i have heard a lot of nonsense about banning the internet etc.. etc... and the evils of the internet ..blah..blah .. blah. ... well folks the internet is a fact not a choice. we all need to access it whether we want to or not. we need it for work , we need it for keeping up with health issues, bank issues and personal issues. i use the word need because we need it. i will also agree that the internet can be used for good and evil just like anything else.
i think that i have read more divrei torah since i have had internet access than before i had internet access. i think that the religious discourse that goes on on blogs only strengthens the jewish people and not the opposite. if you really believe that the torah is true and you are truly observant then the bad that is on the internet is not going to tempt you so much. i for one am not a gadol hador and i do not go to any internet sites of improperness . in this sea of fools i have finally heard the voice of reason by rabbi manis friedman. i have included this link "We're Stronger than the Internet". i am not lubavitch, but i totally agree with his reasoning. my favorite line is where he says that improper thoughts can pop into one's head randomly so that does not mean one shuts off their brain.
i agree that we all have to be careful with the internet, but it really is more good than bad.
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I thought the Assifa was people finally accepting the fact that it the internet exists and what to do about it. I thought we were passed the banning state.
Yeah, think you are right I just haven't heard much about the actual outcome of the asifa which is why I did not directly mention the asifa.
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