The end of the world

The Mayan calender

So today the world is supposed to end, that in my opinion is just a complete misinterpretation of the Mayan prophecy. In China survival pods have been built, and conspiracies theorise that under Denver airport a giant bunker has been created (see video here ), but is it all just in vain? Here are some reasons why I believe that we will still be living the same way that we are today when we wake up tomorrow:

1) The Mayans did not add an extra day on leap years, making the world end a while ago.

2) There have hundreds thousands  of similar prophecies. Tell me, at the start of the year 2000 did   your toaster and Walkman enslave you? They played your Spice Girls cassette tape and burnt your   toast? That's what I thought.

3) The Mayans did not predict that they would die out, but can predict when we will. Is it just me or is that a bit dodgy?

4) Here's a nerdy one :). Even if the word does not exist as a planet, it will always exist, even just as dust particles floating around in space.

5) The calender just shows the end of a cycle and the start of a new one, rather than the death and destruction shown in movies. For all we know this could be a good change.

6) Finally how did the Mayans know what to put on the calender? I have no idea at all. maybe the just wanted to freak us all out? Who knows?

I honestly think that this entire event is just as big of a hoax as Y2K, and will enjoy watching everyone freak out.

Have a great doomsday, Christmas and New Year.