![]() ![]() The author presents a cogent case for our changing brains. Tribalism and triviality reign - and the effects on culture are troubling. ![]() While originally penned in 1985, Postman’s thesis is proven to be accurate is most people in the west are drowning in a sea of information and have nothing to show for it. A nod of approval is given to Neil Postman’s classic work, Amusing Ourselves to Death. Nothing is surprising here but the accumulated evidence that is presented is overwhelming. ![]() Part one examines the sources of our sickness. This is what the world desperately needs us to be. It’s a plan for stabilizing a sick society by making Christians wiser: God-fearing, trustworthy truth-tellers and truth-livers. McCracken anchors the purpose of the book in the mind of his readers: The author passionately argues that “we need a better diet of knowledge ad better habits of information intake.” The ultimate aim of the book is to present a strategy for developing wisdom. ![]() In the end, this tragic turn of events has led many to jettison the path of wisdom.īrett McCracken address this epistemological shift in his book, The Wisdom Pyramid. A subtle erosion has set in and rendered people incapable of thinking Christianly. The rise of social media and the internet is slowly chipping away at the evangelical mind. ![]()
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