Physicists predict the end of the world in 5 billion years, coinciding with the sun’s explosion. Other predictions include 7.5 billion years, 2060, and 2012. The year 2000 hype and unusual theories like alien invasion and rogue black holes are also mentioned. An Assyrian clay tablet from 2800 BC also predicted the end of the world.
Some physicists predict that the world will end in 5 billion years, according to the theory of eternal inflation. Coincidentally, this is also when other physicists predict the sun will explode. End-of-the-world predictions vary widely, however, even among physicists. Other possible end dates include 7.5 billion years in the future; 2060, according to Isaac Newton; and 2012, according to Nostradamus.
Other end of the world predictions:
One of the most widespread fears about the end of the world was the year 2 hype. Many people predicted that when the year 2000 rolls around, the world will descend into chaos or end altogether. When Year 2 rolled around, almost none of the predicted crises, or even the predicted technical problems, occurred.
Some of the more unusual theories about how the world will end include the end of the alien invasion, mass insanity caused by prescription drugs, and a rogue black hole.
One of the earliest recorded predictions of the end of time is estimated to have occurred more than 4,000 years ago. An Assyrian clay tablet dated to about 2800 BC was found with these words: “Our earth has degenerated in these last days. There are signs that the world is rapidly coming to an end.”
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