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the internet, does it really matter??

by astra in

jw
friends

hi, i have been following some of the discussions about the internet and jw.

some people think that it seems to make a big difference, that it will seriously reduce wts ranks because people get access to all sorts of information and because they can get in contact with people who maybe have the same doubts and thoughts as themselves.. but how big a difference do you think that the net is making?

how many people do you think have withdrawns from jw because of infomation or contact achieved over the net?.

astra

Ok you've convinced me that the internet does seem to make a difference - maybe mostly due to what individuals wife (i think) said about the concern of the soceity being reflected in the literature etc..

But hmm I am still pretty much in doubt as to whether the Net will be able to substantially reduce the WTS ranks. Not because I doubt what you say, but as maybe Mad Apostate said, you have to want to get the information, if you don't it can be right in front of your nose and you just don't see it and then it doesn't make a difference.

Also, as this guy from the Society I talked to said, people use filter programs, and maybe they can make filter programs that filter out the apostate sites and forums. So there might be ways in which they can actually control how we use the Net, where we go and all...

What do you think?? did you ever use filter programs??

Astra

I think that (as someone say)

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the internet, does it really matter??

by astra in

jw
friends

hi, i have been following some of the discussions about the internet and jw.

some people think that it seems to make a big difference, that it will seriously reduce wts ranks because people get access to all sorts of information and because they can get in contact with people who maybe have the same doubts and thoughts as themselves.. but how big a difference do you think that the net is making?

how many people do you think have withdrawns from jw because of infomation or contact achieved over the net?.

astra

yes yes i know it is true for people who use these groups that the internet is a powerful eye-opener.

But maybe it is just us, mayby we are a very small minority of people who actually are affected by the Net. We just think that it is everyone because we chat to each other and we all have this experience.

But how many people, how large part of the Congregations do you think
actually use the Net this way and are influenced by it?? Maybe just a few - or what are your experiences?

astra
how representative do you think we are of the common witness??

22

the internet, does it really matter??

by astra in

jw
friends

hi, i have been following some of the discussions about the internet and jw.

some people think that it seems to make a big difference, that it will seriously reduce wts ranks because people get access to all sorts of information and because they can get in contact with people who maybe have the same doubts and thoughts as themselves.. but how big a difference do you think that the net is making?

how many people do you think have withdrawns from jw because of infomation or contact achieved over the net?.

astra

hi, i have been following some of the discussions about the internet and JW. Some people think that it seems to make a big difference, that it will seriously reduce WTS ranks because people get access to all sorts of information and because they can get in contact with people who maybe have the same doubts and thoughts as themselves.

But how big a difference do you think that the Net is making? How many people do you think have withdrawns from JW because of infomation or contact achieved over the Net?

The reason why I ask is that I talked to this JW guy yesterday, and he said that the Internet has not changed JW a bit. Is that true, what are your experiences??