Mar 27, 2023·edited Mar 27, 2023Liked by Sam Gerrans
Your anecdote about the Mongolians who failed to comprehend the necessity of being integrated into the machine is truly profound. It aptly illustrates the workings of this entire system. In today's "civilized" society, the common person has surrendered themselves to the machine, becoming enslaved by technique. Peace.
Regarding your anecdote concerning the The Lord's Prayer, I am presently looking into the history of long-term debt cancellations and found out that "...and forgive them their debts," in The Lord's Prayer has been mistranslated to "...and forgive them their trespasses (or sins)," from the Greek ὀφειλήματα/ὀφειλέταις (debts/debtors).
The debt "reset" in the past was another technique to ensure social peace and stability. The present day "great reset' due 2030 will involve debt forgiveness in exchange for permanent enslavement with the help of technology (5G, digital ID, UBI, CBDCs etc.)
I have been thinking about this and how it fits with my current world view. Some observations:
- JE was a Christian but wrote his books as a social scientist not as a theologian. Plus he was an academic and wrote like one.
- Without the proper context, I don't believe technique fully explains all of history and where we are now. Your earlier work provides that context.
- Techniques for disseminating propaganda and manage the herd have existed since Fir'awn if not earlier. But technique has been finessed incrementally over time with the help of the scientific method. Technology has allowed technique to be implemented in ways not possible earlier to increase utility, efficiency and most importantly STUPIDITY.
- Technologies such as the printing press and the internet democratized information so technique had to be completely changed from withholding information to inventing lots of it. The democratization did allow the willing "few" around the globe to access the truth, improve upon it and disseminate it further. The quality of information available today pertaining to the Quran and related content that helps to connect the dots is much superior today than it was 20 years ago.
- Technique doesn't itself have any morals. Its those applying it to advance agendas and the herd embracing it to fulfil their base desires that determines its impact on humanity.
- The TGP does provide a solution with the most probable outcome being a complete paradigm shift. But there is a chance, albeit very low, the 'the dominant ones' repent and turn the ship around. In that case, I would argue technique along with technology could potentially be applied to live in accordance with the Suzerain treaty we formed with God.
In a video you’ve done in the past you’ve recommended some books And my favorites from those you have recommended is the imitation of Christ and the desert fathers...
Do you know similar books that are edifying in faith ?
Your anecdote about the Mongolians who failed to comprehend the necessity of being integrated into the machine is truly profound. It aptly illustrates the workings of this entire system. In today's "civilized" society, the common person has surrendered themselves to the machine, becoming enslaved by technique. Peace.
Regarding your anecdote concerning the The Lord's Prayer, I am presently looking into the history of long-term debt cancellations and found out that "...and forgive them their debts," in The Lord's Prayer has been mistranslated to "...and forgive them their trespasses (or sins)," from the Greek ὀφειλήματα/ὀφειλέταις (debts/debtors).
The debt "reset" in the past was another technique to ensure social peace and stability. The present day "great reset' due 2030 will involve debt forgiveness in exchange for permanent enslavement with the help of technology (5G, digital ID, UBI, CBDCs etc.)
Peace
I have been thinking about this and how it fits with my current world view. Some observations:
- JE was a Christian but wrote his books as a social scientist not as a theologian. Plus he was an academic and wrote like one.
- Without the proper context, I don't believe technique fully explains all of history and where we are now. Your earlier work provides that context.
- Techniques for disseminating propaganda and manage the herd have existed since Fir'awn if not earlier. But technique has been finessed incrementally over time with the help of the scientific method. Technology has allowed technique to be implemented in ways not possible earlier to increase utility, efficiency and most importantly STUPIDITY.
- Technologies such as the printing press and the internet democratized information so technique had to be completely changed from withholding information to inventing lots of it. The democratization did allow the willing "few" around the globe to access the truth, improve upon it and disseminate it further. The quality of information available today pertaining to the Quran and related content that helps to connect the dots is much superior today than it was 20 years ago.
- Technique doesn't itself have any morals. Its those applying it to advance agendas and the herd embracing it to fulfil their base desires that determines its impact on humanity.
- The TGP does provide a solution with the most probable outcome being a complete paradigm shift. But there is a chance, albeit very low, the 'the dominant ones' repent and turn the ship around. In that case, I would argue technique along with technology could potentially be applied to live in accordance with the Suzerain treaty we formed with God.
Peace.
Peace,
In a video you’ve done in the past you’ve recommended some books And my favorites from those you have recommended is the imitation of Christ and the desert fathers...
Do you know similar books that are edifying in faith ?
Thank you Sam, for these talks.
A question I have, if I may:
Is Ellul ever saying that 'Technique' is an inevitable outcome in terms of human nature and society?
(I haven't read the two books yet.. 'Propaganda' and 'The Technological Society', though I will)
Just from listening to your interpretation though, this is what I'm wondering.
Was 'Technique' initiated through a choice at some point?
An inevitable path, that started with a choice, related to efficiency?
And if a different choice had been made - obviously the outcome would have been different?
i.e. A mistake was made, that now cannot be undone?