Apocalypse Now?

I've just been looking into the whole "world's gonna end in 2012" thing. I've always thought that was bullshit. I mean the Mayan calendar just ends every 5,126 years, then it resets. To the Mayans, it was their "Oh man, I have to hang up a new calendar" day. There is no proof whatsoever that the Mayans believed that the world would end on the 21st of December, 2012.

However...

I have recently discovered that during the winter solstice in 2012, the sun will be aligned with the centre of the Milky Way. This will be the first time this has happened in 26,000 years. This means that "whatever energy typically streams to the Earth from the centre of the Milky Way will indeed be disrupted on the 21st of December, 2012, at 11:11 p.m. Universal Time."

I also read that some Archaeologist or Philosopher or General-Academic-Studying-Mayan-Culture person, said that it would be impossible for the Mayans to know that these two events would coincide. Although I can't possibly see how he would know this, it's still pretty awesome.

But why hasn't the world ended every 5,126 years? Or every 26,000 years? Surely, in the billions of years the universe has existed, both of these events have occurred simultaneously. Who are we to think we are so special? I don't think we could possibly have the power to foresee the end of the world.

But I think there is something in this much debated time.

I myself don't think this will be an apocalyptic event. I think it will indeed be a monumental event that will be a turning point for our civilisation - possibly our salvation. Some people believe that this event will bring the world together. Certainly hope so.

Waiting Ethan..