How come most people believe the world will not end in 2012?

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I came across many websites and many of them say the world will not end in 2012, even though the 2012 doomsday scenario is popular today. But there’s no evidence of the world ending in 3 years I was told: no real galactic alignment (that’s only seen from earth), we won’t cross the galactic equator on dec. 21, 2012, no planet x, Solar Maximum is now predicted for 2013. I also was told a possibility that the Long Count Calendar’s 2012 is off from the Gregorian 2012 by 75 years.

I know many people believe in the 2012 scenario, but more people don’t believe in it than those who do
I also read the Mayan calendar itself does not end, just the Long Count cycle, just like 1999 going into 2000 (the 2nd millennium actually ended in 2000 and rolled over into the 3rd millennium in 2001) and the 2000s decade will end this year and roll into the 2010s next year.

But is it true the calendar itself ends or just the cycle?

What out of these is most likely to happen in 2012?

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Polar Shift?

Comet/asteriod?

World War III?

HUGE solar Flare?

geomagnetic reversal due to the Earth’s magnetic fields clearly weakening?

IHC will cerate Black Holes?

Galactic alignment mentioned on wiki to destroy the earth?

in the mayan calender 2012 is the last day, most people should no that, but read the bottom for my question?

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in the calander of the mayans they say that 2012 december 21 is the day when the earth will end. do u belive in this. if so how do u think will it end???
P.S it is not just the mayans that said it would in “end” in 2012 people in china and indians said it to. my brother is freaking out. need something to calm him down. i am olny 12. my bro is 10.