America Today: Trump, Death & Our Phone Fetish
5/14 Smartphones: The Fetish of Scientism
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n.An object that is believed to have magical or spiritual powers, especially such an object associated with animistic or shamanistic religious practices.
n.An object of unreasonably excessive attention or reverence.
We say we love our phones but do they love us back?
What is it we hope to get from them that we are willing to shut out the world, walk into people, sprain our ankle, ruin our eyesight and generally let our lives be curated by others rather than experience them?
Michael D. Haltenberger has been teaching Religion at Hunter College for over ten years. He created and continues to teach the Seminar on Religion and Science as well as courses on Religion and Psychology and Religious Experience.
Held: Saturdays, April 16, April 30, & May 14
From: 7:30pm – 9:30pm
At: Little Urban Community, Crown Heights, Brooklyn
Cost: $30; or $12 for single
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