I'll confine myself to posting links that I think make sense. Make of them what you will. I'm not here to ridicule you, I just disagree with your conclusions.
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-end-of-world-myths.html
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/11/091106-2012-end-of-world-myths.html