We’ve been advised,
not to be unequally yoked,
unequally wed.
Yet surely this
admonishment,
isn’t meant,
for us, our computers,
and entertainment—
Where’s the harm,
and where are the vices,
in being married to our devices?
What’s the problem,
and what are the sins,
in mating with new algorithms?
Mixing silicon
into our genetic ocean.
Certainly sounds
like a crazy notion.
Yet man’s progress and ambition,
casts off every inhibition.
So we will inevitably see;
(or already see)
this wedding of the century—
We promise to have,
and to hold them,
wherever we go;
in sickness,
and in health,
forever by our side;
to love,
and cherish,
all that they provide;
and never give our eyes,
to another.
They promise to mold,
and to shape us,
from cradle to the grave;
to conform us,
to data and to speed,
and always to keep us;
preoccupied.
To teach our eyes,
to scan each page,
and to live our days,
in this same way;
to keep us always at the surface,
scattered, and safe,
from any depth.
Now all can view whole worlds,
through a variety of screens;
yet few possess discernment,
to know what any of it means.
A very modern matrimony,
between man and his technology.
The object of man’s devotion,
rules his mind and his emotion.
Leading man into a spiritless union,
and the two shall become one.
~FS
Prayerful Life 