I don’t like violence. That’s not even a Christian thing – I’ve been like that for many years.
But that’s an intellectual and spiritual response.
Violence doesn’t make me squeamish, which is great – since sometimes violence is the best answer.
That’s why I find myself admiring, laughing at and pitying the poor pager-owners in Lebanon right now.
If you haven’t heard, Israel apparently launched a targeted cyberattack against pagers. Hezbollah operatives like them because they’re “more secure” (ha!) than phones or something.
Well, until the Mossad hacked them all and overloaded the batteries to the point of exploding.
As I Christian, I pray for peace and an end to conflict.
But I’m a bad Christian. If terrorists want to play with violence, then this is what they get.
Plus I have to appreciate this attack from an intellectual standpoint. Since every innocent person uses phones, this was incredibly targeted and effective.
Then again, I can’t laugh too hard. I have two lithium batteries within arm’s reach as I write this…
Once again, the world proves there’s merit in the old ways.
Technology works best when it empowers us to defend the classic virtues, rather than replace them with new vices.
That’s why when you follow this link below, sophisticated networks of computers deliver ancient digital wonders to your device: