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BETTER mark December 20, 2012 in your calendar, there’s a chance of showers and possibly the apocalypse.
Incredible images show what an Earth-ending event might look like if the world ends in 2012.
Massive tidal waves and ground-shattering earthquakes are just some of the things Aussies have to look forward to if Mayan predictions come true, according to Australian mythology expert Dr Julian Droogan.
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Based on the ancient civilisation’s calendar, the planet is supposed to face a disaster that will destroy all of humanity, leaving an empty world for a new Earth to be created.
Mayans follow a calendar called the “Long Count”, based on the year in which the world was recreated from the last time it was cataclysmically destroyed, approximately 5123 years ago.
According to Dr Droogan, the Mayan gods, who he called “a nasty lot”, would bring down fire from heaven. But what happens from that point has been a point of conjecture for historians, and even the Mayans themselves.
“Some Mayans believed the world would end, while some others thought it would be a period of renewal,” he said.
While doom-saying is not exactly an exact science; the world failing to collapse around us at the end of the millennium or after the Y2K bug, Prof. Droogan says it’s a myth that will be prevalent for a long time.
But don’t be in too much of a hurry to get your bomb shelters and non-perishables ready, Dr Droogan believes we will make it past December 20, 2012 unharmed.
“I think we live in very concerning times. I think there’s a lot of alienating and there’s a lot of fear out there and that’s why prophecies such as the Mayan calendar are so prevalent,” he said.
“I think the fears are real, but I don’t think the world will necessarily end.”
But should humanity manage to survive this cataclysmic event, don’t fret. According to Dr Droogan, the next apocalyptic prediction is not due till 3100, when the Hindus believe the world will end.
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