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2 Months Until Maya Doomsday Non Event Two Months Until Mayan Doomsday Non- Event Discovery News For some reason, people really want to remind the world that today (Oct. 21) marks two months before the biggest nonevent in recent history. Even more perplexing is the fact that others seem to really want the world to end in 61 days time. If the doomsayers are to be believed, on Dec. 21, 2012, the Universe will unleash a maelstrom of inexplicable fiery carnage on our planet. At best, we'll undergo some kind of rapid planetary change; at worst, a weird cosmic alignment will cause the sun to turn the planet, and all of civilization with it, into toast. Why do these strange individuals want us to believe in this nonsense? Some have a book to sell, while others have a horribly-edited YouTube video they want to share. Others are just plain odd. But regardless of the intent, the result is confusion and fear. Sadly, it is often people who would have otherwise gotten on All the hype surrounding marauding celestial with their lives peacefully who have swallowed bodies (Planet X, Nibiru, errant asteroids and Perfect Pumpkin Pie the doomsday nonsense and become needlessly comets), weird cosmic occurrences (killer solar worried about the end of the world. flares and galactic alignments) and crazy Earth- The current 2012 doomsday nonsense shattering events (polar/geomagnetic shift), is focuses on an ancient civilization that somehow just that, hype. They're about as real as the tooth had the divine ability to predict the future. I am, fairy. of course, referring to the Mayans, who had a The Mayans, on the other hand, are real wonderfully complex culture throughout and their descendents are planning on having a Central America that peaked between A.d. 250- big party on Dec. 21. It is a reason for 900. 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