There
seems to be a large amount of concern and speculation regarding the "End
of The World" - which many fear will take place in 2012. The reason
behind the concern? Several notable prophecies and coincidences. The
Mayan Calendar, a masterpiece of mathematics and astronomy, ends in 2012.
There
seems to be a large amount of concern and speculation regarding the
"End of The World" - which many fear will take place in 2012. The reason
behind the concern? Several notable prophecies and coincidences. The
Mayan Calendar, a masterpiece of mathematics and astronomy, ends in
2012. In addition, various sources believe that the Hopi Indians,
Nostradamus and/or the Bible indicate that the world will end in 2012.
So
is there validation for these claims? Some individuals suggest that
the proposed "apocalypse" will not mean an end to the human race, but
rather, it may indicate a change in human consciousness. There are other
reasons to doubt that the world is ending. Let's not forget that the
end of the world has been predicted before. 1666 and 1777 were both
years that people suspected a cataclysmic event to transpire, and both
2000 and 2010 brought fears that "life as we know it" was ending. There
have been countless other dates bringing apocalyptic prophecies, too,
such as Nostradamus' prediction that the Earth would be struck by a
comet in 1999.
Catastrophes over the last decade have all been
claimed as a sign of doom, from Hurricane Katrina to the BP Oil Spill to
the destruction in Haiti. Those who watch the news have certainly noted
that there have been many such disasters over the last ten years.
Believers in the 2012 apocalypse point to these as signs that the world
is coming to an end, but are these disasters actually happening with
increased frequency? Though it may seem so to those who watch the news
regularly, in fact it's just the media portrayal, and the evidence
actually shows no increase in such events over the past ten years.
Plus,
there is little academic support for the idea that the world will "come
to an end" in 2012. The varying apocalyptic predictions range from
interpretations of the Bible to Nostradamus, the Hopi Prophecies and the
Aztec calendar. Nearly all point to a natural disaster, from an
earthquake to a hurricane to a large comet or meteor strike, as the
source for the apocalypse. However, there is little scientific basis for
such predictions. Other predictions, of course, are vague and open to
interpretation. Ranging from Nostradamus' predictions to various ways of
reading the Bible as an apocalypse prediction, and even the idea that
aliens will visit Earth in 2012, these predictions cannot be tested in
any scientific manner.
What does all this uncertainty mean for
you? Whether you believe the predictions or not, the fact is that
natural disasters are a possibility - even if they don't cause the world
to end. Be prepared with an emergency survival kit and plenty of food
and water so that you and your family can live "off the grid" for days,
weeks, or even months at a time. Even if the world doesn't come to a
screeching halt at the end of 2012, you'll be prepared for any of the
more routine natural disasters that may come your way.
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