{"id":2152,"date":"2013-01-15T14:11:03","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/?p=2152"},"modified":"2013-01-15T14:11:03","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T18:11:03","slug":"the-end-of-the-world-not","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/hnetalk.com\/home\/2013\/01\/15\/the-end-of-the-world-not\/","title":{"rendered":"The End of the World \u2013 Not!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Much was made of the possible end of the world \u00a0last December 21, 2012, at the purported end of the Mayan calendar. Though this prediction had been discredited several times over, that didn\u2019t stop Hollywood from making a blockbuster movie out of it. Nor did \u00a0it stop people from worrying about it. We\u2019re all still here, so the prediction, like all others before it, was incorrect. Here\u2019s a link to a list of many of the \u201cend time\u201d predictions that have been made over the years. This list doesn\u2019t even include the most recent one about the Mayan calendar.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events\">http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/List_of_dates_predicted_for_apocalyptic_events<\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you open the link above, you\u2019ll note that many of the entries are by religious figures of one kind or another. According to a Reuters poll: <em>Nearly 15 percent of people worldwide believe the world will end during their lifetime and 10 percent think the Mayan calendar could signify it will happen in 2012.<a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_ftn1\"><strong>[1]<\/strong><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div id=\"attachment_2153\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2153\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2153\" title=\"Francis_Danby_-_Scene_from_the_Apocalypse_-_WGA5899\" src=\"http:\/\/03c4283.netsolhost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Francis_Danby_-_Scene_from_the_Apocalypse_-_WGA5899-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Francis Darby Scene from the Apocalypse,  from Wiki Commons\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2153\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Francis Darby Scene from the Apocalypse, from Wiki Commons<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The bigger question is, why? Why have people throughout history repeatedly predicted the end of <em>life as we know it<\/em>? Why do people seem to long for the Apocalypse? Are people depressed with their own lives and hoping for a world-ending event that will get them out of it all? Are people bored and looking for the ultimate excitement? Is it a symptom of some universal malaise, some basic dissatisfaction with the human condition? Or is it a natural response to the stresses of daily life?<\/p>\n<p>I wonder. What do you think?<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"http:\/\/www.hnetalk.com\/wp-admin\/post-new.php#_ftnref1\">[1]<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/01\/us-mayancalendar-poll-idUSBRE8400XH20120501\">http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/2012\/05\/01\/us-mayancalendar-poll-idUSBRE8400XH20120501<\/a> Chris Michaud, last updated May 1, 2012<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Much was made of the possible end of the world \u00a0last December 21, 2012, at the purported end of the Mayan calendar. Though this prediction had been discredited several times over, that didn\u2019t stop Hollywood from making a blockbuster movie out of it. Nor did \u00a0it stop people from worrying about it. 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