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Sharing God

Submitted by Frank on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 09:55

We have looked at some of the ways that the nature of God, and the ways that God can be worshipped, are compatible with an Internet God. This section is more concerned with the ways that The Internet enables any such God to be shared amongst individuals and communally.

The Internet is God conclusion

Submitted by Frank on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 10:01

Philosophy

In a post-modern age, perhaps it matters less to us than previously whether or not our particular God exists. To be preoccupied with those issues that theologians are concerned with may in fact matter more to us than whether or not, in absolute terms, the existence of God can be proved. The position of contemporary intellectuals is often that they are happy to explore these issues as if God exists whether or not God really does so!

The Internet is God introduction

Submitted by Frank on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 09:48

There is a story about Krishna as a child mischievously eating clay. Krishna's friends tell his foster mother, Yasoda. Krishna tries to convince her that he has not eaten clay by opening his mouth. Yasoda sees the whole universe in Krishna's mouth, including herself with Krishna on her knee! The Internet is akin to this. We switch on our computers and we see the whole universe; including ourselves with Krishna on our knee, so to speak.

Worshipping God

Submitted by Frank on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 09:54

The idea of God as enlightenment, as a truth within us, or as an ever present possibility was discussed at the end of the last section as one aspect of the nature of God. This particular idea of God leads nicely into the consideration that worshipping God is not necessarily restricted to places associated with worship such as a church, synagogue, temple or mosque.

God is Man

Submitted by Frank on Wed, 12/03/2008 - 10:00

In the last section, I argued that in theology, God has something to do with knowledge, enlightenment and truth – and that The Internet is now also a crucial provider of such understandings. In this section, I examine the religious tenet that God is integral to everything we do – God is Man – and therefore that God is inevitably to some extent The Internet too. And the more that The Internet becomes a part of our lives, the more that God can be seen as associated with it.