Has the day of redemption come? Some fear that the Earth will
meet its end Friday, because the long-term Mayan calendar ends
on Dec. 21, 2012, according to some modern-day interpretations.
But ancient Mayan documents and religious books are not so
easily deciphered, according to Troy Feay, assistant professor
of history at Belmont Abbey College. “Even for the Mayans,
knowing how to interpret these books was a lifelong conquest.
They were not supposed to have a fixed meaning. The way you
interpret it depends on a certain time and place,” Feay said in
a previous interview with The Gazette . Conspiracy theorists
have grasped the 2012 doomsday theory for years. All the hype
prompted NASA to publish a press release on the topic. “The
story started with claims that Nibiru, a supposed planet
discovered by the Sumerians, is headed toward Earth. This
catastrophe was initially predicted for May 2003, but when
nothing happened the doomsday date was moved forward to December
2012. Then these two fables were linked to the