Monday, July 26, 2010

Magic of Technology

"Even technology participates in magic, for it is the extension of our magic wands". That quote from page 59 of "Everything you ever wanted to know about Heaven ... but never dreamed of asking" by Peter Kreeft.

Just think about how the Greeks and Romans would have reacted to a video camera - it would be supernatural and a sign from the Gods - magical.

Fast forward 2000 years and video/audio wrist watches Dick Tracy were envisioned- so the imagination contemplated what is now available today - not magic just extensions of 1950's technology. Star Trek envisioned "beam me up" and the Holodeck virtual reality and today we have supersonic transport and 3-D TV.

What would you call magic today?

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