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Neo-Luddism and the ‘myth’ of progress: Should Christians be pro or anti technology?

Neo-Luddism and the ‘myth’ of progress: Should Christians be pro or anti technology?

Update: 2024-07-17
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In recent weeks we have discussed how to keep modern technology at arms-length (smartphones in the home) and our excitement at how humans may be about to untap God’s blessing in creation through technology (the solar energy revolution). Today we ask the question: can we really hold these positions simultaneously? Can we be neo-Luddites when it comes to smartphones and yet boosters when it comes to solar panels? What should an authentically Christian posture to technology be? Generally positive, cautiously hostile, or is it all just a neutral tool to be used for good or ill depending on who is using it? Is humanity accelerating – thanks to our modern mastery of creation – towards God’s ultimate plan to reconcile all things, or is ‘progress’ little more than a pseudo-Christian comforting myth we tell ourselves?
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Neo-Luddism and the ‘myth’ of progress: Should Christians be pro or anti technology?

Neo-Luddism and the ‘myth’ of progress: Should Christians be pro or anti technology?