by JimmyPage 23 Replies latest jw friends
Absolutely , there is for more negative information on the Net than there is certainly positive, the inter-net is the biggest stumbling blockade going
in the history of the WTS. and the JWS. Since most modern industrialized countries have the inter-net in their homes now, self investigation
is probable and most likely.
:Is the internet hurting new JW recruits?
I certainly hope so.
Farkel
If someone came to your door with a religious message and you were attracted to it, would you immediately google the religion and find out its pros and cons?
Yes, I would. If I wonder about something, I Google it, even if I am only mildly interested. For example, the other day I watched one of the Granada shows "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes," and I wondere what else Jeremy Brett starred in. Then I looked up his movies on imdb.com, then saw this quote he said about Maggie Smith. Then I looked up her info and checked out some of the older movies she had been in.
I was only mildly interested in Jeremy Brett's old movies, and I spent a good 20 minutes checking it out on the Internet. I do the same for anything remotely more important. I would certainly do so before joining a religion.
Of course, not everyone is internet-savvy... but those people are rapidly dwindling.
Here are some stats from http://www.internetworldstats.com/stats.htm:
WORLD INTERNET USAGE AND POPULATION STATISTICS | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
World Regions | Population | Internet Users | Internet Users | Penetration | Users | Users |
997,269,930 | 4,514,400 | 64,153,900 | 6.4 % | 1,321.1 % | 3.9 % | |
3,822,428,903 | 114,304,000 | 700,863,930 | 18.3 % | 513.2 % | 42.1 % | |
803,490,338 | 105,096,093 | 402,380,474 | 50.1 % | 282.9 % | 24.2 % | |
202,138,516 | 3,284,800 | 47,964,146 | 23.7 % | 1,360.2 % | 2.9 % | |
340,831,819 | 108,096,800 | 251,735,500 | 73.9 % | 132.9 % | 15.1 % | |
588,614,046 | 18,068,919 | 175,834,439 | 29.9 % | 873.1 % | 10.6 % | |
34,853,867 | 7,620,480 | 20,838,019 | 59.8 % | 173.4 % | 1.3 % | |
WORLD TOTAL | 6,789,627,419 | 360,985,492 | 1,663,770,408 | 24.5 % | 360.9 % | 100.0 % |
NOTES: (1) Internet Usage and World Population Statistics are for June 30, 2009. (2) CLICK on each world region name for detailed regional usage information. (3) Demographic (Population) numbers are based on data from theUS Census Bureau. (4) Internet usage information comes from data published byNielsen Online, by theInternational Telecommunications Union, byGfK, local Regulators and other reliable sources. (5) For definitions, disclaimer, and navigation help, please refer to theSite Surfing Guide. (6) Information in this site may be cited, giving the due credit towww.internetworldstats.com. Copyright © 2001 - 2009, Miniwatts Marketing Group. All rights reserved worldwide. | ||||||
I wouldn't be attracted to it. If i were to feel attracted to it, i'd go to the doctor & ask for an MRI scan of my brain.
It`s not helping!..
......................LOL!!...OUTLAW
I google everything I am interested in: movies, deals, consumer goods, health advice, etc.
I especially google things that sound too good to be true: diets, toxicity removal, financial advice.
Of course I would google any religion that peaked my interests, same as anything else.
Unfortunately many naive or weak minded lonely people may not check the internet. Some elderly people may not even have a computer. In spite of that I do think the balance turns out in our favor.
villabolo
when i first got in contact with jehovahs witness i ran it through google. first hit was watchtower.org and darn, i think they are doing themselves a disfavour by making it so hard to navigate/find out what its all about (really. try to go to watchtower.org and you wont know jehovahs witnesses is a printing company designed to designate information. they ought to hire the guy who did scientologys page). the second hit was wikipedia and then it kind of went downhill with my spirituallity...
The wacktower website is not really set up to answer any questions- inquiring minds are not sought out for JW membership!
Yup!
