Pope Says Technology Causes Confusion Between Reality and Fiction 779
Pope Benedict XVI has warned that people are in danger of being unable to discern reality from fiction because of new technologies, and not old books. "New technologies and the progress they bring can make it impossible to distinguish truth from illusion and can lead to confusion between reality and virtual reality. The image can also become independent from reality, it can give birth to a virtual world, with various consequences -- above all the risk of indifference towards real life," he said.
As opposed to religion? (Score:4, Funny)
Pretty sure people have been unable to discern the stories told in the bible from reality for quite some time.
That's funny, because (Score:5, Funny)
Guess he never saw the Creation museum... (Score:3, Funny)
My first thought: (Score:2, Funny)
Here, fixed that for you (Score:3, Funny)
Pope Benedict XVI has warned that people are in danger of being unable to discern reality from fiction because of questioning blind faith. "Reconsideration of dogmas and the refusal to believe proposals without proof can make it impossible to distinguish truth from illusion and can lead to damnation instead of salvation. The questioning individual can also become independent from the Bible, it can give birth to a virtual world, with various consequences -- above all the risk of indifference towards the Church," he said.
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Well, those are translation problems. You have to read it in the original Klingon.
Wait... (Score:5, Funny)
LOL (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Does it react to bible as if it was real?
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
Geddy Lee chooses free will, so it must be true.
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Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
I really don't want to read the new version:
"And God was like 'Moses, dude, you totally need to kill your son.' And Moses was all "WTF?" but then he goes "Meh, F it." So God's all "LOL, dude you were totally gonna do it. I pranked you good!'"
Re:Hmm (Score:5, Funny)
I'd call it slash-fic, except there isn't enough sex in it.
You missed all the begatting.
Re:Hmm (Score:3, Funny)
I have a problem with free will but choose to believe in it because I was predestined to
*You* may be some soulless automata predestined to believe in free will, but *I* choose not to believe in free will.
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Of course the Bible Israel (Score:4, Funny)
Does it react to bible as if it was real?
Of course it does, because it Israel.
Re:Hmm (Score:1, Funny)
*sigh* I really do miss the begatting.