This is the third in a series of three posts addressing the question, when will the world end? In our last two articles we looked at two of three tests for determining the reliability of various sources which claim to have answers to this question. Now, let’s consider the third test – the multiplicity test.

This test asks, “Are there multiple sources in agreement and providing confirmation.” If our source is just one lonely voice, that may be an indicator of a lack of credibility. Notice we say, it “may be” – that’s because there have been instances when a lone voice or just a few raised a warning that went unheeded, and the few people raising the alarm turned out to be right.

This was true in the case of the economic collapse of the fall – 2008. While the events which took place in September of 2008 caught many people by surprise, there were a few sources warning of impending financial disaster, which went largely unheeded. Three months before the collapse, the Royal Bank of Scotland warned of a world wide financial melt-down by September. Another financial “think tank” in Europe had been predicting the same thing for many months. Notice that in this case, although there were only a few giving the warning, there was more than just one source.

By multiplicity we do not mean “the more the better.” That’s not always the case. For example, we do not recommend adopting the herd mentality which says “just follow the crowd.” But we should be just as wary about following a singular voice for which there is no real confirmation. What we are looking for is enough multiplicity to establish credibility.

Multiplicity also has to do with affirming sources. These are additional sources which provide affirmation that either the predictions made came true, or the advice followed really worked. In the business world, these are called “testimonials” – the people who say, “I tried this product, and it worked!” Of course, in the business world, we all know that sometimes people are paid to say such things, so we may take them “with a grain of salt.” However, when we personally know someone who provides affirmation, that has more impact.

In our next post we will finally start to apply these tests to some real life examples – the Mayans, Nostradamus and the Bible. Remember, we are interested in answers to the question – when will the world end?

In this post we’ll consider the second test for credibility. I call it the accuracy test. You can apply this test when determining which information sources you can trust – particularly regarding questions like “when will the world end?” This test considers how often our information source has been right. We might be able to get along alright with a weatherman who is right some of the time, and wrong some of the time, but that doesn’t work in all aspects of life. If your flying in an airliner you want a pilot who cares about accuracy. It’s not O.K. if he only has a 50% success rate at safe landings, right?

It’s interesting that people believe all sorts of things they hear or read yet they don’t check out the accuracy rate of their sources. Sometimes it’s hard to do that, but that’s where our first test – History – comes in. If there’s no history, than you can’t check the accuracy rate. If there is, then you have to dig around a bit to find out how often your source has been right, and how often it’s been wrong.

Accuracy also has to do with something else. How specific were the statements or predictions of the source? In other words, a prediction can be so vague or ambiguous that a person could make it fit just about anything. But if a forecast for the future is very specific, so that it can be easily verified, then we can better determine the accuracy rate.

So there are two levels of accuracy. First, the basic accuracy rate of the predictions made. Second, the accuracy with regard to the details of the prediction itself. In our next post, we’ll consider the third and final test of our triad of three basic credibility tests. You’ll find that these tests really will help you determine who you can trust when looking for answers on when will the world end.

In our last post we considered the challenge of determining which sources can be trusted when looking for answers to questions like “when will the world end?” In this and the next two posts we’ll take a look at three tests which can be applied to information sources on virtually any subject matter to determine their credibility.

The first credibility test is what I call the “history test”. The test of history asks the question: “How long has this source been around?” With time, you have opportunity for a track record to be established. The more time a source has been around, the better, because you can test the credibility of that source.

For example, we all have certain people we like to do business with – maybe it’s an auto mechanic. “He’s the one we’ve used for years,” we say. Over the course of those years we’ve found him to be skillful – he’s actually fixed the car. And if he couldn’t, he was honest, and referred us to someone – a specialist, who was able to fix the problem. So history provides us with a track record.

After we look at the other credibility tests, we’ll apply them all to various sources like the Mayans (famous for 2012) and Nostradamus, as well as the Bible. Will this help us in answering the question – when will the world end? I think you’ll find the results very compelling.

Mankind has always had a desire to know the future – and for understandable reasons. If we could only know, for sure, what is going to happen tomorrow, we would make much better decisions today – at least that’s how the reasoning goes.

At the very least, it seems that a knowledge of the future could reduce stress – that is, if we knew what to do to be prepared for what is coming. It has been said that one of the greatest fears is the fear of the un-known. So, if we knew what was going to happen tomorrow, and we knew that we were prepared for it, we wouldn’t need to be afraid, no matter what the event is.

The problem in answering questions like, “when will the world end?” or “how will the world end?”, is that there are many sources out there claiming to know but having very different answers. Some look to the Mayan calendar, others to Nostradamus, others to “extraterrestrials”, others to the Bible. Even scientists claim to have an understanding of when and how the world will end, yet they do not all agree on the answers to these questions. Who can you trust?

Fortunately, there is a way to determine which sources are reliable. In our next post we’ll share three keys to deciding who you can trust and who you can’t.

Last year, Hollywood decided to ride a growing wave of thought that a catastrophic event is coming in 2012. In spite of the hype surrounding the movie and NASA trying to quell fears about impending doom, there remains an increasing number of people who believe that date will be a fateful one for mankind.

The major reason people look to 2012 is due to the belief that an ancient time cycle worked out by the Mayans – known for their art, mathematics, and prophecies, and the inventors of the only known written language of pre-Columbian America, comes to an end in that year. There are some, however, that state that there is no such time cycle, and furthermore, that the Mayans did not have a prophecy about a catastrophic end of the world.

Is there an answer to the question – “When will the world end?” Can we even know if the world will end at all, and if so, how? It turns out that there are some very compelling reasons to believe that, in fact, the world is coming to an end. But there’s an even more important question to consider. If anyone can survive this coming calamity – and we believe that some will – how can you be among those who do? We’ll be sharing answers to these questions and more here at When Will The World End dot org.

Thanks for visiting the When Will The World End website! Not much has been happening here for a while, but we’re back! We’ll be posting some exciting new information and resources very soon. Many people are concerned about mounting problems in the world and predictions of doom. Especially with the looming date 2012 and rumors about the ancient Mayan prophecies of coming calamity, more than ever, people want to understand what will happen in the future. We have been doing research on these important questions and will be sharing the best information that we’ve dug up. Thanks again for visiting. Please share your questions by clicking the comment link. Talk again soon!

Not long ago some friends came to visit us. When I asked if they needed directions, they assured me they would be fine since they had a GPS unit in their car. I was impressed and even wondered if we should get a GPS unit too, since I have a tendency to get lost easily. Anyway, we planned for their arrival, and since they were going to make it in time for supper, we were ready. As we sat at the table, we soon noticed headlights out across the meadow along a dirt road from which it is impossible to get to our home. We joked that perhaps they had gotten lost. A while later when they arrived and we sat down to eat, they shared with us how their GPS had led them out to a beautiful meadow and of course we all laughed. Apparently, even GPS units can be wrong.

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There are a number of sources which point to the world coming to an end. While many look to the ancient Mayans and their long count calendar which starts over in 2012, others say Nostradamus had the answers. The oldest source which predicts a coming end of the world as we know it and the ushering in of a new world is the Bible. Written by 40 authors over a span of about 1500 years, the Bible is really not one book, but rather a collection of books all bound together in one volume.

The predictions about the end of the world in the Bible are very specific and graphic. Details are given about indicators in the world just before it’s end which would serve as a warning to those who pay attention. More than that, the Bible lays out a preparation plan for those who want to be ready.

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