I am convinced that most of the people who watch and believe the stuff on the History Channel don't understand that it's TELEVISION and see all these people who for the most part aren't scientists or even in the scientific realm and take their word that the Mayans or Nostradomis The Bible or whoever predicted something in Dec 2012 when there's no evidence of any of those people or things saying anything like that.

Most certainly, the shows pertaining to 2012, Nostradamus, the Maya, the Bible, etc. are very convincing to people who really don't know any better because they don't know who is, and who isn't really part of the scientific community and when NatGeo and History air these shows as documentaries (they aren't), people instantly go into a panic because to them, these people who are claiming to be scientists are spewing drivel that, to them, at least, sounds real and convincing and because they do claim to be scientists, that is a figure that most people actually look up to simply because they're supposed to know what they're talking about.

Other programs, however, supporting the idea of science fiction type monsters in lakes and oceans, some people actually believe this stuff, too. I find that to be odd.

It's funny, but terrifying how people believe some of the stuff that they air on TV, I've seen people believing some very, very strange stuff, but at least the programs from History and NatGeo are somewhat convincing, the shows that I've seen people believing consists of monsters in waters and closets.

Well in the case of the doomsayers If they believe it it has to be true. Also to quote Garfield and Friends IF YOU SEE IT ON TELEVISION IT MUST BE TRUE.

::headdesk::

You would have to say that, after I just watched three movies, Mimic, Godzilla and Alien.

Complete BS