tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post113820307398369207..comments2024-01-28T03:39:57.181-06:00Comments on Sean Michael Lucas: The Spiritual Dangers of BloggingSean Michael Lucashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06911661966197928859noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20132153.post-1156467775450232952006-08-24T20:02:00.000-05:002006-08-24T20:02:00.000-05:00Dr. Lucas, I too have wondered about the question ...Dr. Lucas, I too have wondered about the question of the blogosphere and authority. At the time I began my thinking there was only the Internet to contend with. The blogosphere, though, makes the issue even more important as it is so much easier to self-publish than it was even 5 years ago.<BR/><BR/>In addition to interpersonal harm and sinfulness, discussions of the truth and doctrine can now be infinitely nuanced (and hence present much nuanced error as well). It is as if the latent postmodernism of our culture has been given a voice. <BR/><BR/>In this sense, to ignore the blogosphere and the Internet would be simply to choose not to listen to interact with these voices. To interact, though, sometimes seems to me like a bewildering and disheartening endeavor.<BR/><BR/>Therefore, it is encouraging to see people like you who have ecclesiastical and institutional authority participate in this medium. If nothing else, it can help in fostering authenticity, for which the younger culture so longs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com