Year 2012: End of the World

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why in the world does a calender ending in the year 2012 neccesarily mean that the WORLD is goin to end in 2012. i dont kno much about the whole mayan calender. But if their calender ended what kind of things can be said a bout HOW the world is going to end. just because a piece of paper says that, can we just continue using the same method of creating a calender?

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Ok i really don’t know what to believe i get scared when i hear ppl talk about the 2012 shit i saw the movie and i was scared is hell. But i always say how are they going to predict the end of the world and they cant even predict the damn weather right half the time. But someone pls help me i need to know if it’s true or not cus im goin to be 20 that year && where too young to die like that 4real thats a horrible way for all of us to die.

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i know this question would be really really stupid for most of u people out there
but im really scared, and its really getting me.
ive seen the movie and it seems sooo realistic, or im just REALLY gullable.
but seriously, im only 14 and that means if its true ill be spending all my life in school.
am i the only one who thinks the worlds gonna end?

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The Mayan calender ends on Dec. 21, 2012. That doesn’t mean anything except that they stopped writing the calender. It’s also been predicted many times before. Do you really believe this garbage?

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