2012

Humans can be incredibly egotistical. Apparently, a cataclysmic event resulting in the extermination of humans is to be regarded as the "end of the world", regardless whether other life forms survive and if the planet is still physically there. Technically, wouldn't that be the end of the human world, only? Anyway, it seems that 2012 is slated to be something of the sort.

Personally, if I really had to go with one of the "prophecies", I'd buy the change of an era on 2012 story. So things might change on 2012. Even a major change. Ok that makes sense. After all, that's what the prophecies seem to be saying anyway. If different cultures somehow managed to stop predicting humanity's future after 2012 (or somewhere thereabouts according to their calendars), it need not mean the elimination of all humans. Quit being egotistical! (though I'd look forward to that if true =p)

In fact, if it does not portend the end of an era, it can also mean that humanity is finally free of silly prophecies, in that the future has become too fluid to predict with any sort of accuracy. Considering the rather poor record of precisely worded prophecies, I would be inclined to believe that humans would likely stop bothering with prophecies after 2012. Hah! Well...like that's gona ever happen.