Cyber Souls
12 12 2005
Unmediated blog posted this exceptional blurb about tele-praying over the internet. It raises many questions. On the one hand, I can see this leading toward online marketing schemes, unleashing a new breed of religious ‘fundraising.’
This also raised a more interesting question about the nature of the online space. Can there be a ‘holy’ space online? In what ways can that space be created: through typing rituals and chants in virtual rooms? Perhaps the confession will take place in a private chat space with a religious official? Read along sacred texts with annotations. Email favorite passages to friends and share in the pure light of the computer screen.
*Picture: http://www.flickr.com/photos/mortsan/46475821/
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