2010 Ligonier Natl Pre-Conf - "Is Google Making Us Stupid?"

This conference, titled "Christian Communication in a Hypersocial World" acknowledges that every day we communicate through various media. From the invention of Gutenberg's printing press in the fifteenth century to the rise of the internet in the late twentieth century, throughout history societies have invented new forms of media in order to communicate more efficiently.

In this segment of our Pre-Conference Question & Answer session, Al Mohler answers the question, "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" To see the complete Q&A session, or the other lectures from the entire conference, go to http://www.ligonier.org/learn/conferences/tough-questions-christians-face-201...

We hope this teaching will help equip Christians, young and old, to think biblically about new media and how to use new media for their own purposes, for the edification of the church, and for the kingdom of God.

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[MRKetter81]

Knowledge is less revered because it's more accessible. That doesn't equate a dummying down. It simply means the value on what comes out of someone's mouth has less weight.

Intellectual bullying is a joke now and when people think they're losing their self importance then they assume things are falling apart, because their ego can't keep up with any disregard anyone might have for their "vastly superior intellect".

[MRKetter81]

People think if you go back in time then you found more value for being an intellectual... well that's true in part because no one could afford the cost of becoming one. You needed to be a part of the right social class and if you weren't... you were lucky to have a job.

Then if you wanted an answer to a question it would have to go unanswered until you came across the proper resources... now a days just type in to a search engine and you at least have something to grasp at first.

[venusinleo1]

"...can't listen to more than 3-6 minutes without expecting a commercial break..." commercial :)

[MRKetter81]

eh... I understand the point, but... Reasoning things out takes time. Books are helpful depending on the subject, but can sometimes be excessive. It might be thorough to dive in to every aspect of a subject to make a point, but the brain does get warn out. I'd say information is learned in different ways. I tend to learn some subjects better when I hear them from speakers.. I can hear tension in the voice... I can make out emotional tension. I don't get that from texts.

[DarthVaderShadow]

I like Mohler's humility in what could easily be a bragging point for intellectuals.

[jeffdking]

Given the very last sentence of this clip, it is ironic that the clip is just 4 minutes long.

[timeforcute]

It's true, good thing the video is less than 4 minutes long, hahaha.

[Canlander7]

I never liked fiction books. I was always into history and facts.