Exactly, that's why there's really no reason to keep saying "the end is near" or that "it's a sign that the end of the world is coming."
It's near if you convert the paleontologic age of earth to 4,000 years...that's a factor of 4,000/4,500,000,000
Which reminds me, I recently watched a doc about possible ways to end the world
1. Yellowstone Park eruption
2. Worldwide spread of deadly virus
3. All out nuclear war
4. The Large Hadron Collider creating a small black hole
5. A black hole that comes dangerously close to earth
6. Alien invasion
7. Meteor collision
8. 6 degrees of average temperature increase
On a personal note, I have been preparing for the big one in Tokyo since I came here in 1990. The Japanese have been preparing for that since before I was born.