The Digital Panopticon: the Atheist's Answer for God

In a secular, atheist, materialist society, can you find a basis for morality that does not depend on some version of "Thus says the Lord"?

This article builds on a recent piece of mine working through the theology of privacy. Do yourself a favor and read “Privacy: the Anti-Human Human Right” through first so I don’t have to re-hash it all here.

The algorithm taketh away and the algorithm giveth. In this case, it has provided more fodder for me to chew on, more grist for the mill when it comes to thinking about the meaning of the AI powered surveillance state, otherwise known as the “panopticon,” a term drawn from utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham’s idea for the ideal prison: