Religions 'Innovation and Knowledge Management' - Now the Internet

I believe that ‘The Internet is God’ is very closely linked to ‘Innovation and Knowledge management’. This is because religion has historically been the best, most innovative money making business ever invented. ‘Innovation & Knowledge management’ is all about creating greater wealth.

I myself have been to the Vatican, the cathedral of Toledo, Gaudi’s Cathedral, Christchurch and many many more. These are all symbols of vast wealth.

The connection between ‘The Internet is God’ and ‘Innovation and Knowledge Management’ is the speed of human communication.

At the time of Moses, pyramids were built by the Pharaohs organizing their people through hard labour. Each level of people throughout the construction workforce could only know what they needed to know. It was the Pharaohs who directed the communication channels.

Then in the time of Jesus, the Romans ruled their empire using horses and chariots to go from civilization to civilization. They communicated their ideas and mantra to their people and the people they conquered. Thus they were able to bring back external knowledge to Rome for it to be stored and advanced. [Clash of Civilisations, Hungtinton]

From the above two paragraphs a massive change in religion is visible, which is adjacent to the speed of communication. The Romans were vastly more mobile and well structured, compared to the Egyptians. This is due to advancements in technology. In the Old Testament god is vengeful and in the New Testament god is loving and forgiving (The time of Jesus).

St Patrick came to Ireland in the fifth century. He brought Ireland the ability to communicate to a much greater degree with Latin. It was the Catholic Church who housed the literature in Latin. They were able to teach the Irish people. Thus Ireland was named ‘The land of saints and scholars’. Over the proceeding 900 years, Irish monasteries were the store house of knowledge. Ireland was not subjected to civil wars similar to the rest of Europe which enabled the knowledge to remain intact.

Skipping to the last 100 years in Ireland, the Catholic Church educated the Irish people when Ireland gained freedom from the UK. Priests were viewed as saviors and were the most respected people in the country.

It is on record that one of the first ‘printed’ books is ‘The Diamond Sutra’ which is a Buddhist scripture – 888. This was printed in China. In 1440 the printing press was officially invented by Johannes Gutenberg in Mainz, Germany. It is on record that one of the first books to be printed was the bible (1450). A two volume bible was printed in 1452.

It was the religious orders who had the finance to pay for technological advances.

Over the last forty years two Theologians have published their ‘opinions’ which are widely recognised as the most indebt and intelligent available. Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Rahner basically says that all ‘good people’ go to heaven even if they are not baptised. I.e. if they follow the 10 commandments – which is what all accepted religions expect people to do. But, Balthasar puts a different angle on it. He states that people still ‘need the grace of god’. Their opinions were generated over the last 40/50 years through indebt study of religious documents made available to them. Are all ‘dead sea scolls’ available?

Christianity is not dying, it is growing. It is dying in the western world which has good communication (i.e. the internet) and growing in the parts of the world where the religious orders hold the key to communication.

Christianity's answer to ‘I don’t know’ is ‘Faith’.

Now the answer can be founding using the internet. It can be found using Google or semantic search tools.

Coincidence cannot be used as an excuse for religion as David Wilkerson in ‘The cross and the Switchblade’ conveniently takes advantage of.

Priests do seven years study before they can preach. This is not wasted education or knowledge. But their final answer is ‘faith’.

I see an exponential change in the world with the development of the internet enhancing communication to a degree where everybody can have a say, see what is happening and make decisions based on more facts. It is truly the case now with the internet (i.e. ‘oval mapping’ etc is so easily carried out now).

This is not a religious question, it is neither a theological or philosophical question, it is an engineering question.

Two aunts on my mother’s side are nuns. My mother’s brother is a priest (all catholic). My father’s brother claims he is the head of the ‘The church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints’ (Mormons) in Ireland. I come from a background where the teachings of god have been drilled into me.

One of my aunts travels the world on a daily basis bringing the word of god to the ‘less fortunate people’.

Coincidently the first project I was in charge of as an engineer was the design of the building services for the convent of the ‘Pious Disciples of the Divine.

Dear all, can I have your opinion or direction on the above.

Thanks,

Peter Fagan BA BAI MIEI