The chief source of the so-called 2012 doomsday prophecy is the calendar of an ancient civilization — the Maya. And the reason the Mayan calendar is regarded particularly highly is because of its accuracy and closeness to modern scientific principles. The fact that the Maya had no telescopes or computers makes their knowledge that much more mysterious and distinctive, adding to its apocalyptic distinction.
所謂 2012 末日預言，主要源自一個已經消失的古老民族──馬雅人──的曆書，而馬雅曆書之所以特別受到重視，又是因為它的精確度和現代科學幾無二致；考量到當時馬雅人既無望遠鏡又無電腦，它的智慧也就更顯神秘特殊而帶著某種「天啟」意味了。