s06e59 | The God-Shaped Machine, with New Polity's Marc Barnes

Marc Barnes, a podcast host and writer from New Polity, joins the show to discuss technology, reality, and spirituality. The conversation covers the problems highlighted in 'The Anatomy of Melancholy,' the ambiguity of technology, the role of emojis in communication, reliance on technology in medicine, parallels between tyranny and technology, virtue signaling in consumer goods, the church's perspective on atheists, the significance of godparenting in Christianity, and a deep dive into the historical and societal factors shaping our understanding of gender.