OPINION
We have more access to information than any generation before us, and it shows. We are full of opinions on just about any topic, yet the information at our finger tips has barely changed us. Easy access to information gradually trains us to believe that we are a wealth of knowledge and that we can answer any question. We would do well to recognize that access to information is not the same as formative knowledge or wisdom.
The modern technological world delivers much data that is difficult to sift through, validate, and then reflect and internalize. This last step is what helps to form our worldview, develop wisdom, and define character. In other words, we skim instead of study, resulting in shallow paradigms and inconsistent perspectives. We collect opinions without developing the wisdom required to under gird those positions. We maintain a real detachment to knowledge and never truly experience robust personal growth and intellectual maturity.
