# The world will end in 2012, yes indeedy **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [December 1, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194 "2008-12-01T16:26:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/1 "2008-12-01T16:26:42Z")
I figure either in December, a magic black hole will swallow the sun or the sun will explode, I’m not sure which. If that doesn’t happen, I’m banking on May 14, 2013, exactly 65 years (sounds like a good number) after the recreation of Israel. At that time, God will call his chosen people home which means nuclear war will break out between Iran and Israel. The whole world will be smothered in nuclear winter. This is meant to be a light-hearted debate, but a debate nonetheless (so I kept it out of IMHO or Game Room). The rules: in your argument, the world has to end some time in the next century. Extra points for discreditting others’ assertions without resorting to real-world arguments like “The Mayans didn’t even think it was going to end then”. Much better is “Well the Mayans lost to the European Christians, and since Charles Darwin suggested survival of the fittest, obviously the Christians are more fit to predict the end of the world.” Mods, if this debate doesn’t meet the “Great” standards, I’d like it in…IMHO. No…Game room. Meh, wherever you want it. So go ahead, convince me of your doomsday scenario. You do have one, don’t you? ---
**Author:** ![Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sophistry_and_Illusion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/2 "2008-12-01T16:34:42Z")
You don’t know what you’re talking about. The world will end in 2048, because in binary that is 100000000000, and we know on the authority of past doomsday prophets that God likes round numbers when it comes to planning Armageddon. ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/3 "2008-12-01T16:51:45Z")
The world already ended and we were all ‘left behind’. Almost no one noticed though so it’s ok. -XT ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/4 "2008-12-01T16:53:41Z")
> [@Chessic Sense](#): > > The world will end in 2012, yes indeedy Meh. I’ve had a good run. ---
**Author:** ![Chessic\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7c8e57/32.png) [@Chessic\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chessic_Sense)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/5 "2008-12-01T16:55:37Z")
> [@Sophistry\_and\_Illusion](#): > > You don’t know what you’re talking about. The world will end in 2048, because in binary that is 100000000000, and we know on the authority of past doomsday prophets that God likes round numbers when it comes to planning Armageddon. Fine, but WHEN in 2048? Answer me that! ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/6 "2008-12-01T16:59:48Z")
10010001…am. -XT ---
**Author:** ![ITR\_champion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c67d28/32.png) [@ITR\_champion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ITR_champion)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/7 "2008-12-01T19:59:26Z")
June 19, 2023. On this date, the world will be covered with a blanket of Geico advertising fliers so thick that no living organism will be able to survive. And I predicted that John McCain would be the losing Republican nominee more than three years ago, so I clearly have great predictive powers. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/8 "2008-12-01T20:02:10Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > The world already ended and we were all ‘left behind’. Almost no one noticed though so it’s ok. > > -XT Doesn’t sound so bad having all the Christian fundamentalists suddenly disappear. ---
**Author:** ![msmith537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d9b06d/32.png) [@msmith537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/msmith537)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/9 "2008-12-01T20:06:00Z")
[According to Wikipedia, Chuck Norris is rumored to be running for President in 2012.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Norris) Will the world end by roundhouse kick? ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/10 "2008-12-01T20:07:55Z")
The world ends every moment, and we are reborn. Every moment is a chance to start life anew. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![XT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/xt/32/456_2.png) [@XT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/XT)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/11 "2008-12-01T20:34:53Z")
[QUOTE=msmith537] Doesn’t sound so bad having all the Christian fundamentalists suddenly disappear. [/QUOTE] It wouldn’t be so bad if they took all the Islamic (and other religious) fundamentalists with them as well. They could have all the atheistic fundies too for that matter, if it would seal the deal. 😉 -XT ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/12 "2008-12-01T20:37:41Z")
> [@mswas](#): > > The world ends every moment, and we are reborn. Every moment is a chance to start life anew. 😉 But its not an eco-friendly process. you can’t recycle Langoliers. And the noise. OIY. ---
**Author:** ![glee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/b5a626/32.png) [@glee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/glee)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/13 "2008-12-01T20:39:37Z")
[Spooky music ON] The world will end before I can finish typing this … hang on, the kettle’s boiling…` [Spooky music OFF] ---
**Author:** ![coffeecat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/coffeecat/32/3405_2.png) [@coffeecat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coffeecat)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/14 "2008-12-01T20:42:35Z")
The world will end on Jan. 19, 2038 at 3:14:07 UTC, because what you humans laughably call “reality” is just a simulation, and of course, God’s OS is Linux. To make for a more orderly system shutdown, on Dec. 22, 2037 a giant Maine Coon named Fenris will eat the moon. This will put a stop to all those silly people who claim they landed on it. All this is obvious and proof will be left as an exercise for the reader ---
**Author:** ![mswas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e99b99/32.png) [@mswas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mswas)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/15 "2008-12-01T20:47:24Z")
> [@Magiver](#): > > But its not an eco-friendly process. you can’t recycle Langoliers. And the noise. OIY. I don’t know, environmentalism has become a religion in it’s own right. Everything is always dying, and things are always being reborn from such death. Maybe there is a rate that can be exceeded where the rate of death outpaces the rate of birth. I just don’t know. ---
**Author:** ![Sr\_Siete](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Sr\_Siete](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sr_Siete)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/16 "2008-12-01T21:27:33Z")
The world will not end at 2012, and to prove how convinced I am, I will say right now that if the world does end at any point of 2012 and all life on Earth perishes, I will pay a million dollars to every poster in this thread. ---
**Author:** ![Linear\_Crack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Linear\_Crack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Linear_Crack)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 9:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/17 "2008-12-01T21:36:39Z")
> [@Sr\_Siete](#): > > The world will not end at 2012, and to prove how convinced I am, I will say right now that if the world does end at any point of 2012 and all life on Earth perishes, I will pay a million dollars to every poster in this thread. Haha, you can’t fool me. You can’t pay if you lose because PayPal won’t exist! -LC ---
**Author:** ![EddyTeddyFreddy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eddyteddyfreddy/32/18796_2.png) [@EddyTeddyFreddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EddyTeddyFreddy)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/18 "2008-12-01T23:46:06Z")
> [@xtisme](#): > > The world already ended and we were all ‘left behind’. Almost no one noticed though so it’s ok. > > -XT This one works for me. ---
**Author:** ![Clu-Me-In](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@Clu-Me-In](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clu-Me-In)\ **Post date:** [December 1, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/19 "2008-12-01T23:54:49Z")
Since it is part of the Universe which itself is without end, the World has no end. Once you cease to be conscious of your being here, or wherever you are, you as we know you…, end(maybe in 2012). You can make it happen if you choose, but please don’t.:eek: ---
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [December 2, 2008, 12:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194/20 "2008-12-02T00:01:42Z")
It will end on June 30, 2025, as the bottom turtle, all the way down, slips, and the whole pile collapses like a house of turtles. That will show those silly round-Earthers. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-world-will-end-in-2012-yes-indeedy/475194.md?page=2)