Virtual relationships: Facebook as simulacra

By Caleb | January 22, 2008

There’s an interesting article on The Guardian website about Facebook, in particular the people who run it, and their ideology that drives it. It makes for interesting reading. Talking about Peter Thiel, one of the three board members of Facebook, who is a 40-year-old Silicon Valley venture capitalist and futurist philosopher, it says: His philosophy, […]

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Is romantic love idolatrous?

By Caleb | October 22, 2007

I’ve been thinking about this question, which I saw posed on the Ship of Fools forums. The short answer is: “It can be, but needn’t be”. The difference between Christianity and Buddhism, as I understand it, is that Buddhism teaches detachment, while Christianity teaches the right ordering of our attachments, starting with God. Loving God […]

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