If the 2012 Doomsday Events were true, society would be gone by now. All that would be left is chaos! People killing each other, killing themselves, stealing, all the horrendous happenings we would fear! No one would go to work to power our homes, run the government, or keep people in order. It would be an "Every Man For Themselves" world. Luckily, thanks to this great website run by people who obviously know what they're talking about and have the science to back it up, I can go back to sleep in peace. Thank you guys so much! You have cured the anxiety that has been scaring me for about a year now!
Hi TurboIce;
You are welcome, and of course you are right. However, I think that the hoaxers try to use the above scenario to make the claim that the government is hiding "the REAL truth" about 2012 from the public.
Regardless, the idea of a conspiracy on that scale is ludicrous. After you are done bringing in people who would have to be "in on it" you have a list that would include millions of people. There's no way to keep that kind of mass of people silent.
I have often used as a counter-argument to the claim that "mass hysteria" would occur if there was ever a REAL doomsday approaching, the behavior of the passengers aboard the sinking Titanic. Panic? Sure, bet there was quite a bit. Murders, rapes and theft? No. The deck orchestra sat back down and continued to play, hoping the music would create a calmness. Successful? Probably not, but the sentiment was very noble.
People often ARE noble. You hear the stories from every major disaster. Heroism and sacrifice, two traits that I have tried to work into every story I write, not just because they are my favorites to write about, but because they express the very best in humanity.
I think the Doom-criers sell humanity short, by claiming that there would be chaos if Doomsday were really coming.
Oh yeah. Im 17 and have depressed for over 2 years because of this. I was watching a documentary on The Beatles, right before Beatles Rockband came out. Well i saw a commercial for the Human Insitution of Constant shit. I dropped my food, and went to the bathroom and got sick. Untill recently, The Beatles Rockband has scared the shit out of me. A video game. I spent the last 2 years with anxiety attacks, stomache cramps, deession, and contemplating drugs/suicide. So some people could make some ** money. You guys have practically saved my life.
A video game ??? :# Don't play "Defender" or "Robotron".
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Hi Rusty,
I'm so glad we were able to help you sort this out. I guess Sony Pictures just doesn't care what they are doing to people by pretending that garbage is real. I hope you won't worry about this cruel hoax any more, but if you do, come back and read about reality again. It's very reassuring to learn that the things they are claiming are unscientific nonsense.
The Psychological Side, that's what I am worried a bit about. Natural human fear of death. What happens as 2012 closes in be it there are signs of anything happening or not? Due to the media hype, people will probably start stockpiling, pulling money out of the banks, etc. We could quite possibly create our own economic and social downfall because of the media. (Thank you Sony, the History Channel and everyone else cashing in). I don't blame people, after all, I would stockpile just because everyone else probably will be as well and I'm not going to be the last one to the grocery store. I played that game in small Colorado ski resort town during a 2 day snowstorm that prevented any import of goods and the shelves were almost empty when I decided to go shopping.
Here's my thing, whether something is going to happen or its not, it doesn't matter. The likely hood of the world ending in 2012 is just about as likely as getting into a fatal car accident the next time you get inside a car (or maybe even just walking down the street). Does that stop you from getting in a car? Does it make you severely depressed that you could die at any moment…you could have a random heart attack reading this forum. My advice, you have life now…live it. Treat people with kindness and respect that you yourself would want in return. Learn about Love, forgiveness, friendship, and everything else that goes along in life. Be it the world ends 5 minutes from now or in 2012, stop dwelling on it, get off your ass and make a positive difference in the world.
~ Learn from the past, experience the present, live for the future ~
~ Everyone wants to go to Heaven, but no one wants to die ~
Hope this post can make a difference in someone's life…
I agree with you overall, but I disagree about "just about as likely as getting into a fatal car accident".
According to the CDC, the leading causes of death are Heart attacks, strokes, cancer, and car accidents. So the chances of you having one of those occur before 12/21/2012 is much greater than any doomsday.
Hi Vic,
Those are all good points, but as Hoax said, your chances of dying from a heart attack, stroke, cancer, or car accident are far greater than those of doomsday occurring on December 21, 2012. The chance of the world ending on that day, or any given day is so close to zero that it isn't worth worrying about.