Read the following paragraph and answer the question. Give ONLY the answer, no other words or explanation.

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Paragraph: He adds , " I want to tell you one more thing that the western countries do n't understand or do n't take it serious - and that 's the item of the Mahdi , the Shiite Messiah . And they believe that once the Mahdi comes , the whole universe will convert to Shiite Islam . " " What scares Israelis even more is that this fundamentalist world view is married to high technology .

Question: What may be the reason why technology scares them so much ?
They think it 's the end of the world .
The belief that the Mahdi, the Shiite Messiah, will convert the whole universe to Shiite Islam once he comes.