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Will the World End in 2012?
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Will the World End in 2012?
A Google search for this question generated
2,920,000,000 hits in .32 seconds
Millions of dollars are spent each year on thetopic of end-time predictions (movies, books,
religion ministries, etc.) because of mankinds
fascination with the future
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Will the World End Before Finals?
Doomsday rumors have beenproliferating recently, fueled by
recent books, shows, and films
Most rumors cite the end of the
Mayan long count calendar in
December, 2012
Doomsday scenarios include:
Collision of a rogue planet
with Earth
Violent solar storms
Sudden violent shifting ofcontinents and poles
Sudden reversal of Earths
magnetic field
Galactic alignmentArtist rendition of two planets undergoing a catastrophic
collision. Such collisions do happen in planetary systems,
but are highly unlikely after the system has formed.
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No! The Mayan long calendar willpartly reset,
but the world will not end Like New Years (when both day & month reset), 13
(of at least 20) Mayan time increments will reset in
2012
The Mayans recorded recurring astronomical events
tied to the Sun, Moon, and visible planets - but did not
predict natural disasters or undiscovered
astronomical objects
There is no known Planet X that will impact
Earth in the near futureA few Pluto-like dwarf planets have been discovered
in our outer solar system recently, but none have
orbits that bring them inside ~35 AU
A planet headed toward Earth would be easily visible Conspiracies in astronomy are unlikely, especially
given the large number of skilled amateurs (who
regularly pioneer new discoveries)
Other doomsday scenarios are similarly
far-fetched, or based on poor science
Photo of a Mayan long count calendar
Artists conception of dwarf planet
Eris. From NASA / ESA / A. Schaller
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The Big Picture
Movie poster for 2012, released in November
2009. The movie features worldwide tectonic
activity and natural disasters, triggered by the
Sun.
Many of these doomsday scenarios are not
new, but have been recycled for many years
Ancient (and modern) astronomers could not
predict the future, beyond repeatedevents
(e.g. lunar cycles, eclipses, planetary
positions) based on observations
One advantage of studying science at any
level is that one learns how to think critically
about any topic, such as the 2012 rumors
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Failed Doomsday Predictions
1806A chicken in Leeds, England predicted
Christ is coming on an egg
1843William Miller (Seventh-DayAdventists) predicted the end of the world
1891Joseph Smith (Mormons) predicted thesecond coming of Christ
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Failed Doomsday Predictions
1901Some predicted that Haileys comet
gases would bring an end to the world
1914Charles T. Russell (JehovahsWitnesses) predicted the end of the world
1982Pat Robertson predicted that Godwould bring his judgment day upon the world
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Failed Doomsday Predictions
1997Heavens Gate predicted the world
would end after the appearance of the Hale-
Bopp comet (39 members committed suicide)
1999The Nostradamus prophecy predicted
that the great king of terror would come
2000Y2K was supposed to bring world
chaos via computer failure
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Failed Doomsday Predictions
2000Richard Noone predicted that ice would
cover the earth on 5/5/2000
2008Ronald Weinland (Gods ChurchMinistry) predicted that millions would die in
2006 and the US would collapse in 2008
2011Harold Camping predicted the rapture
on May 21 and the end of the world on Oct. 21
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Failed Doomsday Predictions
These failed predictions have brought about
needless responses of fear, death, sell-out,
etc., from followers
These failed predictions have brought about
rejection of the truth from atheists, skeptics,
scientists, etc. (many failed doomsday lists canbe found on atheist / skeptic websites)
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The End in the Bible
The end of Jerusalem (Mt. 24:6,13,14)
The end of the world (Mt. 13:39,40,49)
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The End of the World
The end of the world and the second coming
of Jesus Christ will be at the same time
(1 Cor. 15:23-24)
Jesus will come as a thief unannounced
and unexpected (Mt. 24:43-44; Lk. 12:39-40;
1 Thess. 5:2,4; 2 Pet. 3:10)
Only God knows the time of the end
(Mt. 24:36; Mk. 13:32-33; Acts 17:31)
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The End of the World
The earth will end in fire when God speaks his
word (2 Pet. 3:7,10)
The earth will end so a new order can begin inheaven (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1)
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Peter and the Error of the Wicked(2 Peter 3:17)
The end will happen, contrary to all mockers
and disbelievers who say it wont (2 Pet. 3:4-7)
The end will be unexpected, contrary to allpredictors and prognosticators who set a time
(2 Pet. 3:8-10)
The end will be complete destruction, contrary
to all who teach that some people will survive
on a renewed earth (2 Pet. 3:10)
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The End of the World
We are told how Jesus is coming, why Jesus is
coming, but not when he is coming!
Let us spend our time, not predicting, butpreparing
The world will end when God decides it is timeand he has not revealed that time to anyone,
including the Mayans!