I was jawboning with a fellow at the local archery range one day last summer, he's not a close friend, but a good and decent man that I like and have a respect for, knowing a little about his history and the admirable way that he has handled his troubles. Anyway, somehow the gabfest wandered on to computers, not my strong suit but I do try to keep up, when out of no where he says the "internet is evil". I was a bit taken aback and he went on with "I know evil when I see it and its evil"! Now our range is a beautiful woodland setting with hills, gullies, springs and even a swamp. Its the kind of place that when your in it, you almost instinctively lower your voice, like you were in a grand cathedral during service, sort of a natural reverence, I go there for the feeling of wholeness I get as much as to shoot countless arrows and walk around, not to argue, especially the esoterics of the internet and its relationship to good and evil. So after a bit of assessment, I just looked him in the eye and in a voice that I thought was reflective of the feelings I have for our surroundings said, well John, I suppose one could look at it that way, but for me its just a tool no different than the most basic of technologies like fire or a hammer, both of which bring us many good things, both of which can be abused for what might be considered evil purposes. Its kind of like saying life is unfair. Heck, life isn't fair, or unfair for that matter, its what happens, only people can possibly possess those traits, exulted or base as they may be. It rains on the just and the unjust, you can make shelter or curse your lot in life, that's the beauty of free will. That was the totality of my somewhat muted rant and I think he realized that was the end of my side of the conversation. I still see him from time to time and enjoy his company and like to think he still enjoys mine. Hope that makes some kind of sense.
Robby
