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Originally Posted by mrmistoffelees
Sounds like Dr. Ranj needs to pipe down then
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This mornings Thought For The Day was by Brian Draper who is an Associate Lecturer of the London Institute of Contemporary Christianity.
Mr Draper believes that it's sad that it's taken the death of a child to spark the debate about whether children should have non child smartphones.
Over half of 13 year old reported seeing hard-core msyoginistic material on social media and the earlier a child gets a phone, the higher the chances of them suffering from depression & anxiety. Their childhood ends the minute they get a smartphone because it distracts them from drawing, reading and playing.
He found himself apologising to his son and explaining that he just didn't know how addictive the technology would be when he first got one. His son responded that his generation needed a year away in the mountains to detox and learn how to live again.
He went on to say that this where the spiritual question kicks in because it's not just about damage limitation. The onus is on adults to lead a way back to life ourselves by limiting our own digital overconsumption now that we know the effects and learning to live well within & without our technology.
Lent starts next week when Christians recall Jesus going into the desert for 40 days to a place beyond distraction to work out what life in it's fullness really meant.
He has started small by banishing phones in his bedroom. As a Christian his source is God, but whatever one believes in, it's worth asking what is the source of my life, love, energy, joy if it's not a phone? What gets me up in the morning? What was I made for?