The 2012 Doomsday Prediction is a popular notion in many movies and books. According to this, the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012.
This end of the world prediction is based on the end of the MesoAmerican Long Count Calendar. Mayan astronomers predicted a rare alignment of the Earth, Sun and centre of the Milky Way galaxy on December 21, 2012.
Certain environmentalists have predicted that the destruction of the Earth due to environmental damage caused by humans will reach a point of no return in 2012, in alignment with the Mayan prophecy.
Certain New Age philosophies see 2012 not as the end of the world per se, but rather as a rebirth of spiritual awareness.
The uncertain events of 2012 have been the subject of films like I Am Legend, Death Race, 2012: Doomsday and The Fallen: 2012.
Mayan’s referred to the end of the calendar as the end of the 13th Bak’tun, and many scientists have criticized the Doomsday Theory since there is no archaelogical evidence that the Mayans attached any end of the world significance to 2012.
End of the world predictions have always been popular in human civilization – whether this latest fad becomes a reality awaits to be seen.