Book Report On David Noble's Religion Of Technology

As technology, science, and medicine changes lives, history, and economics, has it drawn our minds in awe and wonder forcing us to forget what religion means in this world? To forget the morals and standards that came with it? With more societal advances we seem to always be furthering ourselves away from the topic of religion; Even after the fact that America was founded on the basis of Christianity.

When dwelling into the explorations about science and religion, one can find it quite amusing. "If science and religion are to continue to coexist it seems opposed to the conditions of modern thought to admit that this result can be brought about by the so-called

The author eloquently expresses these views in quotes such as, "Secularism, materialism, and the intrusive presence of things have put out the light in our souls and turned us into a generation of zombies," (Tozer 15). The ever intrusive presence my generation of Christians must succumb to is technology. Society promotes technology as a form of idolatry, ever dependable and omnipresent. Advertisements display overnight improvements to inform everyone that technology is quite an unstoppable force; which increases our belief in humanism that just as machinery progresses, so do our own capabilities. This is despite the fact that all electronics have battery lives shorter than the time it took to type this paper.

Religion often concentrates its arguments on the actual creator or god of the universe. For instance, religions often assert that God is a being with intelligence, will, desires, and dislikes. Religions in turn have a propensity to focus on the desires of the creator, the codes of behavior that God expects humans to exhibit, rewards the creator bestows upon those who obey these requirements, and the punishments God inflicts upon transgressors who violate the requirements. Religion also emphasizes the specific manners by which God created the universe, as in Genesis, established by the Ancient Israelites and promoted by modern Christians. Rather than focusing on the actual creation or universe, religions tend to focus on the creator and the concepts of God that are expressed and maintained in the religious doctrine.

The purpose of this book is meant to create a foundation for Christian lifestyles. It addresses the origin of Christian values, and portrays the evolution of Christian worldviews throughout history. It briefly explains the biblical narrative and develops ideas in which Christians are able to live out their faith and deal with other worldviews existing in our world today.

Recently, I have read Mars is Heaven (MIH) by Ray Bradbury and The Machine Stops (TMS) by E.M. Forster, which are both short story Sci- Fi books and a fascinating read. Both stories were published in the 1900’s and there are similarities between today’s society and the society of the past. Intriguing concepts, theories and ideas stem from both of these books. Much like in (TMS) the role of technology is seen as a god, today we could never see ourselves worshipping at our mobile phones however if you really think about it we check our phones a couple of times a minute. Is this a form of worship? And are we aware that it is evolving into something that is taking over our lives completely. After reading both novels I have decided to identify, analyze, dissect and expand on a range of critical approaches both authors have used in their books (MIH) and (TMS).

Engraved deep in the most innate instincts of humanity is the tendency to question everything and a predisposition to look for answers for the most perplexing thoughts in some variance of a higher order being or power. Aldous Huxley’s most brave work put forth, Brave New World, presents a society or “World State” where theology as humanity knows it has been abolished and tucked away. In an ostensibly ever-increasing secular world (yes ostensibly as per studies), religion holds a most interesting role. Contrary to what one may initially think, comparing the two is not so large a task as the following words will prove.

While we narrow our focus on negligible needs to wastefully spend our money on the ‘next best thing’ to attain psychological satiation to conform, we forget the significance of loving our neighbor and praising our laudable lord. In a psychological sense, by spending our hard earned money on buying ‘superfast technology’ (p. 26) we have counterintuitively programmed our minds to find superfast solutions that unknowingly tampers with our morals and our ability to be ardent about exercising the ministry of charity and loving and serving our neighbors for the common good.

Bringing fulfillment and joy to many individuals, religion provides an escape to common man. Demonstrating no signs of presence to the observant man, God manifests himself ubiquitously through the unwavering laws of nature and non-conscious technological applications in order to maintain “religious” equality lacking favoritism.

“Technology is a queer thing. It brings gifts in one hand, and it stabs you in the back with the other,” as quoted by American stand-up comedian Carrie Snow. As aforementioned by Snow, technology is an anomaly itself since it is composed of a staggering amounts of attributes, ranging from moral to physical attributes specifically, that have yet to be established or even discovered. These aspects seem to be established for when it comes to developing any form of technological progress. Even as simple as it seems to ponder the concept of technology, it is rather stunning to process as well. It all seems to be due to the thought of not knowing the outcome of any advancement in technology. Unfortunately, there is also the other side of technology

Christianity is the largest faith group in the world today. The word Christianity came from “Christ,” which meant the “Anointed One” and the central point of

The short story “The Machine Stops” by E.M. Forster opens the mind to consider how technology has a high potential to dehumanize humanity. A recurring theme in humanity is religion. It is viewed as one of the most pinnacle parts of humanity by some. In the story, technology replaces any other religious figures for this society including religious figures such as gods.

In today's world, the real meaning of technology is not understood and known by all. Technological innovations do not worry people, unless of course, they are done to things we eat or use as medications or ones that affect our lives in any way. Often we do not think of things such as seedless fruits and antibiotics as technology. However, if we look deep into the meaning of technology, it is bought about my human beings and changes the environment so our goals can be met and in such a case even fruits become technology. (Cowan 301-326)

Religion has been around for as long as human have been alive. Religion has played a big role in peoples, cultures, the way some people live, people’s decisions and the way they act and our society. Religions has played a role in our civilization for the good and there are some for the bad or as others may refer as controversial. Technology is something people have had for quite some time now and we have used it to communicate and spread information and our ideas. Technology has played a role in religion for the good and for the bad.

In today’s world, religion plays a profound part in many people’s lives and they find it important to firmly follow the guiding principles of a religion. Religion has been