According to at least one survey, atheists are a bit more likely to be open to new technology than religious believers and Christians. This makes some intuitive sense because most atheists in America today have had to consciously break away from traditions -- cultural, political, social, and religious. It's exactly such traditions which can incline a person against being open to change generally, but when a person is open to change generally they should be open to the sorts of changes involved with new technology.
But what about you? Do you consider yourself to be open to new technology -- not merely new gadgets, but entirely new ways of doing things. What I have in mind here, and what I think is most relevant to the context of substantive "change," is things like going all-digital with music, dropping your land-line phone in favor of cell phones, going all-digital with movies, etc.
Use the comments to list what sorts of new technology you have or have not been able to embrace, or experiences with atheists and theists who have easier or harder times embracing new technologies.
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