Dystopia Rising: Augmented Soldiers

https://www.thedefensepost.com/2020/12/11/france-augmented-soldiers/

Once these technologies are developed they won't stay static and they won't be contained. At the very least they'll be sold on the black market. And even if Western 'liberal democratic' governments decide to formally reject the technology in terms of an official capacity, it is certain that they will develop them and use them via proxies.

Fiendish Facebook

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/sep/19/facebooks-war-on-free-will

This article/extract should be read by all. Franklin Foer does well in explaining the transformational nature of power in our new social dynamic and how people [sic] like Zuckerberg are able to wield it.

The Sin of Transgenderism

http://www.christianpost.com/news/justin-welby-to-worried-christian-couple-transgender-children-at-school-not-a-problem-200168/

I watched some of the video clips of the parents on the news in the UK. I was struck by their confusion and inability to articulate their concerns. They appeared petty, arbitrary and unprincipled. Perhaps they're timid? I don't know. Perhaps they fear the ferocious backlash were they to speak out in a more direct fashion.

If they were trying to take an easy road, they have certainly learned by now that it didn't work.

A DTS Podcast on Theology and Technology

A recent Dallas Theological Seminary podcast on technology and theology provided a sobering instance of worldview teaching's syncretistic tendencies. It might be added the failure and unbiblical nature of worldview-Dominionism can have startling implications for both the Church and the culture. When it comes to technology the stakes are high and I found myself a bit taken aback by the guest's shortsightedness, even blindness when it comes to these questions.