We affirm that technology is an expression of our human creativity and our task of benevolently ruling creation as God’s image bearers.
However, technology is powerful both for good and evil. Further, technologies are not neutral, but reshape the world according to values and biases embedded in them. The speed of technological innovations far outpaces our ability to anticipate and evaluate their impact.
Therefore, we call on technological innovators and users to think beyond novelty and efficiency, and to shape and choose our future based on the human, social, relational and spiritual impact of the technology we create.
Thesis Background
Our world is being remade by the digital revolution, faster than our social norms can keep up, let alone ethical or spiritual reflection. Between the utopian technocracy dreamed of by Silicon Valley and a reactionary rejection of the digital world, we must find a way to navigate an uncertain future of our making or unmaking.
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