You know, I was right where you are about 4 years ago when I first heard about this. I had pretty much the same reaction as you are having right now. I couldn't believe that anyone would believe it.
That changed for me drastically about 2 years ago. I was giving an astronomy presentation to 5th graders. I had been hearing about the '2012' stuff for about 2 years by then. I was confronted by two 5th grade girls, who were absolutely terrified.
They were convinced, absolutely convinced, that what they had seen and read was true, that "the government" was lying to cover it up, that the school system was toeing the line, and that they, and their families were going to die in 2012.
Since that point I have been confronted by I-kid-you-not hundreds of people, both young and adult, who are scared by this.
So the question isn't whether we needed to say it, obviously we did. The first question is what should we do about it?
So, pretend you are talking to a terrified 5th grader. What would you say to them, without insulting them or making them more afraid, that would convince them that 2012 is just a hoax?
Anonymous (guest) 17 Aug 2010 03:15
