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I think the main point of this article addressed the topic of disembodiment through the internet. When a person is online, it is just that person and the screen. You can be whoever you want to be on the internet. You can choose to be who you are, but you don’t have to be. This reminds me of the discussion in class about internet as heaven. It is supposed to be a perfect space, just like heaven. But, on the other hand, its fake. If you’re not being who you are, its almost dishonest.

Another interesting point this article made was the confliction between knowledge and information. The internet is filled with information, but not necessarily knowledge. This relates to religion, in a way. Religion is supposed to be a quest for knowledge, at least in my opinion. The internet has all this information about religions, but just because you read it, doesn’t mean you necessarily know it.