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[ NNSquad ] Catholic Church's "Confession App" Meets Film/TV Sci-Fi!
Catholic Church's "Confession App" Meets Film/TV Sci-Fi!
http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000812.html
Greetings. With word that the Catholic Church has now endorsed
a "confession app" for iPhones and related devices, two trains of
thought immediately occur to me ( http://bit.ly/hX3VTu [New Scientist] ).
First to mind is the potential law enforcement bonanza whenever
searching for Catholic criminals, especially in states like California
where the California Supreme Court has recently granted authorities
access to smartphones and other devices' contents without even needing
a search warrant.
But on the lighter side, I'm also reminded of how film and television
science fiction have approached the topic of "computerized religion"
in their respective genres.
So, here are two very brief clips displaying views of how the future
of religion might transpire. First, let's observe a scene from George
Lucas' "THX 1138" (1971). Then we'll view a more obscure clip, also
from 40 years ago, from the very fine series "The Name of the Game" --
and the only sci-fi episode of the series, titled "L.A. 2017" --
directed by a young Universal staffer named ... Steven Spielberg!
Robert Duvall stars in the first clip, Gene Barry and Sharon Farrell
in the latter. Bonus info: A friend of mine had a speaking role in
that TV episode.
Catholic Church's "Confession App" Meets Film/TV Sci-Fi! -
http://bit.ly/gFQgAL (YouTube / ~2.5 minutes)
--Lauren--
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