Throughout history, there have always been sects warning that the end of the world was imminent. 2012 seems to hold a special attraction to a wide segment of end-time believers. The main concern springs from Mayan cosmology, which indicated that a significant number of cosmic cycles are due to come to a close on December 21, 2012.

The last time I looked, when a cycle ends, a new one begins. It's not the end of anything other than the old cycle. So, 2012 is not about fanciful disasters or the end of the world.