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SAMANTHA BATEY <s-batey@melvin.silas.unsw.edu.au> wrote:

>It seems that it is easier to access the Internet,
>than for under-age kids to get into "R" rated films.
>They can access the net, withou their 
>parents knowledge or consent, and can then search for whatever they 
>like.  One problem with our society is that morals have become 
>irrelevant, we think that anything and everything is 
>OK, because it provides us with pleasure.  Nobody is considering the 
>long term destructive damage which this freedom to all sorts of 
>information is going to cause.

The Internet contains a massive amount of information
covering the full diversity of knowledge. The usefulness of
this vast distribution of information is immense.

The Internet is an uncontrolled, world-wide network of
computers. The information on the Internet can not be
censored by authorities. The only way to censor the
information on the Internet is to prohibit access to the
Internet.

Every day the use of the Internet generates immense
benefits. Prohibiting access to the Internet would eliminate
those benefits. That would be immoral.

Freedom is dangerous. Personal responsibility is an
important moral principle. Adults must take personal
responsibility for the information they access. Parents must
take responsibility for the information their children
access.

Morals have not become irrelevant. The increasing reach of
modern communications means that morals must now be focussed
back to individuals. We can no longer realistically expect
authorities to look after our morals for us.

Freedom is dangerous. Use it wisely and enjoy the benefits.

Michael Wines.