Thursday, November 19, 2009

We are more than an IP address

One of the most alluring entrapments the Internet provides is its ability to make our curious inquiries anonymous. We can search for anything, or be anyone without apparent damage to the integrity of our own external identity. I believe we need to consider more than our public reputation when surfing the Internet. We need to take into account the residual effect that malicious content leaves on our minds and hearts. The brain is an amazing memory bank, and almost all experiences we have, including the ones our nameless selves participate in leave an imprint, for better or for worse. We owe it to ourselves, our friends and family, and most of all to our God, who knows our eternal identity, to steer clear of the scarifying influence that dangerous material on the Internet can inflict on our souls.

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