The Jeff Cavins Show (Your Catholic Bible Study Podcast) The Art of Learning and Deep Fat Fridays
Jun 3, 2022
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Deep Thinking Is Becoming Scarce
- Jeff Cavins observes modern life and tech have eroded our capacity for deep study and sustained intellectual work.
- He links past rigorous learning (Harvard Great Books) to a lost discipline many adults now struggle to maintain.
Data Floods Outpace Our Capacity
- Cavins quantifies the explosion of global data to show how overwhelming information has become.
- He argues this flood of trivial content makes sustained meditation and synthesis nearly impossible.
Vatican II Foretold Modern Distractedness
- Cavins cites Vatican II (Gaudium et Spes) warning that rapid cultural change distorts values and thinking.
- He uses the council to show today's tech-driven complexity was foreseen and threatens discerning truth.