Could we be facing the end of the world?

As I'm sure you are all aware, the horrific tsunami that hit Japan has created panic all over the world for the safety and well-being of their lives and sparked the controversial issue of the world ending in 2012.  This theory comes from the "maya calender" as it is when it supposedly ends. 


"Some skeptics believe that 2012 predictions about the end of the world is ridiculous, so is the world going to end in 2012? There had been a lot of chaos and misunderstanding brought by fears like the Hopi prophecy that have leaped into focus. Millions of internet pages are discussing about 2012. But the more you hunt for clarifying information, the more confused you will become. The longer you try to separate the fact from fiction, the more information you uncover"- from http://www.2012prophecys.com/ .....Check this website out to find out more in depth info, its crazy!!!! 


However I came across another website that is the conflicting argument and believes there is no "doomsday 2012". 

"Apparently, the world is going to end on December 21st, 2012. Yes, you read correctly, in some way, shape or form, the Earth (or at least a large portion of humans on the planet) will cease to exist. Stop planning your careers, don’t bother buying a house, and be sure to spend the last years of your life doing something you always wanted to do but never had the time. Now you have the time, four years of time, to enjoy yourselves before… the end.So what is all this crazy talk? We’ve all heard these doomsday predictions before, we’re still here, and the planet is still here, why is 2012 so important? Well, the Mayan calendar stops at the end of the year 2012, churning up all sorts of religious, scientific, astrological and historic reasons why this calendar foretells the end of life as we know it. The Mayan Prophecy is gaining strength and appears to be worrying people in all areas of society. Forget Nostradamus, forget the Y2K bug, forget the credit crunch, this event is predicted to be huge and many wholeheartedly believe this is going to happen for real. Planet X could even be making a comeback."- http://www.universetoday.com/14094/no-doomsday-in-2012/


There's also a vast amount of religious reasoning's as to why natural disasters are happening, leaving many people drawing conclusions that . One person on my Facebook updated their status as : 


"Earthquakes = one of the SIGNS OF THE END OF THE AGE according to the Bible:

'Jesus said: 
"You will hear of wars and rumours of wars, but see to it that you are not alarmed. Such things must happen, but the end is still to come. 
Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.
All these are the beginning of birth-pains...."
Matthew 24:4-8




Now here's a video I found on YouTube that put it in simpler terms.









So what do you think? Is the world going to end next year?