.:The Internet Produces A Global Village Of Village Idiots:.       The Internet •Humans created Internet, in the 20th Century. •Internet, sometimes called simply "the Net, " is a worldwide system of computer networks. •Internet is a global village. •Internet allows us to obtain a lot of information, and of course, this includes junks. •Internet created a bunch of idiots, namely, humans with weak-thinking ability. (Why?)       Knowledge People learn a lot of things through the Internet. Internet is a great information archive, and it is something interactive, not passive (therefore, “overload of opinions” occurred) But nowadays, due to the rely on internet, humans can’t ever issue their own opinions and statements. "The problem with the global village is all the global village idiots." - P. Ginsparg Internet should be something that is interactive, but not passive.       Ethics, Etiquette and Junks Technology is also the latest fetish of moral evasion. People use technology wrongly without certain ethics. (ie. Surfing porn, intruding one’s system and etc.) People act in the way they like, without certain etiquette, and this leads to misconduction. (ie. Using inappropriate language, spamming) People do not have the knowledge of filtering information, ergo, they absorb everything from the net. (ie. Junks, gossips, etc.)       Metaphysic Technology makes humans relax. Therefore, they forget about their relation with God (maybe you should say, mystification). Humans are able to do everything and prove a lot of things by using science. Humans cannot prove the existence of God. But it does not mean we have to give up. Science is something below metaphysic. It cannot reach the level and it also exists as one thing to against mystification (They say it is not true as a result of failure in finding the proofs). The author said these, because he wanted us to think (as to develop our mind) besides of busying our life.       Conclusion> •Do not be an idiot. •Use Internet correctly, effectively, beneficially. •Do not forget about internet etiquette. •Do not forget that Internet, technology, and science are just some small parts of our life. •Therefore, do not rely too much on them.     Site Best Viewed In 1024x768 Computers In Society, Group G ® 2003