Supposedly, the world is near it’s end. Or at least that’s what believers in the December 21, 2012 Mayan-mythed apocalypse say.
Why are we so obsessed in the end? This isn’t the first time it happened- it’s been said time and time amd time again. Recalled earlier this year when the craze went around, or on 06/06/2006 (6/6/6) passed? Nothing happened. The BBC article goes on to list other dates in which conspiracies were wrong, and when the world didn’t end.
So what makes this time around so much different, and so much more serious to those who believe in this year’s apocalypse?
There’s a lot of information about this year’s supposed apocalypse, including the fictional movie 2012, books on the topic, etc.
Is this news, or just a conspiracy? Is this the end? Probably not.
I think this BBC article does exactly what it planned to- to degrade the hype. Although this isn’t exactly news, and it’s more of an opinion piece, but I think it works. It was featured on the front page on the website today, but should it have been? I’m not sure- it’s a good enough article that raises people’s understanding- it’s NOT the first time this has happened. That fact alone should be enough to make even the biggest believers skeptical.
Personally, I’m hoping for the rapture.