| In recent times "2012 end of the world" has become | | | | But is this all true, does the Mayan calendar really |
| a very common statement to be heard from many | | | | point to destruction? There are many who believe |
| people who believe that this will be the world's fate. | | | | that those who point to the 2012 end of the world |
| Many people call it the year of reckoning; others think | | | | are really misreading what the ending of the Great |
| it is just hogwash and the question then becomes is | | | | Cycle means. They see the Great Cycle as a time of |
| this prediction true or false. | | | | celebration and happiness for the Mayans. This is |
| The 2012 end of the world prediction stems from | | | | because the Mayans believe that making it to the |
| the ancient Mayans who devised a calendar called | | | | ending of the great cycle as a great accomplishment |
| The Long Count Mayan calendar that has as its last | | | | worthy of celebration. |
| year, the year 2012. According to this calendar, the | | | | Those who believe in the 2012 prophecy also tend to |
| end is set to occur during the winter solstice on | | | | point to past events that seem to match up with |
| December 21. So because of this, there are many | | | | significant past predictions based on the Mayan |
| people who are predicting horrible events which are | | | | calendar, many of which have come true. It is |
| certain to occur and which will culminate in our world | | | | claimed that is evidence that what they believe in will |
| being destroyed. | | | | actually occur. But this is readily dismissed as pure |
| The Mayan calendar ends on what they called the | | | | coincidence and nothing more. |
| end of the Great Cycle, which has been translated to | | | | It is easy see why many think that 2012 end of the |
| mean that the world will end. This is due in part to | | | | world is more than a possibility; but for many more |
| the fact that many scholars believe the Mayans to | | | | there is simply just not enough evidence to support |
| be adept at astronomy and mathematics, and that | | | | that view. Thus no one really knows what will happen |
| they were knowledgeable in interpreting what the | | | | and hence whether or not it is in fact true. |
| heavens were revealing to them at that time. | | | | |