ok this isn't a Debate, unless we can establish two sides with which to debate. I will establish them now.
side 1: a Scientific way. Explosions on earth, Ash... Pompeii around the world... Sun gone nuclear... WWIII... Evolve into beings which no longer need earth... yada yada yada... Black holes are cool, too... you get this side.
Side 2: the more 'religious' or 'Fantasy' way. something like 'THE DEVIL WENT UP TO EARTH AND HE WAS LOOKING FOR A WORLD TO KILL. HE WAS IN A BIND, ALMOST WAY OUT OF TIME WHEN HE SAW HOW TO MAKE IT REAL'. myself, I will be arguing from my views of the 2012.
my thoughts: The calendar, from what I've HEARD the mayan calendar ends some day in december 2012. ok. a lot of the ideas in my 'universe' of this universe, and mainly this planet, agree with this. AbyssChild is 12 when she comes out of the Abyss. this is the third or fourth eternity: the prophecy of the abyss begins in the fourth. DarknessFlame's soul has been trapped inside a human prison, and so has his Familiars. another being may or may not be trapped inside DF's Prison's body as well. I have many clues which suggest several people I kno could be the soul-holders, or indeed its just as possible, the beings themselves, purposely weakened mentally physically, and magically. Magic, and Aura manipulation DOES exist. It's just sealed, due to events in past eternities. Note: Names are modern-eternity versions of the original words, which i do not myself know. it is very possible that the Earth's Core is it's SOUL, and the Ice Ages are times when this soul is in recuperation.
my belief, is that the end begins 2012. either AbyssChild comes from the Abyss, or DF awakens. I'm going with DF, because the way the prophecy goes it sounds as though DF was active for a while. also, i heard from a source that the mayans, OR SOMEONE accurately predicted many events of now, and that they Also believed the world was on the cusp of it's fourth reset. interesting? Yes. I have more points. will bring up as they become relevant.