U.S. government insists 2012 apocalypse is a myth

One of government's greatest trusts is ensuring the safety of its people. But sometimes you have to protect people from themselves. The U.S. government's latest effort on that front is a blog post patiently explaining that, no, the world will not end this December.

A post on USA.gov titled "Scary rumors about the world ending in 2012 are just rumors" tries to assuage fears that the world will end in a cataclysmic Mayan apocalypse that some say is just a couple of weeks away.

The short article states on no uncertain terms, "The world will not end on December 21, 2012, or any day in 2012."

Common fears of the end of the world center on the Mayan calendar. The ancient Mesoamerican civilization mapped out days and years for millennia. That is, until December 21, when the calendar supposedly ends.

As a NASA article - also written to soothe fears of imminent world-wide destruction - helpfully explains, "Just as the calendar you have on your kitchen wall does not cease to exist after December 31, the Mayan calendar does not cease to exist on December 21, 2012. This date is the end of the Mayan long-count period but then -- just as your calendar begins again on January 1 -- another long-count period begins for the Mayan calendar."

Other theories on the end of the world include a catastrophic comet impact and the emergence of a hidden planet known as Nibiru which will crash into Earth. NASA insists that any dangerous asteroids would be quickly identified, and labels Nibiru an "Internet hoax."

While the theories may be fantasy, the fears are very real.

David Morrison, an astronomer and senior scientist with NASA, runs "Ask an Astrobiologist" for the space agency, where he fields questions from citizens. He told USA.gov, "At least once a week I get a message from a young person - as young as 11 - who says they are will and/or contemplating suicide because of the coming doomsday."

Morrison has had to devote a special section of his website to the rumors of 2012 apocalypse. He also addresses a common theory among some that, even if the government knew about the coming catastrophe, they wouldn't want people to know about it.

He writes, "If Nibiru were real, it would be tracked by thousands of astronomers, amateurs as well a professional. These astronomers are spread all over the world. I know the astronomy community, and these scientists would not keep a secret even if ordered to. It is also worth remembering that most astronomers in the U.S. work for universities, and that academic organizations, not the government, run most of the big telescopes. Even the Hubble Space Telescope is operated by a consortium of universities. NASA and the government get most of their information from these outside astronomers, not the other way around."

[Mappy11]

If the Mayan Calendar has no relevance to the destiny of America, then just why did they carve a Mayan Calendar into the Frieze of the Capitol Dome w/ a finger pointing to the end date of 12.21.12? And just why is their a Mayan Pyramid on the back of the dollar bill? As Glenn Beck's show slogan goes "The World is about to change, be there when it does!" The Occultists all know what's about to transpire. I suggest you all ignore the propaganda coming from Washington and prepare for the unthinkable! No, the World is NOT going to end next Friday......what's coming is FAR FAR worse than that!!!

[anarchy1954]

I think the mayan calander was off a little. When Obama was re elected was the start of the end of the world.

[doubleecho-2009]

Wasn't the Internet supposed to help inform people & make them smarter? Why is it that a large percentage of the American public seems to be getting more stupid with each passing day?

[doubleecho-2009]

BUT IT MUST BE TRUE! Just because 98% of astronomers & astrobiologists say it WON'T happen is evidence enough for me that Dec.21 is the End of the World"!

[ArmorGlass]

Dec 31 is NOT the end of the world. check out the Mayan calendar at my blog
http://globalamericanvalues.blogspot.com/2012/12/mayan-calendar-not-end-of-world-or.html

[acuara]

and you wonder why the face in the calendar is sticking his tongue out at you. the is the face's opinion of you if you believe all the -----the claendar prophecies.

[jimmybn]

lol from what the bible says the end comes when we get the mark of the beast if the nwo has its plan we will all have rfid chips on us in the next few years

[Forty-Four]

cannuc replies:
Not according to the 3 remaining codex. All 3 talk about major calamities occuring at this time. What about Edgar Casey?,Nostradamous?, the Hopi indians? The algorithim correlation between the I-chin and the Mayan calender?
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Correlation between the two are because they are based on the same thing.

As for Nostradamus, I believe his predictions are true. However, I do not believe that the interpretors for them are necessarily true. Not to mention, none of Nostradamus' quatrains feature years so I am not exactly sure how people come to think that certain predictions are to happen in certain years. Even if you do go by the years, the interpretations state that there are MANY predictions after 2012...the last one projected to be 3797.

[Noval53]

The sky is falling; OMG. Global warming/climate change is the apocalypse. Repent or die with your big carbon footprints. Marijuana could solve the whole problem. We must begin a massive pot planting to save the earth. These massive fields will absorb all the excess CO2. And if it doesn't work, we can just chill, kick back, and enjoy a good smoke.

[1pheasant1]

If the World ends this month, somebody in the Government will have egg on their face.