Me, too

Even the Maya are getting sick of 2012 hype: Apocalypse Next? Experts trace fears to modern, not ancient source

But most archaeologists, astronomers and Maya Indians say the only thing likely to hit Earth is a meteor shower of New Age philosophy, pop astronomy, Internet doomsday rumors and TV specials — such as one on the History Channel that mixes predictions from Nostradamus and the Maya and asks: "Is 2012 the year the cosmic clock finally winds down to zero days, zero hope?"

Please. As a history student whose major professor was an expert in Apocalyticism, I've studied all sorts of Apocalypse rumours going back millennia. None of them have happened so far. It amazes me how people really get caught up in this stuff. As to the Mayan inscriptions, dates after 2012 are found, as referenced in the article. And mixing the Mayan question and Nostradamus is just plain stupid. I mentioned in a past post that I find the History Channel disappointing because its programmes are either extremely dumbed-down and unsatisfying, or simply have nothing to do with history at all.