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 No.3027

Is there something inherently more righteous and moral about shunning modern technology? Is there a point in our development as a species where our inventions become a hindrance, and stunt our spiritual growth?

How should followers of Jesus Christ handle technology; with all its blessings and curses; in this modern age?

 No.3028

Quakers/amish with their focus on doing no evil, and having no distraction always seemed very buddhist.


 No.3050

I do not think that technology by itself is evil but it sure made the world more tempting.

Don't mistake it for modernism though, this is evil.

Morals do not adjust to the time.


 No.3051

>>3028

>seemed very buddhist.

I suppose so, though they do this while accepting Jesus instead of believing pagan witchcraft. From what I know of them, their main thing is the avoidance of distraction and unnecessary luxury; so they will use electric tools, perhaps have one car for the village for errands, they'll use cellphones (albeit the really basic ones) etc. Its a temperate approach mixed in with a strong suspicion of any innovation, which I appreciate.

>I do not think that technology by itself is evil but it sure made the world more tempting.

This. Of course sin has existed since the beginning of time, but I think technology has made it so that we don't have to struggle for survival or put effort into many things our forefathers did have to, and that has made it much easier for men to sin.

For example, the life of a neet would have been all but impossible in the past for anyone except the elite of society.


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The best analogy I can find is that technology is not a game changer but an accelerator.

Since we are on a bad path one gets the idea it is in itself evil.

There are evil technologies of course, like abortion or modern genetics.

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