The Mock of the Beast
People take everything too far.
No matter what it is, there will always be someone who takes it to a whole other level.
Want an example? Fine. Out of boredom a couple of weeks ago, I was flipping around the radio, hit a talk station, and started to listen. The program on at the time was about computers, and technology, and the host was a tech guy from a local computer store.
They were talking about the mark of the beast.
It took me a minute to really get what they were talking about, and then I just stared, dumbfounded at the radio for a good five minutes. Apparently, the host had brought up a news story about how they can implant a microchip into a person for various reasons, but specifically the article he quoted was about the usefulness of such a thing during a kidnapping case, or etcetera.
That was enough to bring the nut-jobs out, and the caller who was on the air as I tuned in was making reference to how he would never let anyone implant on in him, because it might be the mark of the beast!
I cringe, I moan, I sigh.
Come on, people, use your minds.
"He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or on his forehead so that no one could buy or sell unless he had the mark, which is the name of the beast or the number of his name. This calls for wisdom. If anyone has insight, let him calculate the number of the beast, for it is man's number. His number is 666" (Rev. 13:16-18)."
It's just a microchip. It's not a mark. No one is forcing anyone to get a microchip in their heads, and the ones they were talking about had nothing to do with being able to buy or sell things.
See? That caller took it to a bad level. He went too far with something. All of the conspiracy theorists and "the end is near" nuts do that.
...and you know what? It drives me insane. I can't for the life of me understand why people can't just live their lives without looking ahead to the end of the world. Especially the crack-pot end-times obsessives.
I don't know.
I'm looking all over the place, following links as I write this. I just came from a guy's website about the microchip/barcode mark of the beast, and, through his links page, to this website, which he claims as his favorite website out of all the links on his page.
...and he expects to be taken seriously? The antichrist and Mars?
I can't think about it anymore. I'll just start ranting about morons, and that won't do any of us any good.
Ugh.
posted by Corgan Dane @ Sunday, November 07, 2004
7 Comments:
It's just human nature to look for the next crisis, to be afraid of the unknown. This is a new piece of technology. Of course this was said about the barcode too, and it will continue to be said about anything that might be even close to a mark.
But overall, it's a good rant. Especially after I just heard that Bush is he next anti-christ. Of course this came from the mouth of an athiest.
Have fun looking for people on mars and marks of the beast.
(Snowy)
This has nothing to do with anything but you're damn hard to get in touch with, so...email me. Use any and all emails you want. I still haven't gotten my extra hard drive on, so I'm adding them all by hand. I'm so killing my cousin.
Later!
whooooooo-hhhoooooo! rant away corgi ya dawg, fer yer muse, has returned! AWESOME! i be likin gail muchly.... dont kill her off to soon if you can help it, ok? go man go! (and dont EVEN ask me fer my opinion on chippin the chumps, whew. we dont have time. )
How is the novel going toots?
The novel is...running behind, actually. After having company this weekend, I'm behind by about 6,000 words right now.
Which is not a happy thing.
If nothing else, I'll keep writing like normal for a couple of days, and then catch up bigtime this weekend when I don't have to deal with work and school, too.
...and I actually have today's chunk written, but I have to change a couple of things, or it won't make any sense down the road...
Personally, I think putting a chip on yourself IS pretty creepy... but more importantly: WHY ARE YOU NOT POSTING MORE OF YOUR NOVEL??? I'm dying here, come on!
Hey, I was linked to your blog from goodsaraday.blogspot.com. As I read this post in particular I felt like you were speaking words I've wanted to say so many times! I agree with you totally. People do need to calm down about the end of time and learn to live now.
Thanks, man. :)
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