Did people make such a big deal over 2000 as 2012? world end?

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i know 2000 isnt the only date in the past that was said the world to end or similar to that. but why are people only making a big deal out of 2012? did they make a deal with the other dates too? im not asking about 2012 im just asking why people are making a big deal of it.

Why will the world end and whats the mayan calender?Do you believe that the world will end in 2012?

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I hear that the world is going to end on december 12 or 21, 2012 because that when the Mayan calender ends. what the Mayan calender? How will the world ebd? Do you believe that the world will end in 2012 or do you just think that it’s a myth?

End of world 2012? true or not?

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there r a bunch of rumors going around about the world ending in 2012. is this true? back ur answer up
cause there r rumors about benedict being last pope and ancient tribes and a meteor hitting the earth and stuff. BACK UP REASONING

can we survive the end of the world in 2012?

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i have heard a great deal on the world ending in 2012. As this is now only 2 years away, should I be worried about this. Does anyone have any idea what will happen, and should I be scared about it?

The true about December 2012 : The world will NOT end!


Stories about the fictional planet Nibiru and predictions of doomsday in December 2012 have blossomed on the Internet. There are more than 175 books listed on Amazon.com dealing with the 2012 doomsday. As this hoax spreads, many more disaster scenarios are being suggested. The story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. Nibiru is a name in Babylonian astrology sometimes associated with the god Marduk. NASA Infrared Astronomy Satellite, which carried out a sky survey for 10 months in 1983, discovered many infrared sources, but none of them was Nibiru or Planet X or any other objects in the outer solar system. Planet X is an oxymoron when applied to a real object. The term has been used by astronomers over the past century for a possible or suspected object. Once the object is found, it is given a real name, as was done with Pluto and Eris, both of which were at some time referred to as Planet X. If a new object turns out to be not real, or not a planet, then you wont hear about it again. If it is real, it is not called Planet X. Also, the great majority of the photos and videos on the Internet are of some feature near the Sun (apparently supporting the claim that Nibiru has been hiding behind the Sun for the past several years.) These are actually false images of the Sun caused by internal reflections in the lens, often called lens flare. You can identify them easily by the fact that they appear