Great talk, Josh! I love the Innovation Bargain diagram, too! Very much in line with what I've read and heard from Andy Crouch. Excellent reflections, thanks!
"In the biblical account of reality, humans exist to glorify and love God, and to serve as His special representatives and co-rulers in creation. Human inventions should help towards achieving those ends, extending our abilities, and mitigating the effects of the Fall. Wanting to replace ourselves with our devices assumes that humanity is the central problem of the world that needs to be solved.
Humanity is not a problem to be solved. Technology is good but needs a telos—a purpose for existing. That purpose cannot be to replace, transcend, or circumvent God’s good design for human beings."
Kia ora (Hello!) from down under in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, in Aotearoa | New Zealand (NZ). I'm delighted to discover your 'Back to the future' blog, because that's the title of my presentation for next week's NZ Association of Gerontology 'Ageing Together' Conference in Ōtepoti | Dunedin! I'll be focusing on the contested health impacts of NZ 'Operation Grapple' nuclear test veterans - and shall be referencing your blog in an opening slide that includes your Innovation Bargain diagram to explore the relevance of the title. You can check out the Abstract here, if you're interested - it's #28 at the bottom of Page 3 in the Table of Contents, with the full abstract on page 37: https://gerontology.org.nz/assets/2025-Conference/NZAG_2025_Ageing-Together_Handbook.pdf Ngā mihi nui | Many greetings nā | from Judy.
I am so glad my son was educated at HMC by people like you.
Great talk, Josh! I love the Innovation Bargain diagram, too! Very much in line with what I've read and heard from Andy Crouch. Excellent reflections, thanks!
Thanks, Dave!
"In the biblical account of reality, humans exist to glorify and love God, and to serve as His special representatives and co-rulers in creation. Human inventions should help towards achieving those ends, extending our abilities, and mitigating the effects of the Fall. Wanting to replace ourselves with our devices assumes that humanity is the central problem of the world that needs to be solved.
Humanity is not a problem to be solved. Technology is good but needs a telos—a purpose for existing. That purpose cannot be to replace, transcend, or circumvent God’s good design for human beings."
John Stonestreet, The Colson Center
Well said! Thanks for sharing, Carol Ann.
Kia ora (Hello!) from down under in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, in Aotearoa | New Zealand (NZ). I'm delighted to discover your 'Back to the future' blog, because that's the title of my presentation for next week's NZ Association of Gerontology 'Ageing Together' Conference in Ōtepoti | Dunedin! I'll be focusing on the contested health impacts of NZ 'Operation Grapple' nuclear test veterans - and shall be referencing your blog in an opening slide that includes your Innovation Bargain diagram to explore the relevance of the title. You can check out the Abstract here, if you're interested - it's #28 at the bottom of Page 3 in the Table of Contents, with the full abstract on page 37: https://gerontology.org.nz/assets/2025-Conference/NZAG_2025_Ageing-Together_Handbook.pdf Ngā mihi nui | Many greetings nā | from Judy.