The Spiritual Importance of Twitter - #religion #technology


	The Spiritual Importance of Twitter - #religion #technology

JICWyllie

8-6-2009 6:16 AM

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1-innovation, 1-self signifying, 1-spirituality, 1-technology, 2-change, 2-trend, 3-reported, 4-intl

JICWyllie says:

On the way to Teillard de Chardin's 'noosphere' and H G Well's World Mind? There is no doubt that another level of reflective consciousness is being introduced. Whether it leads to more enlightenment or more confusion remains to be seen.

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