Comments on: Heavenly Technology http://www.indranet.org/heavenly-technology/ Technology, psychology, sexuality, society, spirituality Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:28:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Robert-Jan Elias http://www.indranet.org/heavenly-technology/#comment-235 Robert-Jan Elias Tue, 22 Jan 2008 11:17:41 +0000 http://www.indranet.org/heavenly-technology/#comment-235 For many of us technology has become -the- religion. God died and science took its place. Technology can save us (partially) from physical and psychological suffering and provide us some comfort. But it does not give us a purpose in life or any promise of a better after-life. In the end the "religion of science" offers us a very nihilistic view and the (negative) results can be observed in today's society. I do not think that the "regular" religions would do any better, by the way. As far as I am concerned the only hope to overcome this nihilism lies in the individual rising to the occasion by taking responsibility and shaping his/her own values. But I do not expect this to happen on a large scale anywhere soon. For many of us technology has become -the- religion. God died and science took its place. Technology can save us (partially) from physical and psychological suffering and provide us some comfort. But it does not give us a purpose in life or any promise of a better after-life. In the end the “religion of science” offers us a very nihilistic view and the (negative) results can be observed in today’s society. I do not think that the “regular” religions would do any better, by the way. As far as I am concerned the only hope to overcome this nihilism lies in the individual rising to the occasion by taking responsibility and shaping his/her own values. But I do not expect this to happen on a large scale anywhere soon.

]]> By: Tess http://www.indranet.org/heavenly-technology/#comment-232 Tess Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:26:49 +0000 http://www.indranet.org/heavenly-technology/#comment-232 “Jesus comes victoriuos out of the battle against Satan: against the false divinization of power and wealth, against the false promise of a future that should guarantee everything to everybody through power and economy, He has opposed the divine nature of God” The temptations of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph Ratzinger ______________________________ And so it is, unless it is otherwise “Jesus comes victoriuos out of the battle against Satan: against the false divinization of power and wealth, against the false promise of a future that should guarantee everything to everybody through power and economy, He has opposed the divine nature of God”

The temptations of Jesus, Jesus of Nazareth, Joseph Ratzinger

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And so it is, unless it is otherwise

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