With internet chatter, tons of websites and a new Hollywood film, interest in a time still two years away is at an all-time high.
The cause of the myth and confusion is the ancient Mayan calendar created two thousand years ago. It ends on December 21, 2012.
The Mayans apparently found December 21st of 2012 interesting because of a very rare astronomical alignment is culminating around the years 2012.
The December sun slowly gets in alignment with the band of the Milky Way. That event is what has caused the speculation.
Is that a good enough reason for the December 2012 end of the world prediction?
Dr. Doug Duncan, Professor at CU Boulder, isn’t so sure. He says that argument is invalid because the alignment is actually not that rare and has been taking place since last year.
The internet and a new Hollywood big budget film are fueling the speculation and media attention.
Colorado author, John Major Jenkins has written numerous books on the subject.
"I have visited sites (in Mexico) and there is a particular site that is really critical for understanding the 2012 question, because it's the place where the long count calendar was invented" he says.
Jenkins says the entire debate is ironic because there is no evidence at all that the Maya predicted an Apocalypse or catastrophic doomsday in 2012.
As popular as the 2012 myth is - that’s just what it is - a myth!
Link here and here for this and other end of world myths.
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