The movie 2012 has just been released. I have not seen the movie yet, although the initial reviews do not look very good. People have worried about apocalypse for a long time and there have been predictions and panics during 2000 years as discussed in an interesting National Geographic article on 10 Failed Doomsday Prophecies.
The latest one, the 2012 end of the world prediction is, based on the theories of ancient Mayan prediction for the end of the world in year 2012 or December 21, 2012 to be exact is based on the end-date of the Mayan Long Count calendar as well as a Nostradamus prophecy. These are further fueled by the aggressive marketing of related websites, books and the movie 2012. This time, the built up of this upcoming disaster is even bigger than the Y2K panic.
Will 2012 be any different? I guess not. Another National Geographic article debunks the six myths associated with 2012 and is worth reading.
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