Recently I received an email from a student named Sarah who wanted to ask me a few questions about the coming events of 2012 for a research paper she was writing. I wanted to share her questions and my answers with you.

Q: How many people are on the list of 2012 believers on your website?

A: There are currently 868 names on the 2012 Believers list.

Q: Why do you, yourself, believe that the apocalypse will come on December 21, 2012?

A: I do not see December 21 2012 as the apocalypse or the end of the word. This date in my opinion marks the end of a great cycle and the beginning of another. I would add that the years leading up to the end of this cycle will be met with increased man made and natural disasters that will take and increasing toll on the world. I believe that we have become morally, socially, politicly, economically and spiritually corrupt, and that we have reached an unsustainable point in our existence. Much like winter becomes spring and night becomes day, this cycle provide its survivors with and opportunity to start new. Mother earth is simply rebooting and although life as we know it will change dramatically, this change will provide us with a renewed enlightenment.

Q: Why are you so interested in the apocalypse?

A: My interest in the date December 21 2012 began in late 1998. While browsing at a local used book store, I came across a small children’s book entitled “The Angry Aztecs”. The book was one in a series of books called “Horrible Histories”. This book was primarily distributed in the UK, and how it found its way to Louisville KY, I will never know. While skimming through the book I read a passage that said the Aztec Indians predicted the world would end on December 23 2012.  At that point I purchased the book and my research began. As my research continued, I came to realize that the true date the Mayans had actually foretold was the 21st, not the 23rd.

I started the website www.December212012.com in August 2005 as a hobby and to share what I had learned with the rest of the world. The site slowly became more popular after the History Channels started airing several documentaries on the subject, and I now receive well over six million page views per month from 63 different nations around the world.

Q: Why do you think others are interested in the apocalypse?

A: I think the apocalypse and the end of the world have always intrigued people. However this particular prediction seems to be resonating much more attention, and seems to have a much larger following then predictions of the past. The reason for this is that we can more easily see the signs that something is happening in our world. We can recognize the increased frequency and increased intensity of earthquakes and other natural disasters. We are aware of the ecological damage we are doing to our planet. We continuously live with corruption and the ever increasing threats of war are everywhere. I think at this point, people are almost looking for the relief this coming change will bring.