What do you think about those who prophecy about doom?  

People may prophesy about anything like the end of this world. Only those who doesn't read the bible will believe any foolish prophecy. The bible records the accurate prophecy that we can trust and believe. It says that nobody knows when the end of this world can be but only God knows. It records some of the signs for us to know when the end is near but the exact date is not recorded. It is for us to be prepared always.

they do what they want to do, i thont think there is much to think about them.
i mean even if they are right about it.... what the heck? you atleast have 2 more years. enjoy it ~_^ lol

People like this like attention. These so called prophecies of doom and destruction don't scare me. In fact, they make me laugh. They make me laugh that people will swallow such obvious and utter tripe. These people who say such things are either following the lead of someone who has deluded themselves into believing it or has created the delusions. A few times, its a monetary scam. The moral of the story is be careful who you trust. The world could end at any time but I think when it does happen, there will be no forewarning. It will be boom, done, over, finished.

I believe god is coming again but to place a time and place on it - well that is just insane. God wouldn't want me to kill myself based on his coming. I believe that was one of the 10. Those people followed a false prophet and in the end met their god before their time on earth was through. Living in fear that the end in near is not living at all. No one should live that way.

Matthew 24:11 (New International Version)

11and many false prophets will appear and deceive many people.

Jesus told us that not all prophets should be believed. But in the context, he did tell us the time period when he would return to remove wickedness and the signs that would help us identify the time period but not the day and the hour.

Well, some scientists after studying the movement of the the Tectonic plates told the Haitian government that a great earthquake would hit the area of Port-au-prince. They could not foretell the day and hour but did tell them it was coming. The Haitian government did nothing about it and we can see the results. Not all that warn of disasters are false prophets.

From my careful study of the Scriptures, we are due for a gigantic change in human affairs. I beg all lovers of God to study carefully the predictions in the Scriptures and take positive action. No, not by hiding in caves. But by living each day as an imitator of Christ Jesus.

Matthew 24:21 (New International Version)

21For then there will be great distress, unequaled from the beginning of the world until now—and never to be equaled again.

I don't believe in such things. I mean, I know that it might be true that one day, the doomsday would come, but I am not sure it would be coming in short time. Many people making prophecies and so far none of them were proven to be true. Not that I underestimate people who can see future, but I think the prophecies of doomsday wouldn't be that simple. Not as simple as 2012.

Since I am not a religious person, it is not easy for me to just believe what people say about the doomsday. But somehow, this kind of prophecies has made some people freaked out and did something silly, like doing mass suicide and stop working because they believed that there's no use of working if tomorrow the world ends. That's not productive and that's stupid. I can't imagine how people who believed in such prophecies reacted when the doomsday didn't happen when they expected it.

I think these people are being manipulated. There must be something weird going on if doomsday only happens to big countries. I think we are are being led away from the bigger picture. We are being taught not to hope for greatness since there is future in store for us anyway. Isn't it weird that these theories proliferate in times of great crisis. I mean are we expected to be docile and be uncomplaining through this times 'coz the future is much bleaker anyway?