Pope Benedict addressed the crowd on Palm Sunday saying that man will pay the price for his pride if he believes technology can give him the powers of god. I think he is right that any man believing he is god is bound to have a high fall when reality kicks in.
However, with atheism on the rise the social constraints that the fear of the ever watching God has had on society and especially anti-social behaviour, social media can provide a splendid replacement. It's not in the way that social media can become something people worship as a divine force nor as a means to gain godly powers. Social media is the perfect replacement where the fear of God is lost, as the uncontrollable force that is always watching. What happens in Vegas is not just something you need to confront your god with when you go across, but something you need to confront your friends and family with as it is not only seen by god, but also by anyone with access to YouTube, FourSquare, Twitter, Facebook and Google. There's no postponing the consequences of that till the after life!
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