Comments on: Virtual virtues http://livingos.com/2007/10/01/virtual-virtues/ Tim's blog on anything from this week's lectionary, to open source software like WordPress Thu, 20 Nov 2008 12:02:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Neal Locke http://livingos.com/2007/10/01/virtual-virtues/#comment-514 Neal Locke Tue, 23 Oct 2007 20:18:49 +0000 http://www.livingos.com/2007/10/01/virtual-virtues/#comment-514 I've been following the progress of Second Life for awhile now, and am really intrigued. I'd love to be part of it all, but (sadly) it requires more graphics hardware than my ancient Linux-powered Laptop will support. From what I've read and seen about SL, it's residents seem to have the typical "We like spirituality/Jesus, but we hate the church" kind of attitude that is prevalent in postmodern society. It strikes me as similar to the early days of the U.S.A., when many of the "founding fathers" were (contrary to popular revisionist evangelical history) adamant about the separation of church and state, and wary of churches becoming part of the "establishment." Makes me wonder if SL is the New Frontier of our generation. I’ve been following the progress of Second Life for awhile now, and am really intrigued. I’d love to be part of it all, but (sadly) it requires more graphics hardware than my ancient Linux-powered Laptop will support.

From what I’ve read and seen about SL, it’s residents seem to have the typical “We like spirituality/Jesus, but we hate the church” kind of attitude that is prevalent in postmodern society.

It strikes me as similar to the early days of the U.S.A., when many of the “founding fathers” were (contrary to popular revisionist evangelical history) adamant about the separation of church and state, and wary of churches becoming part of the “establishment.”

Makes me wonder if SL is the New Frontier of our generation.

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