2012 Prophecies of the End: True Or False?
In recent times "2012 end of the world" has become a very common statement to be heard from many people who believe that this will be the world's fate. Many people call it the year of reckoning; others think it is just hogwash and the question then becomes is this prediction true or false.
The 2012 end of the world prediction stems from the ancient Mayans who devised a calendar called The Long Count Mayan calendar that has as its last year, the year 2012. According to this calendar, the end is set to occur during the winter solstice on December 21. So because of this, there are many people who are predicting horrible events which are certain to occur and which will culminate in our world being destroyed.
The Mayan calendar ends on what they called the end of the Great Cycle, which has been translated to mean that the world will end. This is due in part to the fact that many scholars believe the Mayans to be adept at astronomy and mathematics, and that they were knowledgeable in interpreting what the heavens were revealing to them at that time.
But is this all true, does the Mayan calendar really point to destruction? There are many who believe that those who point to the 2012 end of the world are really misreading what the ending of the Great Cycle means. They see the Great Cycle as a time of celebration and happiness for the Mayans. This is because the Mayans believe that making it to the ending of the great cycle as a great accomplishment worthy of celebration.
Those who believe in the 2012 prophecy also tend to point to past events that seem to match up with significant past predictions based on the Mayan calendar, many of which have come true. It is claimed that is evidence that what they believe in will actually occur. But this is readily dismissed as pure coincidence and nothing more.
It is easy see why many think that 2012 end of the world is more than a possibility; but for many more there is simply just not enough evidence to support that view. Thus no one really knows what will happen and hence whether or not it is in fact true.
The 2012 end of the world prediction stems from the ancient Mayans who devised a calendar called The Long Count Mayan calendar that has as its last year, the year 2012. According to this calendar, the end is set to occur during the winter solstice on December 21. So because of this, there are many people who are predicting horrible events which are certain to occur and which will culminate in our world being destroyed.
The Mayan calendar ends on what they called the end of the Great Cycle, which has been translated to mean that the world will end. This is due in part to the fact that many scholars believe the Mayans to be adept at astronomy and mathematics, and that they were knowledgeable in interpreting what the heavens were revealing to them at that time.
But is this all true, does the Mayan calendar really point to destruction? There are many who believe that those who point to the 2012 end of the world are really misreading what the ending of the Great Cycle means. They see the Great Cycle as a time of celebration and happiness for the Mayans. This is because the Mayans believe that making it to the ending of the great cycle as a great accomplishment worthy of celebration.
Those who believe in the 2012 prophecy also tend to point to past events that seem to match up with significant past predictions based on the Mayan calendar, many of which have come true. It is claimed that is evidence that what they believe in will actually occur. But this is readily dismissed as pure coincidence and nothing more.
It is easy see why many think that 2012 end of the world is more than a possibility; but for many more there is simply just not enough evidence to support that view. Thus no one really knows what will happen and hence whether or not it is in fact true.
