why does nostradamus and the mayans and many many many others predict a event on...

they dont predict anything
thats the year they got tired of making theyre stupid calender

The end of the world is supposed to come on December 21 2012 because the Mayan calender ends.

Thats when their calendar stops, they stopped making it

It's not so much about a certain date, but its about this period in history when humanity reaches an important point:

Globalization!

Its a period of transformation, and I think this video explains it well: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g94iWT2SIwI

A common misconception is that mayans predicted the world to end in 2012, which they technically did, but it is very different than the common misconception. The mayans actually predicted that our physical reign of this world will end, and we will move to another astral plane, therefore we will become gods. As for Nostradamus and others, I think maybe one predicted an event in 2012, and the others just expanded on that idea or stole it. Hope that helps!!

The mayans didn't predict anything. It's only modern day people who are interpreting the data in a way to fit their little Mayan calendar theory. They're the only ones who say something is going to happen in 2012. Everything they base this information on is just mumbo-jumbo that can't really be interpreted to mean anything.

The Mayan Calendar is the most accurate calendar known to man kind. It is divided in to many parts. When on era ends the calendar ends. So after 2012, they are predicting it will be a start of the "Golden Age". It is actually a very hot topic because people think that the end of the world will be around December, 2012. That is because the calendar ends on 2012. I would recommend Google it. it's very interesting!

The mayan calender ends in 2012..no one said it was because the world ends then.. that is just supposition. Nostradamus never said anything about 2012. That is just misinformation.

Because thats when the Mayan Calender ends. Some people actually think that "Judgment Day" has already begun. With all the Natural Disasters and Wars (i.e. Hurricane Katrina, War in Iraq, Earthquakes in Asia, etc.) some believe that the world really is going to end.

The world is not going to end

It is going to be a great change!
It is the end the dark ages
It is the birth of the golden ages!

This will bring upon much change in this world for R.E.M. said it right as the "END OF THE WORLD, as We Know It"

Why 2012 is not the end of the world
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LSlbejE2cIc

Peace

the accounts of nostradamus compared to the mayans differs in someway, in nostradamus he had some predictions that didnt come to reality. but inconstrast with the mayans, everything that was in their calendars came to pass. the world war 1 and 2, the the dynastys in china, the ages and the superior kings of all times , the war that changed the world, even the death of kennedy. we should at least be all thankful that nostradamus existed and the mayans left us with their calendar that speaks of the events of the days to come. why? ever imagined having a newspaper which has the date of tommorow? the events and everything. what would you do? would you just let it all happen just like that or would you do something to prevent it. it is not a sin to God to believe in this predictions, we should at least be thankful that these existed because with these predictions we can at least save ourselves or be ready with something that we can not prevent or shield our selves with! let us not let ignorance leave us all with our guard down.