Good morning and happy Monday, digital neighbors across Locals and Substack. I hope you all had a wonderful weekend. I was very blessed in the ordinariness of mine, and I can’t ask for much more than good worship, good friends, and beautiful weather. A few quotes about technology for your Monday morning. Technology is one of those neutral but dangerous realities. My thoughts always return to the first hominid who was curious about fire rather than terrified. Whoever that individual or those souls were, they began a game-changing relationship with reality. We no longer merely existed in the world like most other creatures—we could shape it to aid our living. Even more than the other creatures that use tools, we used tools to make tools. Well, enough pondering about our ancestors, fire, and ancient technology. On to a few quotes for your Monday.
It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity. — Albert Einstein
Everybody gets so much information all day long that they lose their common sense. — Gertrude Stein
The march of science and technology does not imply growing intellectual complexity in the lives of most people. It often means the opposite. — Thomas Sowell
Soon silence will have passed into legend. Man has turned his back on silence. Day after day he invents machines and devices that increase noise and distract humanity from the essence of life, contemplation, meditation. — Jean Arp
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Today marks the three hundred and thirtieth birthday of the Frenchman François-Marie Arouet, better known by his nom de plume, Voltaire (1694-1778).
Born into a bourgeois family during the reign of Louis XIV, the “Sun King” (r. 1643-1715), Voltaire suffered tragedy at a young age when his mother died. Never close with his father or brother, Voltaire exhibited a rebellious attitude toward authority from his youth. His brilliant mind was fostered in the care of the Society of Jesus, who introduced him to the joys of literature and theater. Despite his later criticisms against the Church, Voltaire, throughout his life, fondly recalled his dedicated Jesuit teachers.
Although he spent time as a civil servant in the French embassy to the Hague, Voltaire’s main love was writing—an endeavor where he excelled in various genres, including poetry, which led to his appointment as the royal court poet for King Louis XV. Widely recognized as one of the greatest French writers, and even hyperbolically referred to by ...
Happy National Best Friends Day Y'all!
I strongly suggest combining celebrations for this with National Name Your Poison Day and National Jelly-Filled Doughnut Day. Think I'll have to wash a custard doughnut down with a cold beer later.
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