Facebook’s “Religious Views” prompt elicits answers from the sublime to the ridiculous, writes William Wan in the Washington Post; but in many cases, it provokes more serious reflection than most users expect from a social networking site:
Amid the endless trivialities of social networking sites—the quotes from Monty Python, the Stephen Colbert for Prez groups, the goofy-but-calculatingly-attractive profile pics—the tiny box has become a surprisingly meaningful pit stop for philosophical inquiry.
Millions have plumbed their innermost thoughts, struggling to sum up their beliefs in roughly 10 words or less. For many, it has led to age-old questions about purpose, the existence of the divine and the meaning of life itself.
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