THE MAYAN DOOMSDAY 2012 MYTH, HYPE AND NONSENSE

With 21 December 2012 - the supposed end of the world - just hours away, some websites are devoting entire pages to debunking, not for the first time, this “D-Day”. These sites contain numerous links to past and recent articles about the doomsday myth. Here’s a sampling:

1. National Geographic: The Maya 2012 Doomsday Myth

2. How Stuff Works: The Mayan Calendar & the (Unlikely) Apocalypse in 2012

3. Live Science: Mayan Doomsday (Not): Coverage & Countdown

4. Discovery News: 'Mayan Doomsday' Is Not The Apocalypse: Wide Angle

5. NASA: Doomsday 2012 Fact Sheet

And more articles…

1. 14 things you didn't know about the Mayans

2. 7 recent failed doomsday predictions

3. Why Mayan doomsday prediction isn't like the others

4. How the Mayan calendar works

5. How many times do I have to tell you the Maya didn’t give a shit about your dumb apocalypse?

6. 8 of the Weirdest Predictions for the End of the World

7. Worried about the apocalypse? Don’t be. Here are 10 real dangers to worry about instead

8. 9 Ways Humanity Could Bring About Our Own Destruction (...and it won't be because of a Maya prophesy)

Of course there are still some believers who are preparing for the “Armageddon” (see also my post here):

1. Great ball of China: Farmer builds survival pod to save him (and 13 others) from tsunami, earthquake... and Mayan doomsday

2. In Photos, Chinese Farmer Builds Apocalypse-Proof ‘Noah’s Ark’ Pods

3. Dutchman launches life-sized replica of Noah's Ark

4. Armageddon-Proof Survival Pod Proves a Big Hit

Should we be worried? Aren’t there more pressing matters at hand?