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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. Hmm by OhHellWithIt · · Score: 5, Interesting

    "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."

    That's funny. It's arguable that the same could be said about the Bible. How many thousands of pages have been written about the workings of the Divine, or of the afterlife, when no one has truly seen either?

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    1. Re:Hmm by Pojut · · Score: 4, Interesting

      Not to mention how many pages have been changed.

      The fact that there are different "versions" of the Bible amuse me to no end. If it was truly god's word, wouldn't there be just one version?

      I'm not referring to words or phrases lost in translation...I'm talking about things like King James versions, etc.

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    2. Re:Hmm by Pojut · · Score: 5, Interesting

      Uh...actually, if anything, the bible proves free will doesn't exist either. god's supposed omnipotence makes free will an impossibility.

      If someone already knows what you are going to do, how is it a choice?

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    3. Re:Hmm by BotnetZombie · · Score: 4, Interesting

      You're talking about Abe, but here's a link to the new version.