I never said their religion would justify their acts, I said that's what people believe in. And to TalentedHamster, if you want proof, go look it up on google or something. I'm just relaying the information I've learned over the years.

Oh I see.

Is that sarcasm?
It doesn't justify their acts, simply explains their motives/morals. Perhaps a bit of miss wording.

If I own a major news source I'm going to report mass destruction to freak everyone out.

Thank you, I sometimes mis-word somethings. What counts is the thought:p

The Earth will someday cease to exist. Period.

Assuming mankind is still around, either terra-bound or interstellar-based, it doesn't matter what the event is or when it happens, every religious group will say "I told you so" with some very loosely interprated texts or teachings.

Meanwhile - those of us who are sane - will realize it's just an asteroid, galaxy collision, sun implosion, etc, that is bound to happen through chance or time.

Well for outcomes that are known, the Milky Way will collide with the Andromeda Galaxy in a couple of million years...

Who cares.

Seriously. I don't know if that's accurate but it's in a couple million years.

And there's nothing to be afraid of in death or the world ending. Everyone seems to think it matters.

I can't wait to die.

I'm personally ready for when I die. Others, though, not so much.

Who says we were afraid of death? I honestly could care less when I die, as long as I accomplished something important in life.

I'm not going to die.

: D

pound it.

The end of the world is not based on religion. It just happens to be where the Mayans stopped their calendar.

And that's all it is. If I write a calendar, get tired of it, and it is found by people of the future, will the end predict the end?

Well obviously the theory about the world ending sprung from a little more than that. The calendar is just a calendar though. That is correct. While the bible(and other religions text) are just fictional books.

Well, we'll all see what happens in 4 years.

it won't happen.

You can't say that for sure. I think it just comforts you to reassure yourself that everything will be good and fine in 4 years.

Of course they are going to comfort themselves into thinking it's fine. And Asamin, No-one knows if it will or it won't, It's one of the many mysteries in this world.

Everything isn't good and fine now, let alone 4 years from now. However, a change in the executive branch will help a lot :D.