The end of the world is a phraseological unit that means a threat to the whole world, humanity and civilization, or even the entire Universe. The threat can be both imaginary and real. For some, the expression "end of the world" causes fear, panic and horror, while others consider it absurd. Nevertheless, there is even a whole list of upcoming apocalypses. Before talking about them, you should find out the possible causes of the end of the world.
Possible causes of the apocalypse
There are many reasons for the end of the world. Some of them seem really impossible, while others could well lead to the death of all life.
- First of all, this is war. Biological or even nuclear.
- Secondly, possible genetic diseases that will eventually destroy the whole world, taking it so hard that attempts to cure humanity will be useless.
- Thirdly, famine, which, for example, can occur in the event of overpopulation.
- Fourthly, an ecological catastrophe, when the cause of the death of the people is the people themselves. That is why environmentalists around the world are calling to protect their planet. Take, for example, destructionthe ozone layer is all pretty dangerous.
- Another problem that man himself is responsible for is the way out of control of nanotechnologies.
- Sixth, a sharp change in climate. Global cooling or warming will lead to the death of almost all life on the planet.
- The causes of the apocalypse can also be the eruption of a supervolcano, the fall of a huge asteroid or a strong solar flare.
All these and many other reasons can radically change life on Earth, and possibly lead to its death. How dangerous are these events and is it worth waiting for the apocalypse in the near future? We will talk about this and much more later.
Mayan calendar end of the world
For starters, let's remember 2012, when the whole world literally lived in fear of the end of the world according to the Mayan calendar. According to numerous sources, the apocalypse was supposed to happen on December 21, 2012. Why did everyone expect him on this particular day, and where did such a mythical figure come from?
The fact is that the people who once lived in Central America, the so-called Mayan people, led a calendar that ended on this number. Lovers of mysticism and various kinds of clairvoyants said that supposedly the end of the world would come on that day. Such statements, which simply blew up the Internet, frightened millions of people. What earthlings, imbued with fear, did not expect: volcanic eruptions, strong earthquakes and tsunamis, and all this in one day.
"There will be silence and darkness in the world, and humanity will be destroyed" -Maya said. It seems absurd now, just as it did for geophysicists in 2012. They then said that it was simply impossible. An interesting fact is that people were offered to survive during the terrible apocalypse, surviving it in a secluded place with huge food supplies. Even the statement about the possible death of mankind was used by supermarkets around the world, which was very helpful to them. The gullible people fearfully stocked up on groceries months in advance.
But not only supermarkets made money on such news. In many cities, even special bunkers were built, which supposedly could save people from the upcoming apocalypse. Living in such a safe place cost a lot of money. But, as it turned out, the apocalypse was not destined to happen, which is not at all surprising, because we have already survived several ends of the world and still live happily. Anthropologist Dirk Van Turenhut explained the situation by saying: "This is not the end, it's just one calendar has been replaced by another."
Another loud end of the world
Apocalypse was also expected in 2000. People believed that with the transition to the new millennium, the same end of the world would come, and they even came up with a reason why this would happen - the parade of planets, the appearance of the second moon. According to some reports, an asteroid was supposed to fall.
The end of the world in this case would have come when it collided with the Earth. We entered the new millennium, but the end of the world did not exist, and still does not exist. Then astronomers and predictors decided to move the expected apocalypse to 2001. What ishis reason?
Apocalypse-2001
Here things get even more interesting. “August 11, 2001, the planet Earth and the entire solar system will be sucked into a black hole,” such an interesting forecast was made by American astronomers. The following prediction was also made by an American scientist. According to him, in 2003 the end of the world will occur due to the disintegration of the Earth. Few, apparently, believed the next apocalypse, otherwise how to explain the fact that there were almost no mentions of this in the media. After this prediction, humanity lived quietly for five whole years, after which it became known about the next end of the world.
The end of the world - 2008
This year, several scenarios of the apocalypse have been announced at once.
One of them was the fall to Earth of a huge asteroid, the diameter of which was 800 meters. Another reason could be the launch of a huge collider. This made the earthlings worry much more than the forecast of the fall of the asteroid. Fortunately, the excitement was in vain, but the fear did not leave us for long. They began to say that the end of the world will happen in 2011. How will it be?
2011
This version turned out to be much more interesting. The American Harold Camping predicted that the dead would rise from their graves on May 21st. Those who deserve to burn in hell will remain on earth and survive a series of terrible natural disasters: earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and only then will they go to another world. The very version is absurd, but, nevertheless, Harold Camping received a huge number of supporters, especially in the USA.
The preacher even gave hope that there would be a small percentage of survivors, consisting precisely of his followers. An interesting fact is that a US public relations company organized the release of huge posters with a doomsday statement. After nothing like this happened on the expected day, the prophet himself postponed the date of the end of the world to October 21 of the same year, explaining that the incident happened morally, and all that now needs to be done is to wait for the real, already final end of the world.
According to his new forecasts, it was supposed to happen exactly in 5 months. Despite Harold's predictions, the end of the world never came, and thousands of people calmly exhaled and continued to live. When Camping realized that his prediction was wrong, he admitted his guilt and even apologized.
Revisiting 2012
Well, the most anticipated in the list of the end of the world - the apocalypse of 2012. It has already been mentioned above. Perhaps the discussions about this end of the world are the loudest of all.
This date really frightened millions of people all over the world, because not only the Mayan calendar spoke about the events of that year. Predictions about terrible events were made by Nostradamus and Vanga, known to the whole world for their prophecies. What did they really mean? Natural disasters, the beginning of a new life, or the death of the planet? All this remains a mystery. But Patriarch Kirill, regarding the year 2012 and the apocalypse as a whole, said that it is not worth waiting for it, because Jesus Christ does not give us instructions on any dates.
Willsome sort of rebirth? Perhaps, but no one knows when it will come. Despite everything, people continue to listen to predictions and believe in the end of the world. So what threatens the Earth in the near future?
What do they promise for the future?
The next end of the world is scheduled for 2021. Such a statement was made by the SaraInform news agency, which was presented with a new list of the ends of the world. The reversal of the magnetic field is the reason for the end of the world in 2021. And maybe not even the end, because they promise that not all of humanity will perish, but only a large part of it.
Scientists suggest that this end of the world will not take place, but it will be different, and it will happen in 2036. In their opinion, an asteroid called Apophis will hit the Earth, but again, this information is not objective, since the asteroid may diverge from the Earth.
Another apocalypse supposedly will happen in 2060. Newton himself predicted it back in 1740 from a holy book. And in 2240 planetary epochs will change. So argued scientists who lived in different centuries. And also, in their opinion, the epoch of the Sun should end this year.
Other possible doomsday dates are 2280, 2780, 2892 and 3797. By the way, the last apocalypse was predicted by Nostradamus, therefore, we are talking about the fact that he did not think about the end of the world in 2012 as the end of all life in general. In his letter to his son, he wrote that the Sun would allegedly swallow the Earth, exhausting all the hydrogen and reaching incredible volumes.
To other dates of the apocalypse for noware not taken seriously, but no one knows what will happen with time. By the way, these are far from all dates, there are some others - intermediate ones, but no one pays attention to them, since the probability of incidents is almost zero.
Will the world end?
We have reviewed the list of the ends of the world, to believe or not to believe in forecasts is a personal matter for everyone. It can be said with 100% certainty: no one knows and cannot know whether there will be an apocalypse and when exactly. What awaits the Earth in the near future? Whom to trust: predictors or scientists? Everyone has their own point of view, however, it is worth noting that the information of the latter is more reasoned and objective.
Instead of guessing, it's better to think about the real harm we are doing to our planet. For example, each of us can improve the ecological situation, because the Earth is really in a dangerous state, and people themselves are to blame for this.
