Year 2012: End of the World

With the devastating earthquake, and subsequent tsunami that affected Japan and other Pacific nations this weekend some people are claiming that this is a sign that the planet is doomed, the clock is ticking, and that on Dec 21, 2012 the world as we know it will end. Frankly, this is utter bullshit. That is [...]

Doomsday prophecies are nothing new. Neither is a widespread desire to believe them. But in the end, they’re meaningless. The thing that most people fail to realize about “prophecy” is that it is ultimately open to interpretation. If an individual wants to believe a prophecy is true, whether as reinforcement for their religious world view, [...]

Much has been said about the events of 12-21-2012 and the perceived end of the long form Mayan calender. This has given light to many end of the world theories an predictions, but mostly from profiteers who want to take advantage of public fears. This doesn’t mean that we can not take a practical look [...]