the vast majority of people need something to believe in. very few people can live with the detachment of skeptical approaches to life. if they don’t have a god or a religion they will substitute something else for that role. politics or sports are two big ones.
even the tech gods themselves, are mostly driven by egotistical belief sets where they tend to ignore any information that doesn’t cohere and reinforce their beliefs.
I was just pointing out that the “god-hole”, which to my understanding refers to divergence from “traditional” religious participation, isn’t necessarily a lack of god in your life (a “god hole” if you will).
I believe some of the apocryphal biblical texts from the 1st/2nd century CE also refer to concepts such as “god is all around us, god is everything”. These texts were rejected for formal inclusion in the Bible for whatever reason.
I also disagree that concepts outlined by Watts (in that specific quote and in general) are necessarily skeptical in their outlook. I would say they are very empowering and align with our broader understanding of the universe.
But my bigger point is the rise of “FaithTech” is more of socio-political issue. Oligarchs have started dominate and there is no way out so people endulge in LLMs as opposed to going to church (or engaging in approach proposed by people such as Alan Watts).
the vast majority of people need something to believe in. very few people can live with the detachment of skeptical approaches to life. if they don’t have a god or a religion they will substitute something else for that role. politics or sports are two big ones.
even the tech gods themselves, are mostly driven by egotistical belief sets where they tend to ignore any information that doesn’t cohere and reinforce their beliefs.
Sure. I agree.
I was just pointing out that the “god-hole”, which to my understanding refers to divergence from “traditional” religious participation, isn’t necessarily a lack of god in your life (a “god hole” if you will).
I believe some of the apocryphal biblical texts from the 1st/2nd century CE also refer to concepts such as “god is all around us, god is everything”. These texts were rejected for formal inclusion in the Bible for whatever reason.
I also disagree that concepts outlined by Watts (in that specific quote and in general) are necessarily skeptical in their outlook. I would say they are very empowering and align with our broader understanding of the universe.
But my bigger point is the rise of “FaithTech” is more of socio-political issue. Oligarchs have started dominate and there is no way out so people endulge in LLMs as opposed to going to church (or engaging in approach proposed by people such as Alan Watts).