...one that can do 'supernatural' things. Even Wiccans, tho they may not think their spirits can do miracles, nonetheless believe those spirits have effects on natural world. (all IMHO)
SSN as a 'mark of the beast' is a bit of a stretch - unless we were required to have it tattooed on us at birth. Of course, even then f/ it to be THE mark, one would need believe in the branch of Christianity that espouses The End Times. SSN fits closer to One World conspiracy crowd's fears.
Your question does pose interesting philosophical question. But since I don't accept the existence of a god in any form, I have to put your 'non-conventional believers' in the category of those seeking to explain away their lack of control over their own lives. Or folks just having fun (Pastavarians) 
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