jesus basher, in fact I have respect for the man but please the bible is not a credible account of anything he said, because when translated the translators left it up to their own prejudices to decide what a particularly difficult word was, therefore not accurate, lost in translation. The world is not going to end, it would be stupid, although we may blow ourselves up because we are stupid but even then not in 2012. There have been many people throughout history predicting the end of the world and so called judgment days so far none have been correct. None will be correct until billions of years in the future when the sun implodes or whatever, but I don't think we have to worry about that just yet. And this whole ' Golden Age' what exactly will happen to make it Golden? People have their own free wills and have the ability to be bad people predicting a date will not change that, that's just naive. So people don't worry although there may be what you think is strong evidence to show that the world will end on 21/12/2012 there's not. Nothing we can possibly do can predict that, as Pheobe said on Friends to Ross 'OK, Ross, could you just open your mind like this much,' OK? Wasn't there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the world was flat? And, up until, like what, 50 years ago, you all thought the atom was the smallest thing, until you split it open, and this like, whole mess came out. Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can't admit that there's a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this? Yes it works both ways I could be wrong but looking back at our history people making outrageous claims of a flat world, end of the world and all that kind of thing have all been wrong, so what would make this prediction right? You cannot predict the future people, you can try and guess but predict accurately no. Enjoy.

OK this is how I think about it, there has been so many different ways the world is suppose to end, a mass plague, the asteroid mentioned above, or the latest is the "big boom theory" happening in France as we speak. I believe this could be the end sooner than we expected. This is like trying to fit a dog in a tuna fish can. You can not recreate a world inside another world. I believe the world will come to and end, but it could be sooner or later than proposed. Take this in to consideration, the gas prices and all the murderers and all the disease going around, may mean the date might be wrong but it is coming.

I honestly don't know what to believe. It all sounds so convincing. I've heard so many things though. Like 6/6/06, I didn't believe that, but that day really was a rotten day for me, I had too much bad luck, like with the whole Friday the Thirteenth stuff too. I always happen to have bad luck, but I never believe in the world ending. We're still here, people even said the world would end this year, 2008. But it's nearly over and we're all still here, aren't we? But the thing that had me wonder is when my friend asked the Ouija Board when he'd die out of curiosity and it said he'd die at the age of 21, but it never told him how or anything. He is 17 until February 2009. And when will he be 21? In the year 2012. I don't believe those boards that much though, and really I just find it a coincidence. Though I am very superstitious. I don't know much about that Calendar but as far as I know, it's just another prediction on what may happen, just like all the other things I heard, and it's all very convincing but who is to truly know? Who can be sure? It's in the future. We have but to wait until that time comes to see what is to happen. We have the power to change our future. However, I do believe something will happen that day. I believe in some Golden Age. But look at where the earth is heading? The way people who live on it are taking care of it, whether or not the world will end that year, that date. The way we are taking care of it may be the destruction of it. Maybe not, I can't be sure. The world may come to an end at some point, but I'd like to think it'll go on forever. Look how far it's gotten already? I'd like to look at it as it will start all over again if anything. But really my hope is there to be an afterlife, like Heaven, you know? I believe, but who can truly be sure? I just have hope. I hate thinking of death, of the end of humanity, the world. Because then what? What else? Everything would have been pointless if it is to all just go away just like that, leaving nothing but darkness. What would be our point? We are we even here to begin with? Because you know, we could have never existed, yet here we are. I just can't help but think about it so deeply, you know? But I'm tired right now and honestly this has been eating away at me so badly considering I had a nightmare a few days ago about the world ending. And I got into all of this when my friend said something about 2012 to me again today, I had forgotten about all of this. Whatever is it come, in ways I dread it, in ways I have hope. I would, however, like to live my life longer than the age of 19. I want to live my life, get married, have kids, etc.. But I'd rather live my life to the fullest while I can rather than dread that date, though years fly by. You just have to make the best of it. I really don't know what else to say, everyone has their own opinion on it. But really, I hope for the best, and not the worst. And I believe that we can all live longer than that date. I want to have faith, I'm trying to think positive and it's hard, so don't ruin this for me. Because as I said, I'd much like to live my life to the fullest while I can, but we all die at some point, I just want to live longer than 2012. I'll stop my babbling now.

Right, all predictions and calculations say about 2012 will make the world end. If it does, what will the end mean?. Is it for life or the physical globe or in cosmic. OK even if you believe the current position of entire globe with all natural and unnatural happenings. A mother can kill a child and this is unimaginable. I do not understand about the Big Bang research. Is it possible to find the beginning of the world. If it is so, how is it possible to create life? They have been calculating the entire universe. Something like that cannot be calculated. And somebody says there are other galaxies apart from our galaxy. I hope they find what has happened and not how it was created? Finally the supreme power has only to give us the answer and save the universe.

Hello, Everything that has been on the Mayan Calendar so far hasn't failed. And has came true. But, the Mayans are not predicting the end of the world in 2012. They are saying it's a new era. The Golden Age and not the end. I'm only 13. I'll be 17 in 2012, and people we will not die then because its not going to be the end. It's gonna be a new era. So don't panic. The world will end. In like 5000 million years from now. I hope you all live to be at least 100.

I am with you on that CM.Punk.

Yeah good, but if some of you people don't understand me. Sorry, because it's kind of hard to explain.

The world is not going to end December 12, 2012. Do you want to know how I know that I'm right? The Mayan and Hopi Indians predicted that the world would end on the 21st of December, 2012. That's the answer. The Mayan's predicted this around 500 BCE before there was mass human civilization and before we actually started counting years in 2000. Now if you do the math the world was supposed to end during December 12, 1512. The world was supposed to end over 500 years ago. I bet when it passes 2012 and nothing happens people are going to predict that the world is going to end in 2022 because of dead dinosaurs killing every one.

Sounds like a lot of the "law of attraction" if you don't know. I suggest getting a book called "The Secret," I believe in this method and the way I see it, everything so called bad in this world that we allow to just go right on, is building up. We all know what goes around comes around essentially the "law of attraction". Becuase we as human beings no longer understand and respect the happiness and joys of being given life, living, and surviving. We automatically over step the meaning of life itself. Instead we go about our days worrying about things that don't really matter or focusing on the wants in life and not the needs. Unfortunatley what our actions through our thoughts has created is literally hell on earth. Where what God and or just about any other creator states is that we should be working towards some sort of heaven. The way we see it is an afterlife, where the true meaning is finding heaven in life itself "creating heaven on Earth". Life is not a test, it is life. There is a reason for us wanting to do whatever it takes to survive and that is that life is the most important thing. What people believe is the end of the world is amplified by our imaginations. When it says that the world will end as we know it its literal. "The world will end as we know it." It's not that the world is gonna be destroyed, but that it would change so radically it will not be the world were used to know. In the year 2156 the age of Aquarius will begin. Now, what 2012 marks is the beginning of this new age where the world will take its natural course and slip in to an ice age like it normally does which is called the great cleansing, a time of total peace, the golden age. As all sin and negative things will be whipped away and the ones who chose to believe in themselves and truly know themselves will learn survival and know that life and living is the most important thing. What God stated as the 10 commandments creates an ideal being. Think if everyone accepted themselves and the true meaning of life then they would fully know love, the most powerful thought of all, and surround themselves in only love. Then all the world would know is love. Our ancient ancestors did it, and I will too. That feeling, the voice in the back of our head telling us all that something is coming, it is not fear, it is not the end, but survival kicking in. I know the world is changing and you all should too, so get ready.

If we wake up on 12/22/2012 we will have survived.

Yes, I do believe that the world is coming to that time, and I blame humans for all of this because we use automobiles, factories, nuclear power plants, etc. In the very beginning, humans found how trees animals, natural gasses, and much more became useful. We had a time were we overused all of that. We instantly made animals suffer and go extinct, used too much petroleum and now the economy is horrible and might go into a new "depression." I personally am disappointed and think that we humans are the most stupid species of all. Humans are always saying that we are the most intelligent species in the world, in the universe. Well we are not, a squirrel is smarter. I will tell you this, if you overuse gas or do not care about the environment, you should be ashamed of yourselves. I am only 11 years old, and since I was five I could just see how we humans are. We are the worst thing that happened to this planet. It is too late to save this planet even if we all use hybrid cars and stopped running factories. This is very likely to be the end, and the government probably already has the answer, hidden just like area 51. Why would the government hide area 51 if nothing was there? Because there was something. Humans are selfish and that is why the world will end.

It does sound strange how ancient civilizations predicted the future through astrological charts. It is just amazing beyond belief. Perhaps looking at the current world climates, the human approach may be true. We have become corporate robots with money and wealth, the only care we will have. As described "The Golden Age" will take over and produce better non-greedy but earth loving people. I do agree the way we treat our planet (mother earth) is pathetic. We no longer care about each other, and we have more care for materials things, cars, clothes, cash and higher rated credit. We are more focused on wealth and we waste so much money on things that we don't even require. The amount of poverty around the world is less important than the US defense budget. The question is how do you lead a good life? With money and greed, or with love forgiveness and compassion. The world today is a frightening place to live. No one cares anymore, and the world is getting smaller.

There is no way you can predict four years into the future. Only God knows what is going to happen to us. Although it may be in the bible there is still no guarantee. Things do change. The talk of this has my whole family freaked out. No one should open their mouth until they know for a fact it will happen. Anything can happen in four years that could lead this so called sun in a different direction. If anyone has any more proof or can give me hard core evidence for me to even consider thinking that this is going to happen, leave a comment back and stop scaring people.

This whole thing has been eating away at me for years, and I am a devout christian. I just hope it does not happen for another five billion years or so. But the world may never know. We need to stop fighting each other, and live everyday as if it were our last. Also put our minds together and save this planet, and it's beings, stop speculating, and let nature take it's course.

I have a massive headache from reading everyone's opinions after the article. The article was pretty great. I don't like to think about natural disasters being associated with 2012, I prefer to think of the "golden age" concept. It's less difficult to deal with a higher level of consciousness than millions more people dying in a flood, earthquake, or super volcanic eruption. That being said, I keep dreaming about natural disasters. Freud's dream interpretation has another idea about these dreams, but I think they're weird so I'm sharing, the first dream I had, which was a few weeks ago, was that I was setting up lawn chairs by a pool and there was popcorn like at the movie theater, and we (a group of people I must have made up for the dream) were in Chile and were going to watch a volcano erupt. Yes, specifically Chile. I am American and don't know much about that particular South American country, but I do have a nephew, by marriage, who is part Chilean. Next dream was a few nights ago, so it has really stuck with me. I was in the back of a department store, sitting on boxes and I was supposed to be working, but was just sitting around with a bunch of people (that I made up for this dream because I didn't know any of them) and I felt a small earthquake. No one else felt it, I asked them. And then I knew it was going to happen again, but didn't even feel like warning anyone. And when it finally started I was insanely happy. Weird stuff like that has me thinking, but I really want to stick with the Golden Age Theory, myself. Seems less messy.

My comment is reasonable. The theory of the end of the world is no doubt questionable. Now to have a better perspective on the subject what about religious beliefs like love, or power? What about most people like me who have an open mind to everything this world has to offer, and to the facts. Yet it still seems obsolete, but the more we know the more time we have to take the time and heal the planet's natural habitat etc. My question is how does someone comprehend the balance of something so immediate? I don't doubt the theory but it's hard to comprehend such a chance of change. A new era of either evolution or death. How can we focus on a fictional machine that costs billions of dollars that can destroy the planet and feel comfortable and careless about this? It's a contradiction.

Exactly Chelsie, stop scaring people. Me and a lot of people hope the world will not end. Stop thinking negative and think positive. It will not end. They may have good reasons, but believe me I don't think it will.

Why would people talk about this? These predictions are very old. All this is just causing people to be scared.

I believe that it is all based on your belief. Really all this is is another religion about someone's believe. You can sit here and read these comments and make yourself go crazy wondering what to believe these days because of all these different theories (either creation or science), you ask yourself. Well it's really just a test. Do you believe in god, and no I'm not that person that is closed minded because I read this whole article and put thought into it, but I do believe in god. The only thing is I'm a strong believer and just some things that happen in your life are unexplainable, because they deal with how much faith you have. We just have to be positive in every way possible and life will fall into place the way it's supposed to. Just live life and stop worrying about this stupid 2012. Be positive and you'll be surprised how much it will help; really just go help someone out and pretty soon it will be a domino effect of positive.

This is really creepy for all of us, specially for me. My birthday is in December 21, I don't want to have my birthday day present being the world ending, specially on my birthday. I have read many things about this whole world ending in 2012, I do believe something will happen, but the end of the world. I mean the Earth just can't blow up, or some meteor huge enough to kill us all. We have enough technology to predict some of the things. Well whatever happens we will find out in four years.

You all need to watch the movie "Zeitgeist" Here it will explain why the world is not ending. It deals with the revelation and ages. Here is part of what the movie explains: Revelation and the Ages Now, we have all heard about the end times and the end of the world. Apart from the cartoonish depictions in the Book of Revelation, the main source of this idea comes from Matthew 28:20, where Jesus says "I will be with you even to the end of the world." However, in King James Version, "world" is a mistranslation, among many mistranslations. The actual word being used is "aeon", which means "age." "I will be with you even to the end of the age." Which is true, as Jesus' Solar Piscean personification will end when the Sun enters the Age of Aquarius. The entire concept of end times and the end of the world is a misinterpreted astrological allegory. Let's tell that to the approximately 100 million people in America who believe the end of the world is coming.

There seems to be confusion of the date. 12/21/2012, or 12/12/20012? In any case, here is my conclusion. This is not going to be apocalyptic, but merely the end of the world we are used to, and the start of a new age. New ways of thinking, being, and living. A truly new Renaissance era. Scientifically, The magnetic poles may shift, and the Earth may cause changes that test our survival. For instance, your body heats up, to kill infection. We are hurting the planet, like a nasty virus. However, the human race are survivors, and will use our new found understanding to start living harmoniously with each other, and the Earth. We will learn from our mistakes, and start a "Golden Era", of enlightened beings, and higher consciousness.

It isn't going to happen. The Mayans also believed that sacrificing people gave them a good harvest and hunting season, that don't happen either. Consider the level of there understanding. It was probably a meteor that they worked out at the the time but has now strayed off course. Or if you think about it there was some meteor or something going to hit earth in like 600 years I heard on the news, maybe they got there dates wrong?

First off lets understand something. It's not only the Mayans that predicted this date 1000 years after them. A few thousand miles north was a group called the Hopi Indians had the same date and time frame from their medicine man, and then Nostradamus and Edgar Cayce, all different people living in different era's where saying the same thing. They never met or read the other's work. As for the Y2K give me a break that was a man made device and everyone was concerned about time stamps with there computers what that has in common with the rotation of the earth and the galactic alignment is beyond me. That's like comparing it to the difference between being hit with a baseball by a little league player and Roger Clemons. I don't know what's going to happen, but what I do know is the movement of the poles should start to concern some people, and the galactic alignment. I'm not an astrophysicist but this can't be good. Anyway with any luck like the mayan and Hopi said the end of the word of God may just mean all this religion that starts all these wars and gets a lot of good people killed will be gone. Now that would indeed make it a golden age.

Get your calculators and world maps out. Using the Mayan date of 21.12.12.20 and NASA solstice projection at 11:11 GMT, which by the way would be real close to sunrise Mayan time. The world is round and GMT is Zero. Here comes the first fast math, calculating location. First the Mayan date is only a half of it and a clue to the location. You have to remember that they also drew the opposing sides, we can call it true/false, yin/yang, yes/no, 0/1 for simplicity. That is the clue to consider when looking into the following,360/24=15.00 degrees each hour is 15.00 degrees, right. GMT is based on 0,so to find the real starting point you have to divide 15 by 2. We now have -7.5 degrees as a starting point. Solstice is calculated at 11:11 GMT, right? NASA confirms? Using the Yin/Yang theory the following would be true, ms.sec.min.hr/day.month.yr.century. The time would be 02.21.21.12.21.12.12.20, which equates to 12:21.21.20 on 12/21/2012. Saying that there is a 1:10.21.20 time factor, estimated now but close enough for discussion. Remember the -7.5 degrees? The degree factor for 1:10.21.20 is about (17.0). The location at 11:11 12.21.2012 GMT is 7.5 + 17.0 = 24.5. Go to 24.5 east longitude on your world map as see where it is. Oh yeah, Really want to blow your brain. Use the Ying/Yang-0/1 theory and you get the location of -24.5 longitude/24.5 latitude. Real close to the Holy Land. Ponder that stuff. Now read, Exodus 12.12 through 12.21. Ain't any code there, pretty much spells it out. Have fun tearing this up.

you guys, it's just not gonna happen. With the case in 2000, it was nothing. For one, they say it will be a polar shift. That's impossible, not only does one take 5000 years to be completed, it does not happen on set times and dates, so we don't know when the next one is. As for the Mayan calender, the completion of a calender was called for celebration, it represents the end of one cycle and beginning of another. The 2012 case is a hoax that many many people are cashing in on. Watch as December 21st 2012 rolls around, they say at 11:11, correct? Watch as it becomes 11:12, 13, 14, etc. Live the day just like every other day, don't fret and go crazy. Nothing's gonna happen.

It's really deeper than that. The Tropic of Cancer currently lies 23° 26' 22? north of the Equator 23.26.22 degrees.minutes.seconds + 1:10.21.20 ( below ) = 24.36.44.20. Real close to 24.5. Funny how these things happen. You can also find triangulations in the area. CYA, hope this stuff doesn't hurt your heads too much. It's not fine tuned but close enough to discuss and follow-up with more stringent calculations.

Are you serious? The things that some of you people write are so childish, the stuff you say defy nature and the law of physics. Portals, LMFAO. Do I believe there is life form out there? Yes, It may come in any form, who knows but you wackos are thinking too much of the date. Interpretation is the word here, learn it, all of you are jumping to judgment day, please. If it is, it may not be by the world blowing up, it will be cause of stupidity or power hungry politicians.

Very interesting stuff, I've read a lot of facts, and a lot of garbage while absorbing all of this text. I'm not going to go into anything I know because I think everyone that still has the gift of a free willed mind and eyeballs is supposed to see things for themselves. Some of you think this 2012 theory to be true, and some of you do not. Well guess what? Anything you say here has no merit, because the things that need to happen, just happen, that's how it works. I assume pretty much anyone that reads my little piece in this is going to think I'm insane, but I beg to differ, it's the rest of you that are insane. Never dismiss the impossible as that, the impossible. anything is possible. For God's sake people, I've been run over by a car doing 60 miles per hour. Now I have 94% of a brain left and twin titanium plates for a forehead, and I'm probably healthier than most of the people that have commented here. I don't know what's going to happen myself, and it's not my place to say what will happen. The only thing you should all realize is that something is happening, and you can't stop it, nobody can. Perhaps the final battle from Norse Mythology will happen? Ragnarok. We will all be forces to join together in so that we may live and try to make an impact on our world before it is destroyed. And yes the battle of Ragnarok is not something we win. Everyone loses. The question is, will you be one of the heroes that stands up and realizes what he has to do? In 3 years we will see where the world is, and you yourselves can choose whether to believe or disbelieve. The last thing that I'll say is God exists. I will not label him with any other name but that, because I do not know what he is, but he knows what I am and I am blessed that he does. I'm a leader, a teacher, the guy that suffers eternally so that everyone else may live their happy screwed up lives because they can't handle the truth. So I'll end this by saying for the next 3 years, I'll be training to handle what I need to handle. I suggest you all do the same.

it doesn't matter that the world will end. We are only a grain of sand on a huge beach. There are still millions of other life forms out there so don't worry.

I think that personally the world will never end. That the ones who say it believe the theory of an idiot. How can we know when a world war will be? How will you know the world will end? How do you know there will be a war? Are you saying that you will start a war to prove yourselves or are you saying you found concrete evidence?

Wow, Michael, way to make this entire thing about yourself. By the way, if there is a God, he does not care about any of you or myself. He doesn't care about what happens to you, or what you think. He's not there to listen to silly prayers. Whatever happens is going to happen, having faith in a man who lives above the clouds and shows his face in potato chips and tree trunks is not going to save you. Go party. Also, it's very funny seeing people freaking out about the 'world' ending. None of you care if the world ends. I know I don't. It's our own deaths that scare us. We want to be around to grow and see the things that happen, maybe wanting our lives to make a difference, maybe watching everyone else try. Either way it's scary, but I really think deep inside us all, we feel that if we're going to die, the world might as well end anyway.

Okay, I like most of the information posted on here. I'm no scientist but lets take a simple example. I measured the Earths temperature increase in one min. It came to a 0.0000000380 C increase. In one minute. Do the calculations from here on your own. I came to the simple conclusion, even though not accurate, still disproves a lot of your so called beliefs of the world still surviving 1 billion years. In 1000 years the Earths temperature would approximately increase by 19.9728 C. The Earth is currently sitting on around 14.638958000 C. So in estimation, in 1000 years the Earth temp would be 34.611758 C and already a problem to survive. Forget the 1 billion theory. Take 1 million and the estimated Earth temp would be 19972.8 C. Finally to this subject, this obvious information I am very concerned wasn't considered by the 1 billion year experts. As for Ethereal worlds and fourth dimensional existences. A simple belief structure can form your own existence. What you truly believe coming true theory doesn't always happen. If one believed without a doubt that lets say the world would end on a certain date, yet another truly believes the opposite. Not both can happen. Why are we worried about all these theories? What happens happens. Even if a comet came and destroyed us. Knowing would be good but what difference would your death or time of death matter after death. If God exists as some say and believe then I don't see God sending us to eternal damnation under Christian beliefs. One aspect that does make me wonder, is the portal of other dimensions. We all live in all dimensions. But is there a dimension that is part of another existence and not where we are? If in the above we lived in all dimensions a portal would not be necessary. Just a state of your being. Please explain more about what you mean by portal. I am no scientist or highly educated individual. Just been to too many non physical realms. I'd like to enlarge my knowledge.

Our very own nature of existence prove that there is a creator who formed the entire universe and “this so called god” lives outside of our time lines who knows everything. As the saying goes that “there cannot be smoke without a fire.” Our limited 5 senses are not able to capture and fully understand god. It is same as when we were inside our mother’s womb, we felt happy and contented and sensed this is the only place that there to explore and when we come out into this world, we still think the same way. God has already planed our life cycle and each of us are unique and special to him, he loves us all and sent his only son to save us from our sins. He wants us to understand and love him through faith, so that we can all be his children one day in heaven. He gives us time to transform ourselves like Jesus Christ, so that that through him all mankind would be saved and we will be ready to deal with this so called magical “Year 2012” end of times. All you have to do is to believe in Jesus Christ and live according to his word and see how he would transform your life through faith in him. Read the Bible “the New Testament."

I personally believe, the world will never end, not after all these years. If many people knew that the world was gonna end for sure, it would be a world panic. If the world was going to end, it would be due to massive earthquakes or sand storms, and things like that. Please, care for the environment and nothing will happen.

It's pretty scary to think about all this. I personally wish I would have learned about the Mayan Calender conspiracy on December 20, 2012, that way I could live my life without the worries of December 21 2012. Regardless, if it happens, it happens. I'm personally pretty scared about it, but I'm just taking into consideration that I should enjoy the time I have left rather than worry about the problems that will occur in the next four years. I was reading through the first (maybe 20-30) comments and am so happy to see people and their views about this. I'm only 16, and will be going through this at the age of 20. Hopefully I'll go through any of the things I've wanted to do pre-life in the next 4 years.

The Mayan's didn't say the world would end in 2012, they said the 5th period of the long calender would end and the next period would begin, as per the previous 4 periods I presume. A little like the end of a millennium.

Why people get so worried is weird because if you do die on 2012 December 21, why does it matter you won't know that you died. People shouldn't fear death.

OK there is this thing called the Myth of progress. In this myth it is said that progress continues and everything will get better. I believe everything will get better, whether it be spiritually, physically, or mentally. We may even enter a new "Atlantis" age, no one knows. Since the beginning of time there has been progress, there has been the Neolithic period there has been the Enlightenment, the Industrial revolution, the scientific revolution, etc. Through all of these we have gained and benefited. If bad stuff happens then it will happen. I think that is what humans are partially made for to learn from their mistakes and pick themselves up. Look what is going on right now, people are seeing how all the stuff they have done and how it is harming our planet, through this there is the uniting of people and the uniting of nations. Whatever happens, I believe it will benefit us.

There have been a lot of inventions in this world, but no body can invent a time machine. According to Islam the most complete religion no body knows the future and no body knows when it's going to be the end. The end might be tomorrow, or it might be thousands of years from now. If any one can predict this thing that on the said date it will be the end then that authority is claiming to be God, and I think the God is the one who is forever. No one can predict this. So, don't worry. Keep it up and do good deeds and spend your life calmly and honestly and don't harm anyone.

No one is sure if December 21st,2012 is the worlds end because people can't see what's happening in the earth. Only God knows about it. That's why others do not believe in it. I'm fast in believing in myths but I'm not fast believing the earth ends. And there's no world end in the bible. The bible only has what Jesus and other people say like John, James etc. So I don't believe in it. It's only a fairytale. Who are these people who say that the world is going to end in 2012. No one believes this is right. The world will end after we finish killing it.

1555 A.D., Nostradamus writes profits of a great happening in 2012 A.D. Along with his supporting prophecies that indicate the rain of Hitler. 1500s A.D., Mayans predict White Bearded Gods would come from the seas in 1519 March 5th. 1519 March 5th, After cutting across the ocean Cortez lands in the new world with his conquistadors. Was this a coincidence? 20th Century, Mayan writings were decoded. In 2012 Dec 21st the calenders ended. A message was left for 2012. "A Great Change" or "A New Beginning". Mayans could predict lunar eclipses thousands of years in the future. So is it all that unbelievable that they predicted something else, something bigger? No one said the world would end. That is something the public made up. What was said is a New Beginning would occur, Not a end. The Profits of the past, The Scientists of the present , and of course the Mayans All agree on one thing. Something Will happen 2012 Dec 21st. No one knows what exactly that date holds for us. But it could be earth's most extraordinary day in all of history. I am not sure what 2012 holds for us. But something extraordinary is going to happen. "The possibilities are numerous once we decide to act and not react". George Bernard Shaw Born 26 July 1856 - Died 2 November 1950.

If only in a year we can have 13 months, I believe this theory will be accurate for 13-13-2013. I think people are just looking for a sensation between the same numbers on date, month and year, and so far nothing is really happening. We only have 12 months in a year, and because of this, they said the world will come to an end. I think it is true there will be no more identical number after 12-12-12, and the theory will come to an end on that date, but not the world, my friend. Not our world.

How could the Mayans really accurately predict some universal happening and we can't. I realize they were smart for their time but they didn't even have electricity or anything. I mean it was a long time ago. They didn't have telescopes or microscopes and didn't have any real clue of how things worked.

I agree with cm punk and all the rest that are doubting the theory that the world will end in 2012. It just seems too early, if you know what I mean. But I sure pray to God it doesn't really happen.

Do people really think that this world will end in 2012? What about what they said about the same thing back in 1999 or 2000, or back in 6/6/06. You shouldn't worry about it. Only God himself determines whatever this world ends.

So what, some civilization said that the world is going to end in 2012. They actually all died in the end so that tells you how smart they really were. There's no point in getting all worked up over something that probably won't happen. In my opinion, if something does happen, it will just be a big coincidence. It's going to be just like Y2k, just another normal day.

Yes, it is true the Mayans do not say that the world is ending in 2012. They do say it is the end of their calender, which follows a 26000 year period, rather than our one year period calendar. This site. More on Myths of 2012. breaks down several of the myths, and explains some of them. Read up, everyone has the Mayan's misinterpreted.

The more I read and watch on the end of the world 12-21-2012 the more I believe it is just another day. Other than we will have mass hysteria and the Christians will be out trying to save everyone’s souls on the street corners. Don’t laugh there is this guy in Sierra Vista who dances and plays the banjo on the busy street corner here, praising Jesus. He also wears a huge cardboard sign that says Jesus Saves. At first I thought he was a bum wanting some money. If that does not make you think that Christians are a bit crazy I don’t know what will. Not to mention Jesus did not write a single word in the bible. Name one scripture in the bible written by a woman? Not even Mother Mary wrote anything and she gave birth and raised him. Just some thoughts that made me stop and reevaluated my own beliefs. Also Jesus was not born on December 25th, there is nothing in the bible that states when his birthday is. We only have records stating that the shepherds were tending to their flocks and that would have been in the spring or summer time. Don’t get me wrong I am not against Christians I am just against people trying to push their beliefs upon other people. I have come to realize though a mental breakdown of sorts over a spiritual crisis I was having over death and finding God that God is what we make of him ourselves. He is what we connect with to keep ourselves in harmony. It is not religion. You can be a good person without being religious. In fact you will probably be more open minded to other people and less judgmental if you are not Christian. I am more Agnostic or Pagan. Before anyone gets on a role on how pagans are bad look at the way you worship your God. It may just lead back to a pagan holiday. Thank you for bearing with me during my rant it is going somewhere and that somewhere is live by the golden rule. Don’t be afraid of tomorrow. Tomorrow is not guaranteed. Learn to live everyday with love and enthusiasm. Be tolerant of other people and their beliefs if you want them to be tolerant of yours. Just be good to one another. Remember though that living until 12-21-2012 is not a promise. The world may end or it may not but seriously the only thing you can do is live life now to the fullest.

I am so scared. I have two small children 6 and 8 years old, and the thought of them not living out their lives hurts so bad. This is turning into a crippling fear and I don't know what to do. I am trying to live "in the moment" and not let it get to me. But the closer we get to 2012, the more it is in my face. And now I hear about the Yellowstone super volcano. I live in Utah, so this is a very real and imminent geological threat. As a mom I have never felt so helpless to help my children. And it is the worst feeling one could have.

I have read most of these articles, and a lot of them make sense on both parts, the world coming to an end, and the world not coming to an end. I personally believe that it won't come to an end then. No one knows for sure what's going to happen, the world has been predicted to end so many times, even before I was born and it did not, but there is that possibility that it is true, but yet I don't think it is, and I sure hope that it does not. Nobody knows when the world is going to come to an end not even the Pope. I think that its going to be something like hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, and things like that, I also heard that on that date, that the earth will shift, and everything will be reverse, like North America will be were South America is, and that, I really don't know if I believe that, but I do know it is possible to happen, people can call me stupid, or whatever, I really don't care. Like I said, I am do not believe it will happen but very terrified that it will, but even if it does, I believe that the dead will rise like God said they would, and then they would live on paradise on earth forever.

I don't know about this, but do believe in one thing. Humanity will destroy itself. Earth is filled with cruel, corrupt, evil, sadistic, and self-righteous people. This is what made poverty possible. Poverty is just a sign, a step towards a bigger, more problematic event. There are a very small number of people on this planet that are actually willing to help each other as human beings help those less fortunate than them, give up their time to help their family, so many good things that humans just aren't willing to do for each other. Why? I don't know, but I see it happening every day. I believe that on this day, December 12 2012 the human race may either see the result of all the corruption it has brought upon itself, or see the possibilities of what we can achieve when we are willing to actually help our fellow man and band together as humans.

I think its a little odd that people are predicting that the world will end on 12-21-2012 or "something bad will happen" when scientist are sending a more advanced version of the Hubble Satellite into space in 2013? Either they don't believe something going to happen, or they're just stupid and uninformed.

The earth may end on December 21, 2012. It may not let's just hope it does not end. I worried that it might, so I try to learn as much as I can about it. That is why I came here so I could learn as much as I can.

Listen, are you people going to tell me that some old, uncivilized, Mayans are about to predict the end of the world? I I don't think so. They made a calender that doesn't go on for the 4 billion years earth has left. Think about it. Don't our calendars have an end to them like December 25th? So what makes uncivilized people so special? Nothing. So, don't believe this. Thank you.

As I see it, beliefs on someone's theories have been false to this day. Oh many people were excited and thinking of The millennium that's it. It's over and nothing happened, same as 6-6-6. So, many rumors made, only takes one good start for a rumor to go around and become big and get pushed onto the internet just to become a raging tyrant for people to look for things to discuss or bring up as useless conversation. People say God is returning, or extraterrestrials, or It's supernatural. Well why aren't all the stories the same then. All a bunch of nonsense into a discussion just grown out of hand. The world didn't even end when the Super Collider went off. It isn't time for this world to go yet, and I don't see it happening soon. If anything, I say 2034. 2000 Years after Jesus died. And I have not even chosen a religion at this time, and I am still searching. And with the philosophy I've read, I would say that's about the best date. Other than that, I don't think much on anything.

Guys. The world is not going to end. Nothing is right on the dot perfect. I'm young. I'm not going to live to be 14 if the world ends. I'm only ten. And you guys are seriously scaring some people. So get a life.

I think that in 2012 there will be a zombie Apocalypse. Although sounding weird like it wouldn't happen, it could. Just splicing together and reversing some viruses could make the T-virus. For example An Anti Immune Disease attacks the T-cells and eats the tissue in your body, if you reversed that, it could still attack the T-cells but instead of eating the human tissue, it regenerates it. That, along with some other diseases or viruses spliced together could make the T-virus or something close to it. I mean think about it.

There's not going to be an end to the world. The Mayan calender ends in 2012, it doesn't mean the word will end. Besides, scientists are predicting some sun flare will happen and take out satellites and stuff and there will be blackouts across the world. I learned that in science. Well that's probably the worst to come. An oh yeah, they should stop scaring everyone with all of this. Well, we'll just need to wait four years and see what happens.

I've often found one of the more interesting things about humans is the simultaneous ability to need to be individual and the mob psychology that occurs when we are faced with a situation where we attempt to find and explanation to the things we do not understand. The Problem with end of the world scenarios is that we treat them as though someone told us we are going to be completely broke by December 12 2012 and instead of trying to find ways to save money, by changing our spending habits or selling items we don't need or downsizing our homes, we spend the moments leading to that day trying to figure how being broke will happen. The world ends a little everyday because of how we live our lives. It ends a little everyday because of how we treat our fellow man. It ends a little everyday because of how we treat it. We have numerous occasions when the end of the a way of thinking has ended. MLK shooting, JFK shooting, Moon Landing, D-Day, 911, Internet, The colonization of the world by Europe etc. In each instance a world ended. If we begin to figure out how to live together we begin to understand what the end of the world means. One of my favorite explanations as to why it's hard to predict the end of the world is that there would still need to be someone there to confirm it's end and if there is then its not, if there isn't what does it matter.

Well they say the world will end on 12-21-2012. I don't think it will but it looks like it will. No one on this earth knows when the world will end not you not me. If you ask me it looks like a 6 year thing, in 2000 they said it was the end. In 2006 they said we was going to end, and we didn't, and now 2012. Yeah I don't think it will, but it might the way the world is today. I would not worry about it just yet till the day is almost here. my advice is to go get a lot of people you love together and go find a nice warm place sit and talk. Also do it on 12-20-2012 and wait it out. If you die at lease you did it with people you love. Then if nothing happens go and make plans for a party to bring in 2013 and have a good time. I am a person just like you with the same worries about 2012 but look at it this way don't believe anyone but your self. If you think it will happen then go with it. If you think it wont happen don't go with it. What my plans are is to go to New York and see one of my friends and stay with her and see what happens. Don't be worried just live life how it is. When I first heard about it I was scared a little bit. I just said to my self nothing to worry about and go on with my life. So, I'm telling you just go with your self do what you think is right.

It's going to be the end of the world financially, already we are starting to see the collapse of banking systems, by 2010 so much money will have been printed and put into the economy that it becomes worthless, countries will fight for resources that money can no longer buy, however, come 2012 we all make up and get along, or do we?

All of this talk has really become completely ridiculous. Before the year 2000, all of the focus was on Y2K and nobody even spoke of 2012. It has only become popular after the previous end times predictions were debunked, which left everyone to move forth on the next predictions, which was 6/6/6-never happened, 7/7/7-never happened, and now to finally 2012. Well I must admit there is some crazy predictions for this date, which do have some accuracy. First off, the Mayan calendar will end on 12/21/2012 but it says nothing about the end of the world. It is simply the end of a great cycle, which ends on this date, and a new one will begin thereafter. There is a major galactic alignment that will also take place on this date, and a magnetic pole shift may also occur, but according to scientists, this does not all happen in an instant. Pole shift in a slow process over many years, and some scientists think the poles are slowly shifting even right now. The shift could also cause major world disasters, but the magnetic level is not predicted to become 0 gauss and cause any crazy catastrophes, another great example of some truth that has been blown way out of context. Nostradamus is also another big name in these prophecies, also another example of people molding something into something completely different. Nostradamus did make 1000's of quatrains which are said to have predicted many events in the past and future, but the truth behind his quatrains are that they are so extremely vague that you can technically relate it to any event that has happened. People, especially Americans, have had an insane obsession with the end of the world. It is our own anxieties that feed into this year after year, it is sickening and ridiculous that people are so concentrated on thinking this way. All of the examples I mentioned do have a bit of truth to them, but the problem is that they have all been twisted and reworded and misinterpreted through all these years that they really do not have any truth left to them anymore. And most of you are reading this information from conspiracy websites hosted by crazy conspiracy theorists. The saddest thing is it is so hard to even get the real facts anymore because of all these websites and biased TV documentaries spewing false misinterpreted information. My advice to all of you is to take this all with a grain of salt, and take advantage of this precious time we have on earth. We could die at any time, and it's sad to know that many of us are just wasting our time. The world is in peril right now, and it is up to us to change the future no matter what may happen. Sorry if my words were just thrown together but I just felt as if I needed to get this out of me, peace to all of you.

At a time when there were no means of distant communication many prophets fore told that on the exact day of the exact year of the exact month the world would come to an end. Also, the calenders in which play to be one of the biggest supports to the theory of the world ending in 2012 is, indeed, to big to ignore. The fact that they end on the exact time also provides more fact than needed. I like your play on "ya you pick what train you wanna be on." Well I think, personally, that is a load. Do you believe Jews suffering under the rule of Hitler picked their train? If we were able to pick our own trains there would be no suffering, no evil, and no end. Plus, religion is something to base your hopes on. But you cannot rely on it for all purposes. Like a child wanting their gift from 'Santa,' soon the innocence of the child subsides when they find that there is, indeed, no Santa. For all anyone knows, religion is a made up fantasy, which, however, I do not believe. I am christian, however I do not spend my Sundays at church praying. I believe god understands that I'm not there if I live my life to the fullest. That way, if I die and there is no heaven, no disappointments. So it's a case of pessimistic view. Your wrong, no surprise. Your right, delightfully surprised.

Why don't we all stop worrying about this because if the world is really going to end, and it is destined to end. What can we do seriously? Nothing at all. So stop worrying it might end. It might not. Who cares live out life as you normally would, but keep in mind that this theory is going around attracting all sorts of attention and might happen so take life up in your hands and live the best out of it. Just don't go spending all your money thinking, oh what the heck the world is ending who cares about money, keep some money.

I believe along with all the other people that say its bogus because it is, for years they said on 2000 the Y2k will end the world. What happened? Nothing, I'm confident that nothing will happen.

This is just a story some archaeologists and astronomers came up with because they have nothing else to do. What is the point in trying to scare people? As if we don't have enough to worry about everyday.

Look doom sayers have claimed the world was going to end and it never happened, bibles, psychics and scientists have done the same thing but it never occurred. These people seek attention they also seek to make people panic. To the people who don't think they are going to see their 18th birthday you will along with every other birthday. Just because the calendar is ending on that day it means nothing then again our calendar ends on the 31st of December and begins a new on January the 1st. This is called a cycle or a year. Nothing will happen the calendar just ends on the day that means absolutely nothing. They say more natural disasters but humans and animals have lived with natural disasters for millions of years. You will wake up wondering what happened on the 22nd of December only to find the answer that the world has never ended. When a cycle ends a new one takes its place. Doom sayers said the large hadron collider was going to kill everyone, yet we are still here and it will never happen. Just like the prediction the Mayans made. Trying to predict 5000 years into the future is like trying to melt ice in the south pole. It just will not melt, meaning it could be very inaccurate. Experts say a golden age will happen on December 21 2012 not end like the doom sayers.

I am so glad to be part of this. Look, you're not asking me but I am Maya, and do you know something I agree with X Mun. I know everything about my culture, my calender the one with 360 days, the one with 260 days etc. We will live. The end of the world is made by us. The people who don't care about others. Let's try to help people who are in need. People who don't education, let's focus on helping the "Ambiente" and each other.

Listen, we have been here since the beginning of time, if it happens there's not much we can do to stop it. So,just keep living and be happy. Of course, it's a scary thought. But we have survived many things. Humans are strong we can overcome.

I Believe what I can see feel and touch. Thinking scientifically there is no God. This honestly sounds stupid. The world will out live all of us. Stop talking nonsense.

As has most likely been posted on here already, I didn't really have the time to read through all of the comments, the thought of the world ending on 12/21/2012 is possibly not true. There is some chance that something may happen on that day, no one can predict that, but there isn't some fated thing that is going to happen. A calendar, made by a civilization who completely died off, is still a calendar. A man made tool to help measure something and try to gain control over yet another thing that we do not have control over. To try and explain something that we really cannot begin to comprehend. Basically, it is make believe or play time everyday. The truth of the world is that we have night and we have day. That is all that we should be allowed to grasp. We should not be going around throwing propaganda in the faces of people who will, most likely, act like sheep and cower because they don't want to take the time to learn something on their own.

Man I really don't know what to think about the world ending. I mean they said the same thing in 2000 and on June 6, 2006 but nothing happened. Now I'm not saying that this isn't true I'm just saying we just have to wait and see. I don't want to die but what else can I do.

Some guy from Firebaugh came to Lemoore and started filling everyone's head up with this. The world will not end for the fact that people can predict, but it's not a 100 percent that it will happen. The Mayans did have a calender that ended in 2012 but some stupid people probably just didn't find the rest of the calender. No lie. I'm prepared so when that supposed time comes I don't have to get ready.

I think 2012 is the year that all hell breaks loose, because all the killing, that's going on and violence. So when that year comes, and the day that it happens I'm going to be ready. Because I rather be in heaven with the Lord then on earth because the people that believe on the Lord Jesus Christ will be caught up with him. So, I just want the truth so I can know. I hope you all are saved, because if your not, it will be too late to believe when the world comes to a end. God bless.

People 2012 is a year that humans will perish from the Earth. The atmosphere will leave our planet, and all the oxygen will be gone. Nothing will survive. Everything will die. We will suffocate, and no longer exist. So, enjoy life while you're here, because after December 21st your toast.

Life is what we make it, so we should make the most of who we are and what we do. If the world were to suddenly end this very moment, there is nothing we mere mortals can do about it. While it may be tragic that our children may not enjoy the rest of their lives here on earth, I would rather believe that there is something better for them. I refuse to believe that God created life just to snuff it out as a consequence of metaphysics. God is better than that and if that were so, then all we can really do is go on, reach self-fulfillment in whatever vocation or career we take, and hope that this will all amount to something.

I'm not sure whether the world will end or not. I believe something will go down on 21/12/12 or 12/21/12 for Americans, I'm British, but will it be something relatively harmless like some constellations fusing together to become something that looks like the world or it might be something that could benefit us like a cure for cancer. It could even be something like the ice caps fully melting or Africa becoming inhabitable. I will have to meditate on this.

I would just like to add something, coming from a Christian. The Bible says that the Jesus will come for the Rapture whenever everyone has had a chance to accept him, taking into circumstances, babies who haven't sinned will go to be with Jesus. My point is, I am pretty sure unless some amazing miracle happens, that the world will end after 2012. The Mayans have been wrong before, what makes this any different? So before anyone gets scared because of 12-21-12, make sure they know the Spiritual side of it, and that it can also be a beautiful thing.

Would you believe your Government? It took me about 2 minutes to find these related links on official U.S. Government websites. They all say something is about to happen. You have to use your brain and read between the lines. Remember, it the government and they won't spell it out. They are too busy digging bunkers for the elite with our money. Look for science, NASSA headlines for 2001, and their vision earth looking at earth magnified. Have fun searching for more links.

Technology is what will take everyone out. The military and government have the ability to tear a hole in the ionosphere by means of the radio antenna up in Alaska. Others also have this. I think that 2012 will be the end as we know it, but there is nothing to be done or no reason to worry about it, it's going to happen anyway. Somehow the Mayan Indians, and the tearing of the hole don't coincide, do they. Oh well it's coming. Just look at the state the world is in now.

Hahah you watch to much harry potter man, just because some calender that the ancient civilizations could not finish, doesn't mean that we are going to be affected by Dec. 21st, some signs do show that our world is destined to fail either way. Civilization has to come to an end one day, but not on a specific date, no one will ever predict what is going to happen. That was a complete waste of time.

You people have said some crazy funny stuff here. If the world ends now I will die laughing. Keep in mind that at one time the "people of the time" thought the earth was flat. No, really, flat as a pancake. Yet another population thought the sun rotated around the earth, and don't forget we just found out that Mars never really did have any life on it. But everyone was sure that there was until last year. The Mayans may have been "very intelligent", as someone said, but they were of the time with no real science. And no, no divine voice spoke to them in their dreams. Tell you what, lets all meet back here at the bewitching day and hour and we'll share a beer and a laugh.

They never called a world ending. That's just where the Mayan calender stopped. But it's said that close to the world ending we will have lots of floods. And look we do. And that we will face terrorists problems. And we do. But we can't stop whatever the world is going to throw at us, so live each day like its the last. Just in case it does end Dec. 21, 2012.

Hi, I just visited the site, and my reaction regarding this whole end is nigh on 2012 stuff is that I would like to inform everyone that they have kept saying that the end is near for nearly as long as human civilization as existed and perhaps it's our own morbid fascination with our propensity for self-destruction, feminists would argue that it's because of too much testosterone and a patriarchal culture, the current global economic crisis a case in point. Actually I am more amazed that a lot of people around the world from different social strata, not essentially the usual religious loonies actually have lost confidence in themselves and have started to believe in this stuff. It's tragically ironic to see how the human brain which is capable of producing something as great and complex as culture and civilization can also produce such insane self-delusional thoughts. Which brings me to my reactions to all the comments on 2012. It proves one thing " There are two most abundant elements in the universe Hydrogen and stupidity, though not necessarily in that order. The listed comments just proved that undeniably and irrevocably." To everyone out there who is anxious about 2012, yesterday's history tomorrow's a mystery, today's a gift, that's why its called the Present. Go ahead and live your life to the fullest, will ya everyone.

After reading all these comments, I feel bad for people whose brains absorbed so much media that they can't use common sense anymore. First of all, some people believe in spirituality and some believe in science. I have to say that people who believe in science provide logical arguments as opposed to believers of spirituality. Either way, no one from either one of these parties are a 100% right about the questions that regard the earth. "Why?" Someone may ask. Well, it is because most of us have not experienced half the things we talk about. The thought of the world ending is absurd. Do you really think that the earth will be as pleasant as it is now if it is going to end in only 3 years? Does that seem reasonable? We are not talking about a tornado or a hurricane but the destruction of the world. This talk about the world's end is not even a theory. It is something stated in a calendar that was established thousands of years ago. You may think that this is a bold argument from some guy who you doesn't even know about it. But it's your opinion in the end and have a great day.

We really don't have any idea, people are scaring others and honestly we just need to live our lives. No one really knows whats going to happen, and setting a day such as 12/21/2012 is just setting a day where everyone is going to panic and be upset, when they'll end up feeling stupid when nothing happens. Lets just hope for the best, be with our family and friends. Raise our kids, spend time enjoying everything good we have, go on vacations, work, go to school, live life. Stop acting like there's nothing to live for, stop scaring children. When the day happens it happens, we can't stop it. So people really need to stop panicking. We have no idea whats really going to happen. It's just predictions.

If it is true and nothing is in our hands then all should follow my theory, and that is. What ever we eat or enjoy only that will go in heaven The rest of all the materials would get destroyed or remain here on this earth, if the earth remains.

Your all wrong, except X Mun and Juwedliketakno, to believe some old, underdeveloped civilization is b.s. They thought that the sun was a god and wouldn't rise unless they offered a tribute. Come on.

I think everyone should take a step back and take a look at this as it is all science facts, as they can see and the calendars in the past have shown, Mayan, Chinese, Egyptian. That is the scariest part. I didn't believe or want to for a long time, and like a lot of people , I don't want to die. I want to see my kids get past 12 and 10 at that time. It does scare me. I am starting now to face a reality I can't escape. You can't escape the universe and what changes it makes, or the Milky Way. Did you all know we will be lined up? But the milky way is part of our galaxy, and they have proven a black hole. Some pretty scary stuff. No one is predicted to survive if the poles shift, you would have total devastation, earthquakes, tsunami's, volcano's erupting, unbearable heat, the atmosphere would completely change, and there is so much behind this. I closed my eyes for a long time, but when my X comes over he watches the History Channel, which I hate, but the more they find out, the more is told. By scientists, NASA, you should all look a bit deeper. I know I am scared, to imagine what the days before might be like. Will the planet start to go through changes on its way to December 21sy 2012. And waiting for that day, to what, die. They are even talking about this in schools.

I am not sure if 2012 means anything. I mean I know there is a lot of evidence from a lot of cultures, but why worry about it? If it is going to happen why stress it? Live your life to the fullest, be there for people, love, and be a godly person. If 2012 means something then it means something. If it doesn't then we can all go on with our lives. You can't change the fact of if its going to happen. But you can change "what train you'll get on."

Uncivilized or not, cosmically or computerized! I see many people are panicking already about this known date. Well, life will go on for those that it's supposed to go on. The world we currently know, ends for hundreds of people out there every minute. Oh, and if it's God's will, then you'll live to see tomorrow let alone beyond 2012. 2012 is just another day, boring or exciting, will probably be boring for some. No one knows the hour of the end, Jesus said that himself and whatever he said I believe.

It seems to me that it's all a little believable. But I don't see why to get all worked up. I mean there is a gut feeling that says nothing is going to happen. And what if it does? We all are gonna die anyways. I will just die the December of my high school graduation. Also not everything the Mayans have said came out to be true. I would also like to know how they think the world is gonna end, alien invasion or what? Anyway now I'll be scaring all my friends saying the world's gonna end. Oh and think about the date 12-21-12 and it will be weird if it was like the 21 hour. But I have a feeling I will be getting to reread this paragraph I wrote on 12-22-12.

I for one, think that the whole thing is just a myth. The Mayans may say that the world will end, but they also thought they were made out of corn by the gods. Why should we believe the corn people? Scientist have studied the planets and sun for centuries, and the sun isn't supposed to burn out for a billion more years. David Cress, A scientist at UCLA, claimed, "The sun is a very complex thing. But the sun hasn't changed in billions of years, why would the sun burn out? It's simply impossible." It's not my place to tell people what to believe, but I know what I think is true, and I may only be 13, but I know that the world simply isn't going to end, not now at least, not for billions of years.

Two things, first prophecy is not what will be, but what may be. Second, the planet will survive even if man does not. Actually, according to my wife, an Astrophysicist, it has been discovered that the Sun will go Red Giant much sooner than expected, less than 5 Billion years, though how much less is still being studied. Certainly it will not in 3 years.

It's a scary thought, thinking the world might end in 2012. Everyone is saying "live life to the fullest" and all that. "Being a good person will help you in the end." I don't want to believe it will be the end, I don't want to think that God or extraterrestrials feel the need to kill off something so beautiful. If that is the grand design, then I say so be it. I don't believe it, I don't want to believe it, but on the 21st I'll wake up early, tell all my friends I love them. I'll call my ex girlfriend and tell her I didn't mean to break her heart that she was the only girl I've ever actually loved, and I'll eat dinner with my parents in the living room, maybe watch a movie. If I could do all this everyday, that would be my complete happiness: knowing that I went out, loving and being loved. A lot of people have been trying to say the earth will end on such and such a date, and this one's probably just as much of a crock as the rest, but it's making people think. Especially this guy.

Only God knows when the world will end, not man. I don't care what the Mayans, Nostradamus, Hopi or Einstein said. They are man. Apparently you doomsday folks forgot the Bible passage that Jesus will return like a thief in the night, not on a fixed date. Everybody is so negative about this date. And stop scaring people. Remember every December 31 the world doesn't end, but a new year begins.

This is for Boyce. You write that Einstein said when the bees disappear then man follows. Have the bees gone yet? No. Will they be extinct in 4 years? No. The real problem is Einstein the genius he was, is not God. Also, the bees have arrived early this year and are plentiful!

Only God knows when the end of the world will come. No one else, and if that's true it will be just a start to another journey.

It could be a turning point for humanity as you said into the golden age, but yet this wouldn't seem to be able to happen without the deaths of many people on the earth. The golden age would be one of equality and peace, where competition isn't a focus and people would learn to live their lives without needing to control others, not caring about death but rather happiness. This can't be with the current model of the world as it is of violence and hate, so there would have to be some cataclysmic event to cause this to possibly be able to come to pass. With that being said there is the chance that maybe the 12th is that event and the 21st could be a rebuilding and re foundation for our race. Tying in a religious feel of our time, most religions hint at an end of days which leads into eternal heaven. This is not just in one but many hint at this essential truth. Could they be describing what is to come to pass with what the ancient civilizations dated. If you can believe that the ancient civilizations dates why not their prophecy. If translated metaphorically this could point to a similar scenario as that of the golden age, where the reaping of the world, ends with the eternal heaven aka golden days you describe. But an end of days must come before the golden age could possibly ever begin for the world is to diverse and at arms in today's present age. And diversities like this couldn't possibly be sorted out through conversation as many people are to vain to abandon their views or admit faults. Just some food for thought.

The way I look at it is no one knows when the world is going to end. But there are "predictions" however, many people are scared of the ending of the world, no one should be, but you should dream as if you'll live forever and live as if you'll die today.

OK, for one who knows who's God is the one? How do we know there is any Gods? Everyone is so held up on talking about their God and pushing it on others that they don't even live their lives. If there is a God, I'm sure he wouldn't want us all dreading about his death or when hes coming back or when the earth is going to come to an end. Live your life. If the world ends in 2012 so be it, if it doesn't you'll laugh thinking wow all those morons out there thought it was. Just sit back and let the good times roll. Live one day at a time. If you predict and things don't happen, you could disappoint yourself. If you don't predict and things do happen, it could be a good thing. No one knows, and that's a fact. They're all predictions. Just like I can predict that I will be a millionaire someday, it might happen, but it might not? I don't know but if I want it bad enough it will give me the ambition to try. Just a few thoughts and opinions, not meaning to offend anyone.

We are all pawns in a game of chess with time itself eventually there will be an end but we wont decide it.

Just Googled "world-end" as I had a few recurring dreams about the date in question. I sense something big will happen, but to what that might be, I have no idea. I think an onset of a huge viral pandemic will probably be the main cause (ala Resident Evil) but that would be my worst case scenario. Hopefully it will pass without anybody batting an eyelid, but we will have to just wait and see.

Sorry, but I read this article and comments and it took an hour. And I learned something from it. I believe the world will end someday anyway. And for example by accident or what ever if you die tomorrow the world and life is ended for you. Although as I said I believe the world will end somehow and someday, but really I can't believe or make sure the world will be over on Dec 2012. I mean let's give 30% more or less will happen and the rest might not. I know it is scary but don't lose your hopes. We all don't know what the exact day of our life is. God is omniscient. He knows all and everything. We all are born and all will die someday. We don't know our destiny. So enjoy your life, and so shall I God help us all. Amen. by the way iam just 16 and it is hard to say these things, because i have dreams and i want to live more but sometimes you be open-minded so someday we all gonna be die anyways ..and so just don't lose your hopes and try to do good things in your life.

Yes of course that life in planet Earth will come to an end, but we are nowhere near. We are not even near the end of human race either. The survivors will live in precarious conditions probably. But not all the human race will die at the same time, it simply wont. The day that our closest star, the sun, runs out of fuel life on Earth will certainly vanish, until then Earth still has probably a couple of billion years more of life. What is the point of worrying so much about the end of the world. There is nothing we can do about it. However, how we treat Earth as humans we can certainly do something about. We must develop strong environmental awareness campaigns since it is a fact that global warming is occurring a a really fast rate and the poles are melting, the land will be flooded and the resources will be diminished. Humanity is actually a plague, either we like it or not, we are by definition Earth's plague and we are consuming it and completely affecting its balance. Either way humanity will always be selfish and the floods, hurricanes, tsunamis will kill an awful lot of population as a consequence of over consumption of Earth's resources due to the fact that population growth rate is only increasing due to the fact that technological advances have increased our life expectancy on earth. It is ironic how medicine will kill us back. The Earth has a population capacity and we definitely already exceeded it, therefore the universal system God created is so perfect that our cure became our disease. A complex cause effect scenario of humanity, which different from all other animals in Earth was given something that to all other animals was denied, choice. We might have greater intelligence than the rest of the species on Earth, but in the end the greatest uniqueness we have is again choice. We, humans, choose to be selfish and we use our superior intelligence to try to beat the universal system. The truth is that we believe that we are more intelligent than we actually are. We only chose to believe what we understand and deny everything else that is simply not meant to be understood by our incapable minds. We were given certain amount of intelligence which is greater than the rest of the animals. If so, then why is it so difficult to believe that there exist another species or intelligence grater than ours. It is perfectly possible but the universe is simply too huge to travel in a lifetime or simply existing technologies are simply not so developed. We don't have the same senses as animals. Some animals have senses that we cannot understand because we don't have them. crocodiles for example that can detect movement in the water many meters away from its body. There must be other senses that we simply don't have. The sense that humans were given was choice, therefore lets choose not to continue being a plague, at least individually. This way at least our next four generations wont have to suffer a horrible world full of diseases, scarcity of resources, and less tragic natural events. A great percentage of the population will be wiped out and the rest will live in horrible, precarious conditions. Population size will become greatly reduced, but life on Earth wont die until at least a couple billion years more when the Sun cools up and burns out. Meanwhile we still have an asset that might be a deadly weapon against ourselves or could also be our cure, choice. Choose wisely.

Well first off the Mayan calender does not stop or end on Dec 21st it restarts. There are many different theories about how the world could end. Like the regulars of zombies and Armageddon. I read a reply that talked about the room of mirrors, and what she said about looking at ourselves and fixing us before we can fix the world is a good point but what if the room of mirrors was not to show us that we need to fix ourselves but in fact to show us that we are the problem. It's amazing how much we take the world for granted, considering it would only take a week for plant life to grow over the whole of the earth with us gone. I don't believe that the world is going to end. I think we are going to end. Like I said the Mayan calender restarts it does not end. So I think, the 2012 Dec 21st is not the end, it's another chance.

I know my husband wouldn't stop talking about the Mayan Calender since I met him 8 years ago. I didn't know anything about it until this movie "2012" came out. Seriously, it freaks me out. I'm a Mother of four. A four year old, two year old twins and a three Month old. My three month old will be three when this all goes down. I didn't want children because of the fact that the world is crazy. I didn't want them to go through a life that I had. Now I'm regretting having children and having them experience something like this, if it is to happen. I see people going back and forth about the year 2000, this is something totally different then New Years of 2000. This is with our hemisphere, nothing to do with computers and time or date changes going wrong. It's with the Mayan Calender ending on 12-21-12. It just stops. They never went on making it continue or anything as some of you are saying as well. I'm not sure what to believe. All I'm hoping is that my children get to see their children, so on and and so forth. I love my children to death and to see something like this just take them away from me is something I wouldn't want to see just before I pass away.

I find it strange that everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die. The end of anyone's life is never certain. The people who leave comments on here talk like they all are going to live that long to see it. We might die before then. Truth is no one knows anything. All of life's predictions are just that. In this fast paced world we forget that we are human. And we will, as we always have been, be susceptible to the earth and what it goes through. And why waste so much of your time worrying about something that may or may not be true. If there is a time as good as any it would be now to live your life. Take from this what you want. But try and love. Spend time with your family, help a friend, spend time with your kids instead of putting them in front of that television every night. And don't be scared about what may happen. By the sounds of it there is not much we can do anyway. Worrying is a wasted emotion that has no backbone. Just be true to yourself and live in the moment. Find the good in your life and make it great. Death is but an instant. But fear and worry last forever. Do yourself a favor, live your life to the fullest. Be a good person and do your part in saving as much of the earth as possible. Try learning about the planet, perhaps you will find something that might get you to appreciate it. Whatever the outcome I hope that as human beings we are as safe as we can be.

Many interesting posts here with valid questions and concerns. I agree that we must continue to live our lives as if today is our last day. However, ask yourself this question: if you were to realize that your existence has been controlled and manipulated to the point that you are so far removed from "self" that you no longer think independently would you not welcome a cleansing? Try not to associate 2012 with the end but rather a new beginning. Perhaps this conscious movement that begins as simple blogs will eventually lead us to a higher understanding of "self". Now for the dark side, believe 2012 or not, the following are facts: solar cycle 24 has begun, predicted to reach its peak in 2012. Is this a coincidence? This date represents a galactic alignment seen only every 26000 years. Mayans predicted, to the day, the arrival of white gods on their shores, according to Cortez. FEMA has converted vacant factories and other properties in several southern states into "containment areas". These are only a few examples.