Comments on: GOD’s Kingdom and the Coming Immersive Web

By: J Fowler

J Fowler — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 17:37:00 +0000

Hi Jeff, the point I’m trying to make here is what sci-fi writers, movie producers, authors, and others have pointed out- what folks like Jacques Ellul and Neil Postman have discussed in relation to technology and media. I believe we’ve reached the point where we can no longer be satisfied with defining the Internet as merely a tool- it is now something more- it’s true we can still use it as a tool but more and more ‘the machine is using us’. From the perspective of a Jesus follower this prevalence challenges my devotion to GOD- it’s not the Internet and digital technology that creates this battle for me – it’s the fact that these advances in technology are reinforcing a societal addiction to illusion and to the domination of the technocratic mind over GOD’s creation and human freedom.
Obviously that is not a full argument or explanation but that’s sort of where I’m going with this.

By: Jeff Fowler

Jeff Fowler — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 15:16:00 +0000

The internet is a tool, like any other. How you use it is the key. You cannot expect a hammer to make biscuits, for example.

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 05:54:47 +0000

I deactivated my facebook account today, I'm shutting down the blog, and I won't be posting on any more interactive sites (for a while at least). I'll still use the net when I need info (like I would use an encylopedia), but I'm beginning the process of weaning myself from screens.

Looking forward to seeing y'all this weekend.

peace

By: Bill

Bill — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 01:54:47 +0000

By: J Fowler

J Fowler — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 04:24:58 +0000

Bill, I struggle with all this still. What is fruitful and what is not -it's hard to discern at times. I must confess in my own life I need more real-life 'social networking' – but I think many of us go online to find what is absent in our daily lives – a sense of community and shared vision,etc…

By: Bill Guerrant

Bill Guerrant — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 01:44:14 +0000

Good piece Jason. I think it is the impetus I need to quit “social networks.”

By: J Fowler

J Fowler — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 14:41:03 +0000

Thanks for the kind comment Amy!

By: amy r.

amy r. — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 12:26:27 +0000

wow. i love the call to to 'realign,' or 'decline.' thx.