The end of the world is phraseological unit, which means a threat to the whole world, humanity and civilization, or even the whole Universe. The threat can be both imaginary and real. For some, the expression "end of the world" causes fear, panic and horror, while someone considers 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 living things.
- The first is war. Biological or even nuclear.
- Secondly, possible genetic diseases that will eventually destroy the whole world, so capturing it so that attempts to cure humanity will be futile.
- Thirdly, hunger, which, for example, can occur in case of overpopulation.
- Fourth, environmental disaster, when the cause of the death of the people is the people themselves. That is why environmentalists around the world are calling for the protection of their planet. Take, for example, the destruction of the ozone layer - all this is quite dangerous.
- Another problem that man himself is guilty of is getting out of control of nanotechnology.
- 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 flash in the sun.
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 an apocalypse in the near future? We will talk about this and much more further.
The end of the world according to the Mayan calendar
To begin with, let us recall 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 wait for him on that day, and where did such a mythical figure come from?
The thing is that the people who once lived in Central America, the so-called Mayan people, kept a calendar that ended on that number. Lovers of mysticism and various clairvoyants said that the world would supposedly end on this day. Such statements, which simply blew up the Internet, scared millions of people. What earthlings who were filled with fear did not expect: volcanic eruptions, strong earthquakes and tsunamis, all in one day.
“There will be silence and darkness in the world, and humanity will be destroyed,” the Mayans said. Now it seems absurd, as 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, having survived 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 beneficial to them. Trusting people with fear bought food for months to come.
But not only supermarkets made money on such news. In many cities, even special bunkers were built that 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 ever after. Anthropologist Dirk Van Turenhut explained the situation by saying the following: “This is not the end, this is just one calendar replaced by another.”
Another loud doomsday
The apocalypse was also expected in 2000. People believed that with the transition to the new millennium the very end of the world would come, and they even came up with the reason why this would happen - a parade of planets, the appearance of a second moon. According to some reports, the asteroid was supposed to fall.
In this case, the end of the world would come in its collision with the Earth. We entered the new millennium, but there was no end of the world, no. Then astronomers and predictors decided to postpone the expected apocalypse to 2001. What is its reason?
Apocalypse 2001
Here the situation is even more interesting. “On August 11, 2001, 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 forecast was also made by an American scientist. According to him, in 2003, the end of the world will happen due to the collapse of the Earth. Apparently, few believed the next apocalypse, but how could they explain that there were almost no references to it in the media. After this prediction, humanity lived quietly for five 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 were announced at once.
One of them was the fall on Earth of a huge asteroid, whose diameter was 800 meters. Another reason could be the launch of a huge collider. This made earthlings worry much more than the forecast of an asteroid’s fall. Fortunately, the excitement was in vain, but fear did not leave us for long. They started to say that the end of the world will happen in 2011. As it will be?
2011
This version turned out to be much more interesting. American Harold Camping predicted that on May 21 the dead would rise from the graves. Those that deserve to burn in hell will remain on earth and survive a series of terrible natural disasters: earthquakes, floods, tsunamis, and only then go to another world. The version itself is absurd, but, nevertheless, Harold Camping has received a huge number of supporters, especially in the United States.
The preacher even gave hope that there would be a small percentage of survivors, consisting precisely of his followers. An interesting fact is that the US public relations company organized the release of huge posters with a statement on the Doomsday. After nothing similar happened on the expected day, the prophet himself postponed the end of the world date to October 21 of that year, explaining that the incident happened morally, and all that now needs to be done is to wait for a real, final end .
According to his new forecasts, he should have happened exactly in 5 months. Despite Harold's predictions, the end of the world did not come, and thousands of people quietly exhaled and continued to live. When Camping realized that his forecast was erroneous, he pleaded guilty and even apologized.
And again about 2012
Well, the most anticipated on the list of doomsday is the 2012 apocalypse. It has already been mentioned above. Perhaps the discussions of this end of the world are the loudest of all.
This date, indeed, scared millions of people around the world, because not only the Mayan calendar spoke about the incidents of that year. Predictions about the terrible events were made by Nostradamus and Wang, 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 Cyril about 2012 and the apocalypse as a whole said that he should not be expected, because Jesus Christ does not give us instructions about any dates.
Will there be some kind of rebirth? Perhaps, but when it comes, no one knows. 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 in the future?
The next end of the world is scheduled for 2021. Such a statement was made by the news agency SaraInform, which presented a new list of doomsday. Inversion of the magnetic field - this 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 die, but only most 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 fall on Earth, but again, this information is not objective, since, possibly, the asteroid will diverge from the Earth.
Another apocalypse allegedly will happen in 2060. Newton himself predicted it back in 1740 from a holy book. And in 2240 planetary ages will be replaced. So claimed scientists who lived in different centuries. And also, in their opinion, the era of the Sun should end this year.
Other possible ends of the world date back to 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 of the end of the world in 2012 as the end of all life as a whole. In his letter to his son, he wrote that the Sun supposedly swallowed the Earth, having exhausted all the hydrogen and reaching incredible volumes.
Other dates of the apocalypse are not yet taken seriously, but no one knows what will happen over time. By the way, these are not all dates, there are some others that are intermediate, but nobody pays attention to them, since the probability of incidents is almost zero.
Will the end of the world come?
We examined the list of doomsday, to believe or not to believe in forecasts - everyone’s personal business. One can say with 100% certainty: no one knows and cannot know about whether the apocalypse will occur and when. What awaits the Earth in the near future? Who to trust: fortune tellers or scientists? Each has its own point of view, however, it is worth noting that the information of the second is more reasoned and objective.
Instead of guessing, it is better to think about the real harm that we do to our planet. For example, each of us can improve the environmental situation, because the Earth is indeed in a dangerous state, and the people themselves are to blame for this.