TECH AGNOSTIC

An urgently needed exploration of global technology worship and a measured case for skepticism and agnosticism as a way of life from the New York Times bestselling author of Good without God Today s technology has overtaken religion as the chief influence on twenty first century life and community In Tech Agnostic Harvard and MIT s influential humanist chaplain Greg Epstein explores what it means to be a critical thinker with respect to this new faith Encouraging readers to reassert their common humanity beyond the seductive sheen of tech this book argues for tech agnosticism not worship as a way of life Without suggesting we return to a mythical pre tech past Epstein shows why we must maintain a freethinking critical perspective toward innovation until it proves itself worthy of our faith or not Epstein asks probing questions that center humanity at the heart of engineering Who profits from an uncritical faith in technology How can we remedy technology s problems while retaining its benefits Showing how unbelief has always served humanity Epstein revisits the historical apostates skeptics mystics Cassandras heretics and whistleblowers who embody the tech reformation we desperately need He argues that we must learn how to collectively demand that