Passions of the Contemporary World: Internet Dependence and Means of Release from her Caps Cover Image

Patimi ale lumii contemporane: dependenţa de internet şi mijloace de eliberare din robia ei
Passions of the Contemporary World: Internet Dependence and Means of Release from her Caps

Author(s): Ioan C. Teșu
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Comparative Studies of Religion
Published by: Editura Doxologia
Keywords: Easter Spirituality; digital technology; cyber-addiction; discernment;

Summary/Abstract: Tech is one of the most fascinating descoveries of the human mind, which is in acontinuous progression. Moore‘s Law states that tech doubles its capacity at about 18 months. On the one side, when tech is used rationally, it becomes a tool that makes our lives easier and more enjoyable. On the other side, if it is used without discipline, without a fine moral selection of its contents, tech develops various addictions. Specialists state that between 5-10% of its users develop such an addicting behavior and the target population for this matter includes children and teenagers, whose discernment and self-control are not, yet, fully developed. Christian Spirituality teaches us how to keep our moral liberty and how to act in a responsible way towards tech, thus helping us understand that tech must be used as a tool, providing us with high quality information, useful and not enslaving us to its damaging power.

  • Issue Year: XCVII/2021
  • Issue No: 5-8
  • Page Range: 59-81
  • Page Count: 23
  • Language: Romanian