Hype, half-truths and prophecy: Is the year 2012 End of the World?

From prophecy to mystic projections and movies, many believe this year is critical for, and perhaps final year for the world. Are any of the predictions true or important for our survival?

There is no shortage of apocalyptic predictions made by religious leaders spanning across all theological lines of the Abrahamic faiths. Movies have been made dramatizing aspects of what is commonly called "The End of The World."

Since the beginning of this world’s recorded history, prognosticators have claimed to know the day and time in which the world would be ending. Sir Isaac Newton, Nostradamus, right-wing televangelist Pat Robertson, just to name a few, have all forecasted the end.

Legions were drawn into hysteria when the Gregorian calendar switched to the year 2000. Computer and electronics manufacturers all had major contingency plans in the event of a “Y2K” disaster. None of the doomsday scenarios materialized. » FULL STORY