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Questioninggeller · 28th February 2010, 10:50 AM

From the Washington Post:

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Human microchips seen by some in Virginia House as device of antichrist
By Fredrick Kunkle and Rosalind S. Helderman
Washington Post
Wednesday, February 10, 2010

The House of Delegates is scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would protect Virginians from attempts by employers or insurance companies to implant microchips in their bodies against their will.

Del. Mark L. Cole (R-Fredericksburg), the bill's sponsor, said that privacy issues are the chief concern behind his attempt to criminalize the involuntary implantation of microchips. But he also said he shared concerns that the devices could someday be used as the "mark of the beast" described in the Book of Revelation.

"My understanding -- I'm not a theologian -- but there's a prophecy in the Bible that says you'll have to receive a mark, or you can neither buy nor sell things in end times," Cole said. "Some people think these computer chips might be that mark."
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The religious overtones have cast the debate into a realm that has made even some supporters uneasy and caused opponents to mock the bill for legislating the apocalypse.
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David Neff, editor of the magazine Christianity Today, said that some fundamentalist Christians believe that bar codes and implanted microchips could be used by a totalitarian government to control commerce -- a sign of the coming end of the world.

"This is part of a larger attempt to constantly read current history in the light of the symbolic language of the Book of Revelation," he said.
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The bill died in a Senate subcommittee this past week.

Kent Hovind on the subject of microchips/Endtimes:

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Retrograde · 28th February 2010, 11:46 AM

Isn't it rather arrogant of them to think that mere people can prevent a fore-ordained event? Isn't that telling god what to do?

Ferguson · 28th February 2010, 12:42 PM

But isn't the end of the world a good thing in Christian mythology? Jesus coming back n'all'that?

Policenaut · 28th February 2010, 01:17 PM

Screw microchips. We have more important things to worry about. We should be passing laws to immediately seize and shut down any company named Cyberdyne. Japan is going to be the downfall of the human race: http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/ First comes Hal, then Skynet, finally Judgment Day.

steve s · 28th February 2010, 03:20 PM

I thought Social Security numbers were supposed to be the mark of the beast. Then it was bar codes. Now this. I wish the fundies would make up their minds.

Steve S

Freddy · 28th February 2010, 03:36 PM

Well, the privacy concerns are a good reason to ban the microchips. If people do something smart for stupid reasons, I can live with it.

casebro · 28th February 2010, 04:55 PM

Isn't "Virginia Bill" a cousin of "Punxatawney Phil" ?

Six more weeks of poor sledding?

Accidental Martyr · 28th February 2010, 11:03 PM

Originally Posted by Policenaut

Screw microchips. We have more important things to worry about. We should be passing laws to immediately seize and shut down any company named Cyberdyne. Japan is going to be the downfall of the human race: http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/ First comes Hal, then Skynet, finally Judgment Day.

It's only a matter of time before Skynet becomes sentient...

28th February 2010, 03:20 PM	#5
steve s Illuminator Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 3,703	I thought Social Security numbers were supposed to be the mark of the beast. Then it was bar codes. Now this. I wish the fundies would make up their minds. Steve S
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28th February 2010, 03:36 PM	#6
Freddy Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: South Bend, IN Posts: 1,046	Well, the privacy concerns are a good reason to ban the microchips. If people do something smart for stupid reasons, I can live with it.
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28th February 2010, 04:55 PM	#7
casebro Philosopher Join Date: Jun 2005 Posts: 6,880	Isn't "Virginia Bill" a cousin of "Punxatawney Phil" ? Six more weeks of poor sledding?
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28th February 2010, 11:03 PM	#8
Accidental Martyr Graduate Poster Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Treading water in a sea of retarded sexuality and bad poetry. Posts: 1,863	Originally Posted by Policenaut Screw microchips. We have more important things to worry about. We should be passing laws to immediately seize and shut down any company named Cyberdyne. Japan is going to be the downfall of the human race: http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/ First comes Hal, then Skynet, finally Judgment Day. It's only a matter of time before Skynet becomes sentient...
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28th February 2010, 11:46 AM	#2
Retrograde Critical Thinker Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Just downstream from the Big Tree Posts: 439	Isn't it rather arrogant of them to think that mere people can prevent a fore-ordained event? Isn't that telling god what to do?

28th February 2010, 12:42 PM	#3
Ferguson Muse Join Date: May 2009 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 852	But isn't the end of the world a good thing in Christian mythology? Jesus coming back n'all'that?

28th February 2010, 01:17 PM	#4
Policenaut Infidel Defiler Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Shadow Moses Island Posts: 2,193	Screw microchips. We have more important things to worry about. We should be passing laws to immediately seize and shut down any company named Cyberdyne. Japan is going to be the downfall of the human race: http://www.cyberdyne.jp/English/ First comes Hal, then Skynet, finally Judgment Day.