Should Christians Use Google?

[jimmyjimmy]

By using Google, you put money into the pockets of some of the most powerful enemies of the Church of Christ. Isn't it time to find an alternative?

 

[paul1149]

www.duckduckgo.com. Far more privacy, as well.

 

[Go Braves]

Is this really because of your last thread? Most folks don't get their britches in a bunch about Google listing African American inventors in their results for American inventors.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

www.duckduckgo.com. Far more privacy, as well.

Agreed. I stitched about a year ago.

 

[Go Braves]

This forum has ads I often don't find all that compatible with values of the Christian faith. Are you going to stay off it from now on too?

 

[NothingIsImpossible]

We shouldn't do anything really as christians. I am still working on living naked in a cave with fresh water and a place to grow food so nothing gets any help from me so I don't further the devils strength.

 

[nChrist]

Thanks for the information. I'll try duckduckgo, especially since it's on my default list I can choose from.

 

[HereIStand]

Yes, we should. Google manipulates public opinion toward secular causes. I'd like to build my own search engine, only indexing a subset of sites.

 

[jimmyjimmy]

Thanks for the information. I'll try duckduckgo, especially since it's on my default list I can choose from.

Great, Tom

The other thing that Google does is control which goods and services we buy, and from whom. If and when they push a company to the 5th page, they essentially bankrupt and silence them.

 

[Amazing Horse]

Let's not forget who is behind almost every corporation on earth John 14:30 .

Satan to be able to tempt Jesus offering him everything just for bowing down to him needed to own the property that he would give to Jesus otherwise it would not be temptation.

If i offered you 1 000 000 $ for evil job , you would not even take it for consideration to be tempted to do something evil because you know that i don't have 1 000 000$ , however if i showed you first my cash , then you would start thinking about it and be tempted (Matthew 4:8-9).

So if you don't want to use Google , because Satan is behind this , you might aswell not use any other corporation or major factory and starve to death , because most of them you can track back to it's evil roots ( 4 companies control over 150+ corporations) .

 

[paul1149]

Thanks for the information. I'll try duckduckgo, especially since it's on my default list I can choose from.

Also realize that every time you click a link from a google search, the click first goes to google's servers, where it is logged. (The same is true of links within Gmail.) They want to know what you're doing on the web. Then it is redirected to your destination. DDG has none of that.

Also check out the options at DDG. You can skin the page and do other things to personalize it.

 

[brinny]

Thanks for the information. I'll try duckduckgo, especially since it's on my default list I can choose from.

Same here. Just started using it yesterday.

 

[brinny]

Let's not forget who is behind almost every corporation on earth John 14:30 .

Satan to be able to tempt Jesus offering him everything just for bowing down to him needed to own the property that he would give to Jesus otherwise it would not be temptation.

If i offered you 1 000 000 $ for evil job , you would not even take it for consideration to be tempted to do something evil because you know that i don't have 1 000 000$ , however if i showed you first my cash , then you would start thinking about it and be tempted (Matthew 4:8-9).

So if you don't want to use Google , because Satan is behind this , you might aswell not use any other corporation or major factory and starve to death , because most of them you can track back to it's evil roots ( 4 companies control over 150+ corporations) .

i dunno, Google is pretty powerful, my friend, and if they take such liberties to that extent, i'd rather starve them so to speak, and continue on doing the same with the rest of them that are just plain "irksome".

It's worth it.

Love yer avatar, by the way.

 

[brinny]

Yes, we should. Google manipulates public opinion toward secular causes. I'd like to build my own search engine, only indexing a subset of sites.

How would one go about building their own search engine?

 

[HereIStand]

How would one go about building their own search engine?

Mine would be really primitive. A number of companies allow you to rent space on a server for monthly fee. Digital Ocean is one. Then if you wanted to index, say, current news items, you could use an RSS feeds, such as what Reuters offers. Or if you wanted to index CF, use their RSS feed. I would then use a Python script to index and search the RSS feeds, and then use PHP/HTML to display the results in the browser.

 

[brinny]

Mine would be really primitive. A number of companies allow you to rent space on a server for monthly fee. Digital Ocean is one. Then if you wanted to index, say, current news items, you could use an RSS feeds, such as what Reuters offers. Or if you wanted to index CF, use their RSS feed. I would then use a Python script to index and search the RSS feeds, and then use PHP/HTML to display the results in the browser.

Primitive or not, it sounds awesome.

 

[HereIStand]

Primitive or not, it sounds awesome.

Thank you. Appreciate the encouragement.

 

[brinny]

Thank you. Appreciate the encouragement.

innovative thinking and creativity and thinkin' outside da box is always worth encouragement, if not a standing ovation, especially now.



"I wisdom dwell with prudence, and find out knowledge of witty inventions." ~Proverbs 8:12

 

[SkyWriting]

By using Google, you put money into the pockets of some of the most powerful enemies of the Church of Christ. Isn't it time to find an alternative?

Matthew 5:44
"But I say to you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Luke 6:28
bless those who curse you, pray for those who mistreat you.

Matthew 7:12
"In everything, therefore, treat people the same way you want them to treat you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.

Romans 12:14-21
Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse. Rejoice with those who rejoice, and weep with those who weep. Be of the same mind toward one another; do not be haughty in mind, but associate with the lowly Do not be wise in your own estimation.

Luke 6:35
"But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He Himself is kind to ungrateful and evil men.

30 Bible verses about Loving Your Enemies - Knowing Jesus

 

[paul1149]

One other practical tip. You can make DDG the default search engine in your browser, so you can search from the address bar, by adding it in its settings. Use the string https://ac.duckduckgo.com/ac/?q=%s&type=list,
or simply add the DDG extension.