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Jim Jordan talks about the "Enoch Factor" - the "Enoch" being the son after whom Cain named the first city (Gen 4:17).
Jim's point: In the Bible, the wicked make cultural and technical progress before the righteous do. Cain's descendants innovate - they build cities, mine metals, invent musical instruments, domesticate animals.
Yet this is by the Lord's design: As the Proverb says, the wealth of the wicked is stored up for the righteous.
Another way to state the Enoch pattern: Our technical progress outruns our maturity. We invent things long before we know how to use them well.
The upshot: Expect new technologies to be abused, and don't panic. Cain won't control the technologies forever.
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