SMITCHing

With his famous, "I think, therefore I am.", Descarte changed the intellectual landscape of Western Civilization. No longer was the Church the sole arbiter of truth. No longer did divine revelation constitute the source of truth. Instead, skepticism had begun its reign. It's been a long run. From the intellectual salons of Enlightenment Europe to the "show me" attitude of 21st century Missourians, we trust only that which we can verify. Doubt is our guard, and it keeps us from error. Yesterday , I began to wonder if his rule is crumbling. I attended  New Wine, New Wineskins conference entitled Worship in the Matrix . The event focused on the intersection of worship and technology. The featured speaker was a fine scholar from Calvin College, Quentin Schultze . He gave a plenary talk on the influence of technology in our society and its impact on the church. It was funny, informative, and deeply disturbing. At the heart of his talk was the assumption th...