Following your Substack has been a great source of joy, edification, and inspiration for many, Cormac! The silent sound of these blogs has gone out all the way to Torrance, CA. The name "Cormac" will certainly be added to our prayer lists and the προσκομιδή, which will inevitably lead to a conversation about Saint Cormac, of whom many were unaware of before your recent post (belated Χρόνια πολλά!). Thank you for everything you do. Blessed fast and Παναγία μαζι σου!
“You control it with a Samsung smartphone. I would never consent to this, but my dad’s a different person.”
This is the kind of ethical/moral issue around tech that we’re all going to be facing increasingly. Most people can entirely sympathize with a medical or therapeutic use of technology, yet sometimes those uses drift into general use. Do we draw lines? Do we formulate principles? It’s a conversation that’s sorely lacking.
Thank you for the comment. I think the only solution is for individuals to pursue virtue, acknowledge shortcomings, and be more accepting of the natural consequences of those shortcomings. Technologies, pharmaceuticals, and social habits harmful to our well-being gain traction the less willing persons are to endure pain for the sake of spiritual rectification. That's not anything we can control ultimately on the level of policy. We can only pray and preach.
Following your Substack has been a great source of joy, edification, and inspiration for many, Cormac! The silent sound of these blogs has gone out all the way to Torrance, CA. The name "Cormac" will certainly be added to our prayer lists and the προσκομιδή, which will inevitably lead to a conversation about Saint Cormac, of whom many were unaware of before your recent post (belated Χρόνια πολλά!). Thank you for everything you do. Blessed fast and Παναγία μαζι σου!
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“You control it with a Samsung smartphone. I would never consent to this, but my dad’s a different person.”
This is the kind of ethical/moral issue around tech that we’re all going to be facing increasingly. Most people can entirely sympathize with a medical or therapeutic use of technology, yet sometimes those uses drift into general use. Do we draw lines? Do we formulate principles? It’s a conversation that’s sorely lacking.
Thank you for the comment. I think the only solution is for individuals to pursue virtue, acknowledge shortcomings, and be more accepting of the natural consequences of those shortcomings. Technologies, pharmaceuticals, and social habits harmful to our well-being gain traction the less willing persons are to endure pain for the sake of spiritual rectification. That's not anything we can control ultimately on the level of policy. We can only pray and preach.
Keeping you and your family in my prayers, Cormac.
You have my prayers for you and you family.
All love.
Thank you all for your love and prayers.