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He eventually started to figure out that lack of science meant nothing to these people. It seemed that many people believed that there was some supernatural force making doomsday imminent.
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It seems that these people wouldn’t listen to reason, and why should they. These crazy-minded conspiracy theorists needed no help in convincing people that they were crazy.
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It didn’t take long for media to grasp the situation. When Penn and Teller was released, they helped prove to others how crazy these conspiracy nuts really were. Then, in 2009, the film 2012 was released, firmly planting the year in the head of even the sane members of the public. However, the discovery channel made a program explaining the science behind the doom and gloom of the film.
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So what can be learned about 2012?
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Nothing special is predicted to happen, no ancient prophecy or crazed doomsday theorist can see into the future (and haven’t predicted anything correctly in the past), there’s a lot of insanity in the world and that there’s a lot of people who are genuinely scared that the world will end in 2012.
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Probably the scariest thought of all is that many people will blindly believe that the Apocalypse is just around the corner, waiting for the opportune moment to strike, and no scientist will disprove their belief. This often distracts people from real world problems, like the threat of climate change and the melting ice caps.
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As for everyone else, sceptical thoughts have proven that real science can make a difference, striking down unnecessary fears of the end of the world. But the world will end in about 4 billion years. But that isn’t a problem for a long, long time.
