"Towards Full Presence"
This one is for folks of the humanist & Christian persuasions.
I haven't done a big-tent humanist piece for #OnlySky in a bit, but I'll be reflecting soon on this excellent document out of the Vatican last month, on building better cultures of fraternity online.
Our cosmologies differ, but secular & religious humanists share common ground in trying to use human agency to build a better world.
(News piece today, though.)
#Humanism #Christianity
https://www.vatican.va/roman_curia/dpc/documents/20230528_dpc-verso-piena-presenza_en.html
"33) as we attempt to navigate this overwhelming information and social interaction network. Instead of focusing on one issue at a time, our continuous partial attention rapidly passes from one topic to the other. In our “always on” condition, we face the temptation to post instantly, always wanting more content in endless scrolling and frustrated by lack of updates. One significant cognitive challenge of digital culture is the loss of our ability to think deeply and purposefully."
@MLClark
"34) We must be more mindful in this regard. Without silence and the space to think slowly, deeply, and purposefully, we risk losing not only cognitive capacities but also the depth of our interactions, both human and divine. The space for deliberate listening, attentiveness, and discernment of the truth is becoming rare."
SM encourages "GEREDE: IDLE TALK” DENOTES the fallen and inauthentic form of DISCOURSE. Heidegger.
resulting in nothing other than an exchange of memes.