| Titel : | 1 Net-religion, a War in Heaven / ISLAM AND THE INTERNET||2 A Flow of Monsters: Luddism and Virtual Technologies | | Materialart: | Print | | Autor: | Peter Lamborn Wilson, Conceptor ; Iain A. Boal, Conceptor | | Publikationsdatum: | 1995 | | Umfang: | 10 Seiten+ 12 Seiten | | Alte Signatur: | 90027 | | Sprache : | Englisch | | Tags: | Technologiekritik | | Zusammenfassung: | 1 Peter Lamborn Wilson 2 Iain A.Boal | | Anmerkung Inhalt: | 1 aus dem Text:
“I don't even own a computer. Is there anybody else in here who doesn't own a computer? It's interesting to watch the net and to approach media ecology, and the internet, specifically from the point of view of what I do.
Which is essentially the study of the history of religions, or histories of religion. It is extremely obvious to me that the internet is a religious phenomenon. This may not have occured to everyone who is closer to it than I am. First of all, all technology can be analized according to religious principles. When I speak about religion, I am not speaking from the point of view of religion. In fact, I prefer to be an outsider there as well. However, in some points, unavoidably, I will express myself as if I were thinking froma religious point of view.
Please understand that I am not supplying any dogma or article of faith, I am simply trying to analize the phenomenon in a purelystructural way and if that is useful for me in my own search for truth, maybe it's useful for you. Please accept what I have to say on that basis.
All technology is a religious phenomenon: Why?
Because unless you belong to the human condition, you cannot have technology. What is the human condition? What makes a human being different from an animal? I would say consciousness or selfconsciousness, perhaps. Not awareness though, we know that animals are aware, but what we don't know is whether they are conscious. And we certainly don't know whether they are self-conscious.”
2 Technologies engender new values, and lead to shifts in existing value systems, causing instability and a risk of societal implosion. The oft-cited example of the Luddites, English weavers who destroyed the machines that would replace them, is used as a metaphor for those who question these new values. But the Luddites acted out of corporatist, economic fears - they saw a technology that was going to cut them out of the system of production, and eliminate their gainful employment. Today’s Luddites are different - they try to raise awareness of the hypocrisy and complications that may arise from these new technologies. |
1 Net-religion, a War in Heaven / ISLAM AND THE INTERNET||2 A Flow of Monsters: Luddism and Virtual Technologies [Print] / Peter Lamborn Wilson, Conceptor ; Iain A. Boal, Conceptor . - 1995 . - 10 Seiten+ 12 Seiten : 90027. Sprache : Englisch | Tags: | Technologiekritik | | Zusammenfassung: | 1 Peter Lamborn Wilson 2 Iain A.Boal | | Anmerkung Inhalt: | 1 aus dem Text:
“I don't even own a computer. Is there anybody else in here who doesn't own a computer? It's interesting to watch the net and to approach media ecology, and the internet, specifically from the point of view of what I do.
Which is essentially the study of the history of religions, or histories of religion. It is extremely obvious to me that the internet is a religious phenomenon. This may not have occured to everyone who is closer to it than I am. First of all, all technology can be analized according to religious principles. When I speak about religion, I am not speaking from the point of view of religion. In fact, I prefer to be an outsider there as well. However, in some points, unavoidably, I will express myself as if I were thinking froma religious point of view.
Please understand that I am not supplying any dogma or article of faith, I am simply trying to analize the phenomenon in a purelystructural way and if that is useful for me in my own search for truth, maybe it's useful for you. Please accept what I have to say on that basis.
All technology is a religious phenomenon: Why?
Because unless you belong to the human condition, you cannot have technology. What is the human condition? What makes a human being different from an animal? I would say consciousness or selfconsciousness, perhaps. Not awareness though, we know that animals are aware, but what we don't know is whether they are conscious. And we certainly don't know whether they are self-conscious.”
2 Technologies engender new values, and lead to shifts in existing value systems, causing instability and a risk of societal implosion. The oft-cited example of the Luddites, English weavers who destroyed the machines that would replace them, is used as a metaphor for those who question these new values. But the Luddites acted out of corporatist, economic fears - they saw a technology that was going to cut them out of the system of production, and eliminate their gainful employment. Today’s Luddites are different - they try to raise awareness of the hypocrisy and complications that may arise from these new technologies. |
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