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February 2023

February 09, 2023

The High Tech Pronatalists

We used to be told that overpopulation will destroy civilization. Now that we are seeing...

January 2023

January 30, 2023

Publishing My Critique of Constructivism

A major newspaper published my critique of constructivism. The backstory and the article.

December 2022

December 28, 2022

The Next World-Changing Technology?

Most of us here have lived through the development of a technology that can be...

December 06, 2022

An Alien Programmer? Or a Creator God?

Another thing many of our tech lords believe: The universe and we ourselves are actually...

December 05, 2022

The Ethical System Followed by the Tech Lords

A new system of ethics that is winning over many of our cultural elite and...

December 02, 2022

Technology and Materialism

Technology has undoubted benefits. But modern technology can bring with it a certain mindset and...

October 2022

October 26, 2022

Worship in the Metaverse

Lutheran pastor and media scholar Trevor Sutton discusses the efforts of some churches to hold...

October 25, 2022

Luther at the Movies Destroys the Metaverse

Anthony Sacramone, of Luther at the Movies fame, is the editor of Religion & Liberty,...

September 2022

September 26, 2022

The Fundamentalist Who Gave Us Modern Technology

September 22 marked the 231st anniversary of the birth of Michael Faraday (1791-1867), the British...

August 2022

August 18, 2022

The Significance of the Fireplace

The Latin word for fireplace is "focus," which is where we get our English word...

July 2022

July 25, 2022

How Environmental Extremism Is Destroying a Nation

Sri Lanka was once one of the most highly-developed nations in South Asia. But now...

July 01, 2022

What Web Sites Would You Recommend?

Here on our weekly Cranach community discussion, you have recommended books, streaming television, and music. ...

June 2022

June 16, 2022

Decadence

After the life leaves the body, it decays. The same could be said when the...

June 10, 2022

What Are You Watching?

Some say we are in a new golden age of television, as streaming technology makes...

May 2022

May 02, 2022

How Facebook Is Censoring Ukraine

Facebook has tuned up its algorithms to fight "Russian disinformation." But the same algorithms that...

April 2022

April 08, 2022

Nuclear Weapons Reconsidered

Russian president Putin, losing in Ukraine, is threatening to use nuclear weapons. This has U.S....

April 07, 2022

The Dangers of the Digital Dollar

The Biden administration is laying the groundwork for the "digital dollar." This would be the...

March 2022

March 31, 2022

The Next Phase for This Blog

I hope my break from the blog made you feel that "absence makes the heart...

March 09, 2022

“You’ll Be Able to Create Worlds with Just Your Voice”

Mark Zuckerberg's description of how we will be able to create our own worlds parallels...

March 08, 2022

The Goal Is to Make the Metaverse our “Primary” Reality

The Metaverse may seem ridiculous, but its designers hope for its virtual reality to become...

February 2022

February 18, 2022

Should Churches Keep Putting Services Online?

During the COVID lockdown, churches began streaming their services on a massive scale. Now that...

February 09, 2022

Speed Cameras Will Be Watching You

Many countries automate traffic law enforcement with extensive networks of speed cameras. The bipartisan infrastructure...

January 2022

January 14, 2022

Virtual Vocation

Some internet "influencers" on TikTok or YouTube earn more money than the heads of America's...

January 05, 2022

The Book of Concord App from Flame & Lex Lutheran

The rapper Flame (Marcus Grey) and YouTuber Lex Lutheran (Tyree Toney) have collaborated on a...

December 2021

December 17, 2021

“The Biggest Disruption to Human Life We Have Ever Seen”

We've blogged about the Metaverse--which promises to let us live our lives inside shared virtual...

November 2021

November 22, 2021

Do We Really Want Everything That Technology Can Give Us?

It is easy to get caught up in technological progress, eagerly awaiting whatever technology has...

November 18, 2021

Eliminating All Risk

We have become risk averse, says Damon Linker, a trend heightened by government and technology....

October 2021

October 06, 2021

The Advantages of Authoritarianism

China's government is restricting children from playing video games, limiting access to one hour per...

September 2021

September 02, 2021

The Metaverse

The next revolutionary technology that investors and the big tech companies are trying to develop...

August 2021

August 10, 2021

Infrastructure Bill Mandates Alcohol Monitoring in New Cars

The bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill includes a provision requiring all new car makers to...