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August 10, 2007
What Atheism and Web 2.0 Have in Common
I heard a quote a while ago and it went something like this:
No one is an atheist for intellectual reasons; they are an atheist for moral reasons.
It was one of those statements that stopped me in my tracks. It’s really an unverifiable statement but I think it just may touch on a profound truth about human nature. Human nature affects all of us, including our pursuits. I believe with anything that we are passionate about, be it a religious or any other human pursuit, it’s worth a few moments of introspection to understand why we are so passionate about it.
Let’s be honest with ourselves. I believe that many of us Gen-X types espouse the whole notion of Web 2.0 for philosophical and moral reasons. I suspect that many of the people reading this are very passionate (dare I say) evangelists of Web 2.0.
Why do we care so much? What does this really represent to us? Why do we argue for it with the same type of vigour as we would a social or political issue? Why do we cherish it as much as we would a favourite piece of music or artwork? Why do we seek to be personally identified with it? Why do we believe in its positive power to change how we relate to one another?
It is only for the chance to be a mover and a shaker in our organization?
Is it the chance to make a lot of money as some Web 2.0 guru?
Is it the chance to contribute in some large or small way to it?
I’d suggest there’s more to it that that.
I was going to try answer that question on my own behalf here but I’m not going to. I think it would thwart a reader’s own depth of introspection.
Who knows? Maybe I’m alone here but I don’t think I am.
And if I’m not, ask yourself this question… why do you believe in Web 2.0?
Posted by Derek Leverington at August 10, 2007 11:42 PM
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