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BONEWORKS: VR and the dangers of technological gnosticism

Contemplations

Warning: this article contains spoilers for the video games BONEWORKS and Duck Season.

We live in a world in which people are becoming increasingly alienated from one another. Social media is driving people apart, the COVID-19 crisis encouraged people to stop seeing one another in real life, and at the same time virtual reality is gaining in popularity.

As someone who’s trying to regain a true sense of community in the real world, VR should be the last place I should be spending my time in.… Read more

Narcissists are (already) in hell – From a secular to a Christian perspective

Contemplations

Scroll to the bottom of the page for the audio version of the article.

A few years ago, I suddenly had to deal with an onslaught of attacks from people with a personality disorder that psychologists call pathological narcissism. Even if you are not familiar with the scientific literature on the subject, you should have an idea of what kind of person it is referring to. If not, let me try to explain.

What is a narcissist?

Narcissists are those toxic people in your life that will repeatedly commit inexplicable acts of bullying, emotional manipulation and gaslighting, causing waves of suffering wherever they go.… Read more