RFID, Sign of the (End) Times?

andy753421 writes "Wired is running an article featuring Katherine Albrecht who, with her new book 'The Spychips Threat: Why Christians Should Resist RFID and Electronic Surveillance', is warning that RFID tags may in fact be the "mark of the beast". Among her arguments are that in a futuristic world anyone who wishes to buy and sell goods would be compelled "to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads," as is foretold in the book Revelation. Others are skeptical saying that many new technologies, such as the printing press, bar-codes, and several others, have also created fears about the beginning of the end."

Comments

Re:time to heat the polish ovens again

[boobavon]

Holy shit youre disrespectful, not to mention historically inaccurate. Way to go, jackass.

Re:Fallacy

[grub]

haha, that's precious.

Do you believe in leprechans, elves, and unicorns, too?

In Your Forehead?

[AdmNaismith]

No Self Respecting Beast-worshipper is going through life with a chip in their FOREHEAD. It might look fairly cool passing your hand or wrist across a scanner, but it would look pretty stupid pressing your head on the checkout counter everytime you bought a flat of Ramen noodles. This is not the 'Sign of the Beast' because no one is having a scanner waved int heir face everytime they thought they were saving $2.00 at WalMart. BTW- Jesus never existed and the bible was written by a bunch of power mongers with an political axe to grind. Then when the early church decided what books to include in the 'Official Bible', they were led by a bunch of power mongers with a political axe to grind. The 'Christian Chuch' is nothing but a bunch of power mongers with a political axe to grind. that, and money grubbing whores.

Re:Fallacy

[TubeSteak]

No offense, but maybe it's because women can't control their hormones?

At least that seems to be the major reason women cry 90% of the time. The other 10% is part injuries and part child birth.

Okay, just kidding. Please don't mod me flamebait. I'm sure guys would cry more often too if they weren't socialized against it.

Re:Fallacy

[farrellj]

Of course, don't forget that Prez Bush & Co are fundies, and are expecting the
End Times any day now...why preserve ANWR, or oil, or the Rain Forests, etc...

ttyl
          Farrell

Re:Fallacy

[Bush Pig]

I think you know as well as I do that we've all been _trying_ to explain it to them for a long time, but they're TOO FUCKING STUPID to understand.

Re:One central mistake these people make...

[Proc6]

And take away love of money, fancy cars, new gadgets, and the greed that motivates traversal through the class system and you get: The Middle East. Millions of barely literate religious zealots with no objects or cash or prospects to obtain either, just some guns and a mystical book. Working well for them isn't it?

One of the strongest, most evolved characteristics of the human species is our desire to stay motivated. We must "obtain" and "control". In capitalism this usually equates to directing our primal desires towards that which helps ensure our personal security and enjoyment in life: cash. Take greed and money away, and that same uncontrollable desire gets directed towards each other, other races, and opposing religions. Now which is really better?

In America, an "evil" product of pure capitalism is a CEO of an energy company that puts the screws to an elderly lady on a fixed income making it harder to pay her bills. In Iraq, an "evil" product of religion are hooded fundamentalists that decapitate infidels and barely make the news. Give me a greedy, wealthy society anyday.