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Hardly creepy. The leading theologic position on 666 (and 616) is that it's about gematria and/or isopsephy. They are numerological codes pertaining to Assyrian (and by extension, Aramaic) and Greek, respectively.

The actual number 666, or the amount of 666 somethings, has no connection to the Beast in any way or form, though people can still choose to avoid it if they fear it.