Do We Want the World to End?

The video debunks the 2012 doomsday prediction linked to the Mayan calendar, explaining that it was a cultural misinterpretation fueled by media and pop culture. The Mayans viewed time cyclically, celebrating the end of a cycle as a new beginning, unlike the Western teleological perspective that anticipates an end. The video highlights how cultural influences and astrological alignments contribute to the persistence of doomsday beliefs, emphasizing that the end of the world is not imminent and often a product of human imagination.

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