List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events

List of dates predicted for apocalyptic events

Predictions of the end of the world have been made since at least the beginning of the Common Era. Little research has been done into why people make apocalyptic predictions. In the UK in 2015, 23% of the general public believed the apocalypse was likely to occur in their lifetime.

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Summary List of dates predicted for apocalyptic eventsPredictions of the end of the world have been made since at least the beginning of the Common Era. Most predictions are related to Abrahamic religions, often standing for or similar to the eschatological events described in their scriptures. Little research has been done into why people make apocalyptic predictions. Possible explanations include mentally reducing the actual danger in the world to a single and definable source, an innate human fascination with fear, personality traits of paranoia and powerlessness and a modern romanticism involved with end-times.

In the UK in 2015, 23% of the general public believed the apocalypse was likely to occur in their lifetime, compared to 10% of experts from the Global Challenges Foundation.