Leo's first encyclical attacks technological messianism
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merelydev
12 minutes ago
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I believe the great problem of our age is deciding who controls technology.

The technologists who create it believe they should control it, the people who use it are starting to believe they should control it and the governments who write the laws believe they should control it. And now the priests believe they should also play role.

So is the next phase of "Democracy" electing who controls technology?

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joshka
1 hour ago
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js4ever
1 hour ago
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RickJWagner
50 minutes ago
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John Henry said, “I feed four little brothers

And baby sisters’ walkin’ on her knees

Now did the Lord say that machines ought to take place of livin’?

And what’s a substitute for bread and beans? I ain’t seen it!

Do engines get rewarded for their steam?”

- “John Henry” sung by Johnny Cash

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