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James Polous: "There's some uncomfortable truth we're acknowledging every time we shy away from the world of real things and indulge in the world of
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The world around us is hardly static, as the high schoolers I talked with seemed to think. New technologies continue to open new possibilities, extending individuals’ and communities’ means of
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Losing Reality: New Media and our Relation to the World G.K. Chesterton did not offer his social criticism in essay form only. His novels are full of commentary, such
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There is a deeper problem, however, with communicating online. It is crucial in communication—whether in person or online—to be as authentic as possible. As new media are communally
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Why is shared space important for non-instrumental interaction? For one, in the “non-instrumental and…moral” communication that Schultze highlights, an enormous amount of content is transmitted non-verbally.
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G.K. Chesterton, one of Christianity’s most prolific writers in the twentieth century corroborates the point. In a speech in the 1930s, Chesterton offered this prophetic analysis: The coming
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The numbing effect of information is one of the most significant challenges that users of new media face. The inability to think deeply, to integrate what we are experiencing into
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The question of whether cars are an “improvement” over horses and buggies depends upon what values are in place, which is true of all technology. If we value mobility, speed,
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Over the next two weeks, I will be posting my chapter for The New Media Frontier here at Mere-Orthodoxy in its entirety. I am grateful for Crossway for their
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There are no arguments against technology. There are only worries, questions, and as Matt Milliner puts it, "reservations." But while those who have those reservations are legion, clear
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The Pope, I'm sure you've heard, wants Catholic Priests to use the internet. The announcement was ripe for mockery, but after reading it, it's
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John Dyer's latest post on the differences in how we identify ourselves in online and offline situations is fascinating reading. Dyer points out that offline self-identification is