It may be over four years away, but many people believe the year 2012 will be the end of days for humanity. Specifically, the end will happen on December 21, 2012. What is so significant about this date? Well, many theorists point to the Mayan calendar in which that day is the completion of the thirteenth baktun cycle (which is basically 400 tropical years). I’m not sure why the end of the 13th baktun means the end of the world, and some more glass half-full theorists believe this will be a period of spirirtual enlightning rather than the end of days. Hollywood, knowing full well that the latter theory tends to sell more tickets, decided to make a movie about what we may be looking forward to. If global warming and the fall of our economy hasn’t been enough to scare the crap out of you lately, take a look at the latest from Independence Day director Roland Emmerich.













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