Tech is a religion

Some think we might be losing our faith as church attendance is dwindling. We might be seeking solace and wisdom in another place. The way some of us look to science and technology bears a lot of semblance of religious faith. Looking around I even wonder if our faith in technology, not technology itself, might even constitute as a religion.

The role of technology today was a mere fantasy a few years ago. And even though we all use it most of us barely know how it truly works. Only a small number of people, a select group of the nerds and geeks, truly understand the path it might lead down and dare make predictions. The rest of us, the masses, are likely to follow any utopian or dystopian predictions. In some ways we follow the words of tech and get lost in consumerism or doom scenarios and have trouble thinking about other paths that might exist.

Both tech and religion have the potential to be both good and bad, utopian and dystopian. Both can be used to bring us together or drive us apart. Think about the help offered to those in need and ease with which the masses could be influenced.

The fault is neither with religion nor technology, the fault lies with us. The moment we stop being critical we lose sight of what really matters.

Occasionally we should just stop and wonder; “Am I doing right?”