The Spiritual Revolution Brought about by Technological Advancements

Over the course of the years, society has been reformed by new ideas of science. We learn more and more about global warming, outer space, and technology. However, this pattern of gaining knowledge did not pick up significantly until the Scientific Revolution. In the sixteenth and seventeenth century, the Scientific Revolution started, which concerned the fields of astronomy, mechanics, and medicine. These new scientists used math and observations strongly contradicting religious thought at the time, which was dependent on the Aristotelian-Ptolemy theory. However, astronomers like Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, and Newton accepted the heliocentric theory. Astronomical findings of the Scientific Revolution disproved the fact that humans were

With the advent of information technology, the ways different aspects of life work and operate have changed a great deal. Media has always had a great influence in molding the culture of a society. There was a point of time when television and radio were invented and when computer was invented and there was little connection between the two. Time then travelled fast then through the age of cassettes, records, VCDs, DVDs, flash drive and then the internet. Media also started to go satellite on a massive scale and there came a point of time when media and digital communication systems became closely integrated with one another, opening the dimensions to digital media.

Utilizing the new sensation of technological media, with its instant projection to a broader audience base, can be both advantageous and unfavorable. As media is frequently updating

With the invention of the printing press, during the middle ages, media has become the driving force of our society. With the printing press, books and newspapers became readily available to the common folk. Although, many people were not able to read Latin during the time, the printing press soon paved the way to translated version of texts into common language. This was a huge factor in the enlightenment period, where people moved away from the church and began to use science in their lives. Today the media has grown to such an extent that it controls almost every aspect our lives.

There have been so many major developments in the evolution of mass media we now live in a day and age where we are constantly continuously connected. I have greatly always been fascinated by how much things have changed in just fifteen years. Fifteen years ago when I was sixteen and looking for a job. I would have to walk into an establishment and physically fill out a paper application and sometimes get an immediate interview. The other options were to use a news paper to look for jobs. Now just fifteen years later not even a century I can down load an application have my resume uploaded and apply for twenty jobs in a matter of minutes and receive call backs the same day it’s incredible. In the last century we have gone from the radio invention with just sound listening to movies, to black and white TV set, to color TV set to big flat screen TV that can go 3D.

How did people prior to the Reformation Period even believed in the Church, when the leaders (Pope, Archbishops) of the same religion they followed that idealized poverty in their preaching (pg. 167) lived humongous castles and lived a life of luxury? Why did it take so long for nations to separate themselves from the Church?

The advancement of technology has made a dramatic impact on society. This can be referred back to the invention of the printing press during the mid-1400’s. The printing press helped the Protestant Reformation be successful because it allowed people to become aware of what was occurring in their society. What the Protestant Reformation did was expose the Christian church from its false ideal of how to get into heaven. With the help of the printing press, the Protestant Reformation was successfully noticed. Technology today still exposes society to events happening throughout the world. For example, we are able to keep up with politics, our government, and things occurring all around the world thanks to the use of computers

The Scientific Revolution means historical change in the minds and belief to change in social and formal associations. This revolution began in Europe between 1500-1700. It started with Nicholas Copernicus who stated a heliocentric (astronomical model) cosmos, and ended with Isaac Newton who suggested universal law (principles and rules for governing human beings' conduct which are most universal in their acceptability, their applicability, translation, and philosophical basis) and a Mechanical Universe(theory that the universe is best understood as a system composed entirely of matter in motion under a complete and regular system of laws). Some historians have a different idea of when this revolution started and

Media has grown throughout the years; it has been springing up like mushrooms after the rain and it will continue to spread especially in this modern world that we lived in. Facebook, Twitter, Youtube – I believe all of these social media websites have been a big part of, not only me, but everyone’s lives. Media plays such a big role in today’s society. Thus, it made me keener in

Who would have thought that two other wise completely unrelated topics, religion and technology, could be so completely intertwined with each other. Religion, an institution humans have been apart of sense the beginning of our time here on Earth. There is been evidence of people dating back some 10000 years ago who has their own belief system. Religion is something that is in our nature, programed into us to believe in some sort of higher power. It is natural for humans to try to have something to look up to and believe in more than just life here on Earth. In fact atheism, although always being there, did not become popular until recently. Religion as an institution is ancient. Technology, computers, iPhones, social media, these all are

Technology surrounds our daily lives, so much so we have grown numb to the idea of ever not having access to it. However, people have become more aware of the use of technology and in some cases have tried eliminating it from their lives as a whole. This method seems flawless at first, but technology has become so integrated into our communities that by disconnecting from technology, we also disconnect from our community. This integration has even been made in the church, which has allowed access to services that were not ever possible before. By allowing the church and its members to modernize, we allow its members to grow in numbers, and for their members to have access to ways in which to grow in their faith anywhere they go. So for those

Does digital media open a new discussion about the human condition in the ways of religion?

Certain media theorists such as Sherry Turkle do an incredible job on studying these properties of technology and their bearing on us, but sometimes seem to dwell on the negative side of the analysis. In short some of these media theorists do astonishing work studying the impact socially that using and communicating through modern technology has, but then takes a negative stance due to their archaic understanding of what is capable with these technologies. We have come so far in the past years in advancing humanity and its natural predicaments while being heavily reliant on technology to communicate. Not noting that advancement is pessimistic and

The 21st century is often referred to as the digital age. Former ways of communicating ideas and communicating with each other are becoming obsolete as cyber culture takes over. For many of us the use of new technologies and social media sites have changed our way of life and has shaped how others view us on online platforms. Many view mass media and digital culture as a brilliant and successful phenomenon as it’s a product of the development of technology however to what extent is it impacting our lives and how we view the world, ourselves, and others?

Social media has changed the way people think and how they communicate.  It’s incredible to see how social media has become such a big part of our daily lives. Just to think social media as we know it was birthed less than ten years ago in August 2003 with MySpace and has become such an integral part of our daily lives. Synonymous with checking our email we go to our Facebook for not only our daily gossip, but for up to date news and events.