The Final Countdown

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It’s the Final Countdown

Will the world meet it’s maker December 21st, 2012? Is it the end of civilization as it is known? Rumors swirl through modern society, with new conspiracy theories unveiling each second. New York City is littered with the homeless baring signs declaring the end being nigh. Several different groups each have prophesied a day of doom upcoming in December. There are many possible outcomes but only one can happen and the other outcomes will be dust in the wind until the next scare or will vanish with the world. Out of several outcomes, it most likely is that the world will go on.

One theory that has emerged is one of scientific proportions. Many astronomers and astrologers have been preparing for an immensely strange apocalypse. Some hold a firm belief that there will be a phenomena in the galaxy where all of the planets align, leaving Earth to bear some of the consequences. The alignment of the planet is supposedly going to cause mass environmental destruction. Humans would have to rebuild their lives from the ground up, changing on how every thing is done. Farming will have to be completely redone along with just how people would have to go outside. With the alignment, all wireless communications would cease to exist for the brief alignment, causing all progress to be lost. NASA has different ideas. According to NASA, “Each December the Earth and sun align with the approximate center of the Milky Way Galaxy but that is an annual event of no consequence. (1)” Their scientists say that there is no possible planet alignment for several more decades, stating that those astronomers and astrologists are fraud or have succumbed to insanity. Many skeptics believe that this theory will not come true. Ma...

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...troversy surronds this date, with some betting their lives on it. The final countdown is not forthcoming this year. Many years from now, it could be a possibility, centuries away. The cause would probably be of humans own doing, with the environment deteriorating and those who inhabit the Earth not caring enough to pay attention. But to answer the beginning question of if the world will meet it’s maker, stand firm on no the end is not nigh. Rest easy good citizens, lives of many are safe for now.

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