Tech and religon
Also, I need to hang around livejournal more often because my friends sometimes say really smart things on it. Check out passionandsoul's post on Hacking Our Tech, or Our Tech Hacking Us:
Quoting him:
"About a year ago, Ming called me up.
"Is there a body mod to make my finger tip smaller?"
I paused, well, yes, likely there is, I thought... but...
"Why do you want to make your finger smaller?"
"Because on my iPhone, I keep hitting the wrong buttons. My fingers are too fat. I can't make it work right."
"So, let me get this straight, you want to modify your body... to fit your technology?"
"Well, yeah!"
It seemed so obvious to her, but the idea confounded me."
Keep reading to find out how he ties this back to religion, and to see the moral at the end...
On a purely frivolous note, I am still sort of shocked by how much the iPhone has changed the way I interact with the world. Can't really imagine going back.
Quoting him:
"About a year ago, Ming called me up.
"Is there a body mod to make my finger tip smaller?"
I paused, well, yes, likely there is, I thought... but...
"Why do you want to make your finger smaller?"
"Because on my iPhone, I keep hitting the wrong buttons. My fingers are too fat. I can't make it work right."
"So, let me get this straight, you want to modify your body... to fit your technology?"
"Well, yeah!"
It seemed so obvious to her, but the idea confounded me."
Keep reading to find out how he ties this back to religion, and to see the moral at the end...
On a purely frivolous note, I am still sort of shocked by how much the iPhone has changed the way I interact with the world. Can't really imagine going back.