i no longer use the word "internet" when someone asked where did you find that or read that
i tell jw to do their research at the "Library"
for those of us who have been jw for years we fully understand how the wt demonizes words
case in point is College- if you are a jw from the 60's-late 80's the mere mention of the word college invoked the thought of greed, showy display of ones means of life, to proud to do manual labor like jesus, trying to carve a nich in the old system, not content, strving after the wind, storing up treasues on earth and the list goes on and on
the wt has successfully demonized the word college, that is why wt does not use the word "College"
instead they use "Supplimentary education" who in the Hell every refers to a 2 yr or 4 yr college as gettting suplimentary education, but since the wt had already demonized the word College/degree/university, higher education they could no longer use those terms
well many of us back on the ole H2O site discussed how the wt would NOT TELL IT;S members not to use the net instead they would just Demonize it- so the mere mention of the word at a gathering or in a group having a conversation would invoke in all who hear the word
"This person has been looking at Porn and Apostate sites"
so i rarely if every tell a jw to do research on the INTERNET
in fact many here have commented about how they could be on a roll with a jw and as soon as they say INTERNET the jw puts on a big grin, rubs his belly and says "Oh you got that info about jw from the INTERNET"
SO IN the mind of the jw all that you have said previously he was in full agreement with once you told him the source ALL CREDITBILTY WAS OUT THE WINDow MATTERS not if the info was true all that matters in his mind is YOU GOT IT FROM THE INTERNET
so your post is right on time in that more former jw need to improve on thier techniques
we have all watch here on the net how many realize they blew it when they tried to unload both barrels on Uncle Fred and he just shut them down - now making it almost impossible to get that chance again-
i often find that many former jw didn't learn anything while in wt or they have forgetten how effective it was one-
in wt we always made sure that we kept the householder talking by asking questions and listening to them give answers to that we didn't give a Rats A$$ about, but we kept them talking and thinking that we were really interested in thier views or opinions, yea right-
point being that techniques can work both ways for something negative like wt or something postivive that allows one to start on the road of thinking for themselves instead of the Boys in Writing
doing all thier thinking for them