In sum, we\u2019ve always canceled social transgressors. We\u2019ve always been drawn to simple answers to complex questions. We\u2019ve always been susceptible to emotional manipulation. What is new is the speed with which vast volumes of information\u2014true and false, balanced and distorted\u2014can be generated with such astonishing ease. This trend only magnifies tendencies to which we are already prone. Gradually remade by the devices that mesmerize us, we become less and less willing to listen, less and less tolerant of dissent, less and less able to engage constructively and charitably with others in pursuit of a common good.<\/p>\n
In recent years, writers across the spectrum have noted the detrimental effect of social media on our politics and connected political dysfunction to a larger epistemic crisis. Christian observers like Stetzer and Daniel Darling are among those examining how social media is corrupting Christian witness. What distinguishes Kristian is the sheer comprehensiveness of her examination and, above all, her demonstration that the knowledge crisis may harm the church even more than democracy.<\/p>\n
At the heart of Untrustworthy is a clarion call for Christians to awaken to how this crisis is wreaking havoc on our churches and tarnishing our testimony. Kristian grieves over the division of churches; the estrangement of families; and, most poignantly, her pain while watching helplessly as a Christian colleague succumbed to the power of \u201cfearmongering falsehoods.\u201d When we can\u2019t agree on basic facts, conversation becomes futile, intimate connection impossible, and real Christian community unattainable. \u201cIf we can\u2019t talk to one another,\u201d Kristian asks plaintively, \u201chow do we worship together?\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cOur epistemology is a mess\u2014and we don\u2019t even know we have an epistemology.\u201d<\/p>\n Important read from: — Logan Smith (@logansmith86) October 11, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n
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