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Pope Says Technology Causes Confusion Between Reality and Fiction
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.
Pretty sure people have been unable to discern the stories told in the bible from reality for quite some time.
I can't distinguish the pope from some loony old guy who keeps talking weird stuff
Talk about confusion! Dinosaurs walking with people, Noah's Ark, a walk through Biblical History...I can't figure out WHO is telling the truth! http://creationmuseum.org/whats-here/exhibits/
He who knows best knows how little he knows. - Thomas Jefferson
Has he watched Fox News?
I call it 'The Aristocrats'
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.
Well, those are translation problems. You have to read it in the original Klingon.
How can I believe you when you tell me what I don't want to hear?
So now I can't jerk off OR play video games? Damn dude, WTH am I supposed to do with my free time?
Is anyone else laughing about this coming from the bloody pope of all people?
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Does it react to bible as if it was real?
Extreme Programming - Redundant Array of Inexpensive Developers
Geddy Lee chooses free will, so it must be true.
In Soviet Russia, Confusion Between Reality and Fiction Causes Religion.
Don't fight for your country, if your country does not fight for you.
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!'"
Planning to be moderated ± 1: Bad Pun.
I'd call it slash-fic, except there isn't enough sex in it.
You missed all the begatting.
"Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past." -- George Orwell
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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Does it react to bible as if it was real?
Of course it does, because it Israel.
*sigh* I really do miss the begatting.