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Although it may not be not a core teaching of Christianity, there is a pervasive belief that the world will end 'soon', heralding the coming of Jesus. Although hundreds of different predictions of the end of the world have already failed over the last two thousand years, many Christians still live in hope that they will be here just in time for the apocalypse. For two thousand years, Christians have looked at every sign and oracle that might suggest that this is it - the end of the world. So now, with a misinterpretation of the Mayan calendar, we have the next great prediction of the end of the world. And we have many people willing to believe it. After 2012, there will come a new prediction, for the world to end in just a few years.

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Why do people think were going to die in 2012?

Because they have ended the calendar at 2012, so they worry this would mean the earth would fall apart at the very end of 2012. But I do NOT believe this theory because the year i was born they said the world would end. I'm still alive aren't I?Yes.


Who believed in social darwinsim?

Herbert Spencer. This is not so much a theory as a ideology.


Why the world is going to end in 2012?

It just so happens that the one of the Mayan Calendars ends on December 21, 2012. This had led to the belief that the Mayans, who some believe had prophetic abilities, were predicting the world's end.


Is the world going to blow 2012?

It depends what you believe. It's pretty much your opinion. Scientists' haven't been able to tell. Although this would not be the first time that the "end of the world" was predicted. I'd have to say that if we survived through those, we'll survive past 2012. So don't worry!


What is the day the world ends?

no one knows, the only one that know is the father him self. 2012 theories are fake people are just making money off the whole 2012 end of the world theory, selling equipment and all these other things like underground houses. 2012 is just a big joke. when December 21st 2012 comes and were all alive still what are they going to try to scare us with then. maybe another zombie apocalypse theory for 2022. just so we can get scared and people can take advantage of that and try selling ridiculous products to us. so don't believe any of the things you here about 2012 being the end of the world.

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