"To 'muse' means to reflect and ponder; put an 'a' in front of it and you have the absence of reflection. Amusement is a way of boredom-avoidance through external stimulation that fails to exercise our minds. It's mere diversion. It is a kind of performance-enhancing drug for an attention-deficit society. 'Amusement' is appealing because we don't have to think; it spares us the fear and anxiety that might otherwise prey on our thoughts. In the context of worship, amusement is a waste of time and a waste of life, and therefore a form of sin... To arrest someone's attention, on the other hand, is to cause them to sit up and take notice."
- John Ortberg
HT: Out or Ur
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