Is technology really a threat to us? And might not the contrast between so-called “natural” and “human innovation” be not only misleading but wrong? Just try and name one thing you can do without technology! (Language is a technology, by the way.)

Of course, today’s critics of technological development want to worry us. Tech isn’t neutral, we hear again and again. These devices are forming us into something less than human and destroying our life in community with one another. Even worse, large-language models are forming a world where the line between human and machines is increasingly indistinguishable.

Yet our modern technological developments have led us to forget that every ancient civilization has faced major technological disruptions of their own. And many of these cultures have left behind wisdom traditions that offer a fresh perspective and settle our worries. Join us in dialogue with the Rev. Dr. Ryan O’Dowd, an Old Testament scholar whose expertise is in wisdom traditions in the Ancient Near East, who will help us reflect on the wisdom of tech.

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Chesterton House Calendar Event: https://chestertonhouse.org/events/the-wisdom-of-technology-why-we-should-not-fear-our-gadgets/