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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