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The idea that the year 2012 presaged a world cataclysm, the end of the world, or the end of human civilization, became a subject of popular media speculation as the date of 21 December 2012 approached.
Jul 30, 2023 · Back in 2011, many people became convinced that the world was going to end on December 12, 2012, based on a series of eschatological beliefs that cataclysmic or transformative events now...
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Sep 14, 2021 · Now that we've gone down the same rabbit hole Nick Hinton did, is it possible the world ended in 2012 without the earthquakes, floods, and death depicted in the film of the same name? Aside from how we've debunked practically everything he discussed, the fact you're reading this article should be proof positive that it didn't.
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The first challenge we need to overcome is reality. We could take the philosophical view and point out that all of this could actually be a space turtle’s dream. Or, perhaps more believably, a computer simulation. Oxford philosopher Nick Bostrom’s simulation argument hypothesizes that we’re either in a simulation now, or people in the future aren’t...
The most widely accepted grand theory on our existence is the Big Bang theory. For whatever reason, about 14 billion years ago the universe exploded into existence from a single point. When we think of an explosion we tend to imagine something out of a Michael Bay film. But the Big Bang was incomprehensibly big. Everything that was ever going to be...
Physicists are trying to wrap their head around the Big Bang because it represents the only single point in our universe’s history where the same thing happened to everythingat the same time. Arguably, however, everything is happening to everything all the time. Scientists believe the universe is expanding at an increasing rateas as result of the B...
But that’s still not very satisfying. If we’re just waiting for a tidal wave of nothingness to envelope us all, then again: there’s no point. And, if there’s no point, then let’s use Occam’s Razor to make things as scientifically simple and plausibleas possible. What if we’re able to make observations despite the fact that we no longer exist? Remem...
All of this is interesting, but astute readers will notice that none of this explains why we’re claiming the universe ended in 2012. Here’s what NASA had to sayabout that: Interesting. NASAclaims “the world didn’t end” but offers only anecdotal evidence. That sounds pretty suspicious. Once again, at Neural we’re erring on the side of due diligence ...
Oct 14, 2009 · For years there was speculation that on December 21, 2012, the world as we know it would end. Some predicted that we’d be wiped out by a natural disaster like a giant tidal wave, an...
Jan 5, 2012 · Despite doomsday theories, Internet rumors and Hollywood plot lines, the world will not end on Dec. 21, 2012, NASA scientists have said.
Dec 20, 2011 · It's remotely possible the world will end in December 2012. But don't credit the ancient Maya calendar for predicting it, say experts on the Mesoamerican culture.
