Faith 2.0 Keynote speech: Catherine Wybourne

The RSA in association with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation presents the Faith 2.0 conference.

Keynote speech: Catherine Wybourne, Holy Trinity Monastery

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• religion
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• faith
• community
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• internet
• Tony Blair
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• RSA

[theRSAorg]

The RSA is an independent, secular organisation which encourages discourse and debate and as a secular organisation does not endorse any particular views put forward.

[trebleshooting]

@psychokilla6669 Part of the beauty of organizations like the RSA is that they present you with information that may be considered controversial so that you can draw your own personal conclusions about that information, and perhaps alter your own perception of viewpoints which you do not share. You clearly came into this whole experience with a closed mind; if you are unwilling to open your mind to other opinions, perhaps it's best that you've unsubscribed.

[felpaluche]

Super speech

[EikC]

@Suph373

The bible's the big book of multiple choice. For example: Do you turn the other cheek, or do you bring Jesus' enemies before him, and slaughter them as he commanded? As far as God and Science goes - Science is the enemy of God because religion always puts their God(s) in the gap. Where there is thunder, for example, that could be the sound of Thor's chariot riding across the sky. Science continually fills these holes, and rejects the concept of faith, and so... they natural enemies.

[thoughtadventure]

I think the warning about "instant experts" is a good one. I see a great tendency today to think quickly, but not deeply.

[TomFynn]

@Suph373 “And when has spiritual thought ever been bad for someone?"

Um, when the thought is "God wills it" and gets people to fly planes into buildings or press the switch on their bulky vests?

And as for the lessons religions teaches...the basic tenet ” be excellent to each other” is one that most people sooner or later stumble upon, spiritual or no. Anyway I would always be wary around people who say they are nice to me bc God told them to. Never know when God will tell them otherwise...

[Xetrill]

Sorry but it is quite impossible for me to take you - or anyone - seriously when you say you prey [to an imaginary guy in the sky].

[jenyik]

She's done her homework, yet some viewers are having nun of it ;-)

I can only commend her efforts to keep up-to-date with real life that's becoming increasingly virtual

[Suph373]

Non-religious people always seems like dicks to me. I know you don't believe in the bible or anything like that (understandable), but some of the lessons religion teaches are really good, and should be taught. And when has spiritual thought ever been bad for someone?

I was in a catholic school as a kid, and I don't recall being brainwashed at all. I listen to authority, but object when I think its wrong. I wish I hated science enough to twist facts to sound bad, but I say thank God for science.

[korzoable]

"I don't want virtual God, I want real God"

LOL what a irony

[Duo1]

I don't see the controversy here. An online church with a dedicated forum, twitter, and facebook accounts. So what's the big deal?

I mean there are video game sites and other websites that are specific to a certain audience.

[mm1979dk]

WTF? who let the idiots on the internet???