Will the World End on Dec. 21? Officials Say No
What's the deal with all this end of the world talk?
There has been a lot of discussion recently about the end of the world, most of it centered around the date Dec. 21, 2012 - which is mere days away. However, experts are saying it's best to still finish your Christmas shopping as an apocalypse is not going to happen. There is no evidence that Earth will be destroyed by a solar flare that day and scientists have not detected any planets likely to break Earth's orbit and bump against us. Those in the know are also saying that the end of the Mayan calendar does not portend any disaster. “The best thing about this 2012 nonsense is it creates interest in the Mayan people,” stated Van Stone, an end-of-world debunker and professor at Southwestern College, in an interview with City News Service. “…
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Jerry Chase
4:45 pm on Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Yup. The dreadful irony is that they keep getting re-elected at a 97% rate! more ›