www.andrewmackay.net: » ipod http://www.andrewmackay.net in search of inspiration, laughs, and great reads Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:45 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Technology and Tradition http://www.andrewmackay.net/2009/07/technology-and-tradition/ http://www.andrewmackay.net/2009/07/technology-and-tradition/#comments Tue, 14 Jul 2009 11:00:49 +0000 andrew mackay http://andrewmackay.wordpress.com/?p=212 A while back, I read a post over at Challies. For those of you who don’t know, Tim Challies is a ridiculously popular blogger. He’s also a Canadian like myself. We also share a lot of the same beliefs about the world and God.

He recently did a series of posts called “Don’t Take Your iPod to Church.” I enjoyed the second post in particular. In that post, Tim addresses some of the problems with using an interactive, hyperlinked and ADHD friendly device for studying a seriously important book.

I’m inclined to agree, dear reader. I’m also inclined to think that maybe there’s an application for the rest of the reading we do. Not that I’m coming out against electronic reading formats in general. But perhaps, as Mr. Challies says, there’s something good about a medium that isn’t inherently distracting. Your thoughts?

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