Do we subconsciously want the world to end?
From AlterNet / By Julianne Escobedo Shepherd
"Why are we so fixated on doomsday? Certainly the year helps: if you believe end-of-world enthusiasts and a few tourists here and there, the Mayans predicted the demise of humankind (or something) will come on December 21, 2012, the day when their operative calendar ended. The theory has been debunked by scientists, archaeologists and the ancient Mayans themselves, but that hasn’t stopped the culture from going crazy at the prospect. A spate of 2012 documentaries has recently popped up on Netflix, most of which were originally aired on cable television in the late aughties, as well as this year’s new National Geographic series, “Doomsday Preppers,” which focuses upon people who are convinced the end is nigh."
Does anyone have a guess?
"Why are we so fixated on doomsday? Certainly the year helps: if you believe end-of-world enthusiasts and a few tourists here and there, the Mayans predicted the demise of humankind (or something) will come on December 21, 2012, the day when their operative calendar ended. The theory has been debunked by scientists, archaeologists and the ancient Mayans themselves, but that hasn’t stopped the culture from going crazy at the prospect. A spate of 2012 documentaries has recently popped up on Netflix, most of which were originally aired on cable television in the late aughties, as well as this year’s new National Geographic series, “Doomsday Preppers,” which focuses upon people who are convinced the end is nigh."
Does anyone have a guess?
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