Nobody can prove or disprove that the world as we know it is going to end. But i can tell you this, our way of life is in for a very rude awakening. Things are going to get much worse before they get better. And when you start to hear that the US dollar is no longer the national reserve currency or countries start looking for an alternative, (which some have already mentioned.) Be ready. We are the only country in the world that doesnt have to produce anything for everything we consume. Our debt is so great that the only solution they can come up with is to borrow money and print MORE. Which is devalueating the US dollar. I garuntee that in the next 8-12 months there is going to be significant change to our way of life. There will be panic, there will be terror, and there will be some sort of catastrophe. Like history teaches a good war is always a solution when things start to get out of hand. Its the natural order, choas then order, order then chaos.