A new poll has found that a surprising percentage of the world’s population – including 22 percent of Americans – believe the world will end during their lifetime.
Ipsos, an independent market research company, is reporting that as many as one in seven global citizens believe the world will come to an end during their lifetime. A surprising one in ten (10%) believe the end of the Mayan calendar, which will allegedly occur in December of 2012, will mark the end of the world. Another eight percent say they “have been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012.
The poll, which was conducted among 16,262 adults in 21 countries, found that a majority of the world (86%) doesn’t believe Armageddon is coming anytime soon. However, the highest number of believers comes from the U.S. (22%), Turkey (22%), and South Africa (21%). The least number of those who believe they’ll live to see the end are in Great Britain (8%), Belgium (7%) and France (6%).
A smaller but still surprising number of people are convinced that the end of the Mayan calendar on December 21, 2012, will bring about the end of the world as we know it. One in ten (10%) respondents in 21 countries agree that the world will end on this day, while 90 percent of those polled disagreed. The highest number of believers can be found in China (20%) followed by Turkey, Russia, Mexico, South Korea and Japan at 13 percent. The U.S. ranks next in line at 12 percent. Germany and Indonesia have the least number of believers at only four percent.
Not surprisingly, those who believe they’ll see the end admit that it causes them to worry with eight percent of global citizens saying that because of their belief, they “have been experiencing anxiety or fear because the world is going to end in 2012.”
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I really don’t know what to say to this, people have always had superstitions, and always will. But when it comes down to it, “We know not the hour or the day” as it is written in the bible, so we should not dwell on mere superstitions, but do what Christ requires and wills of us, and we will have nothing to worry about. 🙂
Greetings to all the faithful, may I add to this blog that yes, I beleive that very soon, but no date given, the world as we know it today will change. The Lord is coming to save His people and thru the website: http://www.thewarndingsecondcoming.com you will be able to read messages given to a prophet of our times to warn people to turn back to God and to prepare all people for His return. First comes the messages, and a worldwide warning to give everyone on the planet a chance to beleive, repent and be saved. Why is this such a surprise? The world is in grave condition and getting worse everyday. Catholics are being afronted, abused and persecuted all over the world and right here in North America too. It is escalating and getting very aggressive and violent. We pray for the return of our Lord at every Mass so don’t be surprised that He has made our generation the one where He will come to judge the living and the dead. Read the messages, pray the Rosary and the Divine Mercy, because God’s Mercy will proceed the warning, and then His Second Coming in just judgement. Please share this website with everyone you know. Prepare yourself and everyone you know. Pray for your family and freinds and neighbours, even your enemies because Jesus wants to save them too. God bless and Be not afraid!