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** The scholarly theory is that Revelation is written as "prophetic allegory"—writing a prophesy-style piece as social commentary on then-present conditions. Relatedly, there are those that believe the code stands for Gaius Caesar (which can also add up to 616) instead. Most scholars find that it's hair-splitting, however: Nero is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[While Rome Burns]], and Gaius is better known by his nickname, [[The Caligula|Caligula]]. |
** The scholarly theory is that Revelation is written as "prophetic allegory"—writing a prophesy-style piece as social commentary on then-present conditions. Relatedly, there are those that believe the code stands for Gaius Caesar (which can also add up to 616) instead. Most scholars find that it's hair-splitting, however: Nero is the [[Trope Namer]] for [[While Rome Burns]], and Gaius is better known by his nickname, [[The Caligula|Caligula]]. |
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** One theory relies on the assumption that 666 is purely symbolic, not some code: basically, the number 6 is supposed to represent man ("a human number"), because man was made on the 6th day. Also, the fact that there are ''three'' 6s is meant to stand for [[Satan]], the Beast of the Sea, and the Beast of the Earth being an evil mockery of the Holy Trinity. This theory is total hogwash; as noted above, the number would have been written in [[wikipedia:Greek numerals|Greek numerals]], and the idea of "six-hundred-and-sixty-six" having anything to do with "three sixes" is a bit of a stretch (place-value notation would only have just been invented in India at the time, and it would not arrive in the Middle East until transmitted by Muslim Persian mathematicians in the 9th century). |
** One theory relies on the assumption that 666 is purely symbolic, not some code: basically, the number 6 is supposed to represent man ("a human number"), because man was made on the 6th day. Also, the fact that there are ''three'' 6s is meant to stand for [[Satan]], the Beast of the Sea, and the Beast of the Earth being an evil mockery of the Holy Trinity. This theory is total hogwash; as noted above, the number would have been written in [[wikipedia:Greek numerals|Greek numerals]], and the idea of "six-hundred-and-sixty-six" having anything to do with "three sixes" is a bit of a stretch (place-value notation would only have just been invented in India at the time, and it would not arrive in the Middle East until transmitted by Muslim Persian mathematicians in the 9th century). |
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* It was a joke in Real Life during Ronald Reagan's presidency because "Ronald Wilson Reagan" is 6 letters, 6 letters, 6 letters. (Furthermore, Ronald Reagan had his house, 666 St. Cloud Road, renumbered 668, from superstition.) |
* It was a joke in Real Life during [[Ronald Reagan]]'s presidency because "Ronald Wilson Reagan" is 6 letters, 6 letters, 6 letters. (Furthermore, Ronald Reagan had his house, 666 St. Cloud Road, renumbered 668, from superstition.) |
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* A totally serious chain email in the late '90s claimed that [[Bill Gates]] was the Antichrist and that the Internet (which... [[Insane Troll Logic|he owned?]]) was his Mark, by adding up the ASCII for "Bill Gates" (66 + 73 + 76 + 71 + 65 + 84 + 69 + 83) and [[Ass Pull|adding 3 as in William Gates ''III'']]. It went on to say this method also worked for "Windows 95", and that "WWW" represented the Number because of its resemblance to "VI VI VI". |
* A [[Conspiracy Theories|totally serious chain email]] in the late '90s claimed that [[Bill Gates]] was the Antichrist and that the Internet (which... [[Insane Troll Logic|he owned?]]) was his Mark, by adding up the ASCII for "Bill Gates" (66 + 73 + 76 + 71 + 65 + 84 + 69 + 83) and [[Ass Pull|adding 3 as in William Gates ''III'']]. It went on to say this method also worked for "Windows 95", and that "WWW" represented the Number because of its resemblance to "VI VI VI". |
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* Speculation ran rampant the week before the 6th of June, 2006, over speculation that Armageddon would occur on 6/6/6. [[Captain Obvious|It didn't.]] Maybe it was the fact that the date was actually 6/6/'''0'''6, or that if the theory held water then the [[Fridge Logic|world should have already undergone divine judgement two thousand years ago]]. |
* Speculation ran rampant the week before the 6th of June, 2006, over speculation that Armageddon would occur on 6/6/6. [[Captain Obvious|It didn't.]] Maybe it was the fact that the date was actually 6/6/'''0'''6, or that if the theory held water then the [[Fridge Logic|world should have already undergone divine judgement two thousand years ago]]. |
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* [[Image Board|B3TA]] had a helpful announcement in 2005: "Satanists! This is the last week to conceive if you want you child born on 6/6/06!" |
* [[Image Board|B3TA]] had a helpful announcement in 2005: "Satanists! This is the last week to conceive if you want you child born on 6/6/06!" |
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