The end of the world as we know it? Friday, December 21st is the day some say the Mayan calendars predict an apocalypse.The ancient Maya kept a calendar that ends on Friday, when some say the world will end. Others suggest this is a misinterpretation of their time-keeping system.
That day has some people prepping, while others are partying.
Whatever you believe about the doomsday craze, the buzz is building as the day gets closer.
Dr. Byron McCane, a religion professor at Wofford College, says these apocalyptic prophecies follow a typical story line.
"The notion that we are all headed for some terrible fate, unless we find some way to stop it, that one goes back in the books of the Bible," said Dr. McCane.
He says these prophecies often come at a time when there's anxiety about the world around us.
"When folks are looking at retirement accounts that they had built all their lives and suddenly they were worth half or less than half of what they used to be, that can certainly feel like the world's coming to an end," he explained.
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