Today is Sunday, January 30, 2011. It is also day two without facebook for me. I left off my last post by asking, where is God in all this? Really, is God to be found in cyber? Yes, maybe, and no; these three. You see, I think that answer really depends on the user. One from the outside cannot really say that God is/not present in cyber space, and then proceed to give their reasons based on their individual perspectives. Actually, they can give a reason, but their reason should be invalidated. One simply cannot answer for someone else.

For me, I still subscribe to a traditional understanding of God’s presence. That is, God is ubiquitous (same as omnipresence) – a fancy theological term for “everywhere.” Put another way, God is present in all of existence, everywhere and at all times. Sure we can go on debating various things, such as creation and theodicy, but I won’t go there on this post. Those are much broader topics that deserve extensive writing, rather than a couple of paragraphs.

For me, here and now, whether I choose to acknowledge God’s presence or not is the real trial. How I prioritize God in the order of things may not have to do with confession, creed, or belief, as much as it is about how I do things. It’s not always easy.

Next question I am considering is this, are social networks such as facebook and twitter a religion? I will get back to you with an answer sometimes tomorrow.

I leave you today with this excellent TED Talk. By now you should know that I am a big fan of the TED Talks. I have a bias towards scholarly, well researched and thought out lectures. I think that the mind should always be nourished with excellence, experience, and inspiration.