The Dangers of New Media (Desensitization, part 2)

June 24th, 2010 | 2 min read

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 ourselves, ultimately stifles creativity.

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Matthew Lee Anderson

Matthew Lee Anderson is an Associate Professor of Ethics and Theology in Baylor University's Honors College. He has a D.Phil. in Christian Ethics from Oxford University, and is a Perpetual Member of Biola University's Torrey Honors College. In 2005, he founded Mere Orthodoxy.

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The Dangers of New Media (Desensitization, part 2)

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