Technology that fakes the 'truth'

Guardian Unlimited | Online | Technology that fakes the 'truth': "Rather than believe everything, people will believe nothing. They will then begin to look more for analysis of the news to help them make sense of it and some merging of traditional mass media and (heavily branded) blogging will provide a framework for this to take place: blogging may be an unusually important part of mass media's future."

It's quite a frightening world where you don't really feel you can beleive anything that is shown on video or by any other medium. So much has to be taken on faith. I think that perhaps this article is right in suggesting that the role of trusted gatekeepers becomes even more important.

I once remember a tutor of mine saying that what a wonderful thing it would be if 'the world' knew Cristians to be keepers of confidences. I would apply this here: what if Christians could be tursted to really want and find the truth or at least to say they didn't know ... but I fear it won't happen.