Consumed By The Apocalypse

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Predictions of apocalyptic events that would result in the extinction of humanity, a collapse of civilisation, or the destruction of the planet have been made since at least the beginning of the Common Era. Most predictions are related to Abrahamic religion, often standing for or similar to the eschatological events described in their scriptures. 

Christian predictions typically refer to events like the rapture, the Great Tribulation. Many religious related end time events are predicted to occur within the lifetime of the person making the prediction, who often quote the Bible, and in particular the New Testament, as either the primary or exclusive source of predictions. 

Little research has been done into why people make apocalyptic predictions. Historically, it is been done for reasons such as diverting attention from actual crises like poverty and war, pushing political agendas, and promoting hatred of certain groups, antisemitism was a popular theme of Christian apocalyptic predictions in medieval times, while French and Lutheran depictions of the apocalypse were known to feature English and Catholic antagonist respectively. 

Polls conducted in 2012 across 20 countries found over 14% of people believe the world will end in their lifetime, with percentage ranging from 6% of people in France to 22% in the US and Turkey. Belief in the apocalpyse is observed to be most prevalent in people with lower rates of education, lower household incomes, and those under the age of 25.