Allie Kornbluth
LIS 1001
December 10, 2004
The Mark Of the Beast
Topic:
Biochip Technology; Uses and Abuses
Working Hypothesis:
What is the correlation between the prophecy of “the mark of the beast”, and current trends in biochip technology?
Intro/Thesis statement:
Technology is chipping away at our personal freedoms. In the New Testament, Revelations 13 warns “ He also forced everyone, small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on his right hand or 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...”. Bible scholars fear that this passage reflects the modern world, and its use of numbers for authentic identification. Imagine the potential of a computer chip to help or hinder the identification process. We are arriving at a time in history when our government is forming an alliance with science and technology. As our generation increasingly embraces......
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Approximate Pages: 7 (260 words per double-spaced page) |