The End of the World as We Know It?
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| Title: | The End of the World as We Know It? (cover story) |
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| Authors: | Lacayo, Richard, Cloud, John, Mitchell, Emily, Cole, Wendy, McCullagh, Declan, Roche, Timothy, Woodbury, Richard |
| Source: | TIME Magazine. 1/18/1999, Vol. 153 Issue 2, p60. 8p. 17 Color Photographs, 1 Chart. |
| Subjects: | Year 2000 date conversion (Computer systems), Software maintenance, Computers, Integrated circuits, Computer systems, Forecasting, Religion |
| Abstract: | Focuses on concern over the Year 2000 computer bug, or Y2K and its religious and social implications. How people are preparing for the potential collapse of public utilities and food shortages; Example of Bruce Eckhart and his family; Lack of clear agreement over how bad the problem will be; Danger of religious cults, or millenialists; Books which have been written on the topic from a religious perspective; Worry of churches that false predictions could undermine the authority of biblical teachings generally. INSETS: Getting Ready for the Millennium;Target: Jerusalem;Guides for the Perplexed And the Paranoid. |
| Database: | Engineering Source |
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| Abstract: | Focuses on concern over the Year 2000 computer bug, or Y2K and its religious and social implications. How people are preparing for the potential collapse of public utilities and food shortages; Example of Bruce Eckhart and his family; Lack of clear agreement over how bad the problem will be; Danger of religious cults, or millenialists; Books which have been written on the topic from a religious perspective; Worry of churches that false predictions could undermine the authority of biblical teachings generally. INSETS: Getting Ready for the Millennium;Target: Jerusalem;Guides for the Perplexed And the Paranoid. |
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| ISSN: | 0040781X |
