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Pope Says Technology Causes Confusion Between Reality and Fiction

Posted by samzenpus on from the where's-the-reset-button dept.

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.

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  1. As opposed to religion? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Pretty sure people have been unable to discern the stories told in the bible from reality for quite some time.

  2. That's funny, because by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't distinguish the pope from some loony old guy who keeps talking weird stuff

  3. Re:Hmm by pushing-robot · · Score: 5, Funny

    Well, those are translation problems. You have to read it in the original Klingon.

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  4. Wait... by WillyWanker · · Score: 4, Funny

    So now I can't jerk off OR play video games? Damn dude, WTH am I supposed to do with my free time?

  5. Re:Hmm by Yetihehe · · Score: 4, Funny

    The human neural net reacts to watching TV shows and movies as if they were real world events.

    Does it react to bible as if it was real?

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  6. Re:Hmm by stewbacca · · Score: 4, Funny

    Geddy Lee chooses free will, so it must be true.

  7. Re:Scientist Says Religion Causes Confusion by houghi · · Score: 4, Funny

    In Soviet Russia, Confusion Between Reality and Fiction Causes Religion.

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  8. Re:Hmm by stubob · · 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!'"

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  9. Re:Hmm by OhHellWithIt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'd call it slash-fic, except there isn't enough sex in it.

    You missed all the begatting.

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