There is a place you can go through life without anyone
knowing who you “really” are. You can do things that
you would normally be totally scared to do as they could
damage your reputation, ability to work, or even cause
you physical harm. Social pressures to be a certain way
or act in a particular way are removed. You have the
freedom to create yourself in anyway you want and
present yourself as any kind of person you want to
be. What would you do? How would you act? What
places would you go?
I am not speaking about a psychological experiment
or even the Internet in general but about a place online
called Second Life. This virtual world allows you to create
yourself in any way you can imagine. So how are people
“living” in this virtual world? Some are making life long
friends who may (or may not) meet in the outside world.
Others are living lives that they feel they can not in the
“real” world. Moral and ethical values (and lack there of)
have moved from the “real” world into this virtual reality.
I’ve even read that Second Life recently had a “terrorist”
attack.
But in this “world” where you can have total anonymity,
there are people who are using this cover to seek out
answers to the spiritual questions that they have. That’s
why its so cool to hear about a church who has decided
that this will be one of their mission fields and have
“bought” 16 acres and “built” a church. LifeChurch.tv
has spent quite a few hours developing a safe environment
for people who are seeking answers to their questions
and are searching for them in this world made of ones
and zeros.
People who are in need of knowing God’s love are every -
where including the “virtual” worlds. If we are to reach
the whole world, these places are to be included.
To know more about Second Life, see Wikipedia’s page.
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For additional Information:
Second Life.
"terrorist" attack.
LifeChurch.tv
Wikipedia's page
see their blog
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