Why the title? The story of the Tower of Babel (from Genesis 11) is apt because it the story of man's arrogance:

"Come, let build for ourselves a city, and a tower whose top will reach into heaven,and let us make for ourselves a name, otherwise we will be scattered abroad over the face of the whole earth." (Gen. 11:4)

Though God had directed the descendants of Noah to disperse and fill the earth, they instead decided to band together and build a tower to demonstrate their own greatness. It seems to me that we do the same things today. We create new technologies faster than we know how to properly use them. We look to biotechnology, the Internet, mobile phones, and other technologies to make life easier, to make life longer, but ultimately, these "staggering gods" will fail us. True meaning for life can only be found through faith, and those of us that are of faith must have a voice in how these technologies should be used.

I am no Luddite. I appreciate and support the use of technology as a way to improve our society. I just want to ensure that we are taking the time to properly understand what we are unleashing. Before we look to build our next tower, we should first understand what God has to say.

This blog is a way to help me understand my own thoughts on these subjects. I really don't know if anyone will ever read it. I invite your thoughtful comments if you happen to stumble across this space.  ¶ 9:00 AM 1 comments