Here's another thing, for it to end in 2012, the Mayans would have had to anticipated Jesus Christ's birth and his death which began Ano Domini, or A.D., and considering they're a different religion, it think it's fair to say they didn't. There is no set date of when the Mayan civilization existed, only a rough estimate, so how would one make the conclusion it is set to end exactly on the 23rd of December of the year 2012. Completely preposterous!
It's idioticness like this which makes the human race look bad, which is probably why I may seem riled up about this