Seeing as Passover has started and Easter is right on it's way I figured i'd post up a little news about Second Life that I read the other day. Now I can't believe this is happening.....but it's just one example of how Second Life is starting to become more and more of a social place like the Metaverse (from Snow Crash).
So what's been going on in Second Life? Here's a brief summary from the article:
In the real world, Palm Sunday began the Christian holy week that leads believers into the Easter story of salvation through Christ. Monday night, Jews celebrate Passover's ceremonial Seder meal, retelling the story of God freeing the Israelites from bondage in Egypt.
Meanwhile, in Second Life, avatars (animated characters that serve as users' "in-world" identities) will join in online prayer and praise.
Wherever the human imagination goes, so goes the spirit. Second Life is now also opening windows on religious and spiritual expression. Theologians and philosophers may debate the authenticity of religious life online, but out on the Internet faith frontier, believers are too busy to listen.
This week, Second Life will feature Easter events and Passover celebrations, as well as the usual meditation meet-ups, Muslim prayers and legions of gatherings for spiritual freelancers.
To me that's pretty interesting. I can't believe people would celebrate a religious holiday online with internet buddies or pray in a digital mosque.....but it's happening. Soon people will be spending all of their time on Second Life and be focusing more on that than the real world. I hope it doesn't happen soon.
source: USA Today article
Would anybody reading this try praying online?
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