Articles by Keith Plummer
AI Promises Intimacy but Delivers Isolation
I’ve now added her most recent volume, Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines. Like Turkle’s other books, it got an asterisk. Turkle is a clinical psychologist, professor of the social studies of science and technology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), and the founding director of the Initiative on Technology and Self. For close to 40 years, she’s been researching and writing about the personal and societal effects of computer technologies.
Review: ‘The Anxious Generation’ by Jonathan Haidt
This book almost wasn’t. At least, it’s not the book Jonathan Haidt originally intended to write. It was going to be only the first chapter of a book exploring another subject—the destructive effects of social media on American democracy. However, the more he researched, the more aware he became of the depth and extent of the adolescent mental health crisis. This was not just an American phenomenon but one that was evident in many western nations.
What Can We Do With Doubt and Disconnection? with Keith Plummer on Apple Podcasts
Rebecca McLaughlin is joined by Keith Plummer to discuss how we can model the love of Jesus to others online and how to engage in embodied community.
Love Is the Greatest Apologetic
Editors’ note: “How to Help Our Neighbors Meet Jesus” is a series that asks notable thinkers and theologians to answer this question: “What is the most important thing the church must do right now to help our neighbors trust Jesus for their salvation?” It’s absolutely vital for the church to practice demonstrable love, particularly between its members. This may be the most powerful motive for our neighbors to trust Jesus.
Are Miracles Illogical?
Many who adhere to philosophical naturalism or materialism call claims that supernatural events occurred in the past (and are possible today) illogical because of their pre-commitment to a view of the world that precludes anything that transcends nature. They equate being rational with holding to some form of naturalism and therefore conclude that any claim that contradicts naturalism is irrational. But this is fallacious.
Is Proverbs 3:5–6 about Finding the Will of God? - The Aquila Report
Concerning the significance of the imagery of a “path” in Proverbs 3:6, Friesen writes: The noun “path” is frequently employed in the Psalms and Proverbs. But it does not have the idea of an individual will of God. Hebrew writers use it to describe the general course or fortunes of life (see Proverbs 4:18–19; 15:19). “Trust in the LORD with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
We Won’t Miss Anything in the New Creation
Jesus’ teaching that those who will be resurrected to eternal life “neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like angels in heaven” (Matt. 22:30) has often led to wonder (and/or panic) about what embodied existence without one of the greatest of physical pleasures humanity knows will be like. In the 1980s, a beer manufacturer ran a series of television commercials designed to appeal to outdoorsmen.
Must We Choose between Winning the Argument and Winning the Person?
The word “win” together with the word “argument” evokes, in the minds of many, images of an adversarial, hostile, and competitive encounter, a fight to the finish with a victor and a vanquished, a belittling gloater and one shamefully gloated over. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Some people are uncomfortable with the third use of the Columbo Tactic(using questions to help people see flaws and inconsistencies in their thinking).
Must We Choose between Winning the Argument and Winning the Person?
Some people are uncomfortable with the third use of the Columbo Tactic (using questions to help people see flaws and inconsistencies in their thinking). They might see it as being necessarily contentious, aggressive, and driven by a prideful desire to best the person with whom they’re talking.
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