 The Orthodox Jewish community is known mostly by its rules. Everybody's wearing a black hat and a black coat or you can't do certain things on the Sabbath. But they also have a lot of reasoning behind those rules and a lot of thought about how we live our lives. And part of everybody's lives now is the internet. And so I'm at a rally here just to talk about the internet. There's 42,000 people gathered here in Citi Field. And obviously the internet means a lot to me because I'm spending a year without it. And I'm just trying to understand. And that's as far as I can tell what these guys are doing. So, we'll see what I learn. The internet can get really distracting, you know what I'm saying? So that's why we human beings, God created us with different things that we can't always trust ourselves to control ourselves. You know what I'm saying? People unfortunately can't trust themselves to control themselves on everything in life. So that's why we feel very comfortable with people we trust to watch us and help protect us, serve God the right way. So we can do what we got to do while we're here. And we'll do it together, extra strength. This is about how the technology affects our children and the future for generations. To affect the open world, how the Orthodox community looks at that. That's what this event is about. I don't use it, I don't work right now. We understand we have our parents and other people, our friends and others that do have it and do what it's supposed to work. And it's hard to work without that. Whoever has it and needs it, it should be correctly for him. And that's why the rabbonim will say and guide us the real way of that. He sees what it's doing to him. He's talking about me right now. He's fully aware of the advantages. He's a certified car-carrying techie. But he also realizes what he's losing out because of the internet. And he's kicking the habit for a year. And of course he's going to be blogging, he's not blogging about it, but he's going to be posting on the verge.com website. His exploits and how he's surviving. But you know, the last I checked, Paul Miller is not an Orthodox Jew, may not be Jewish at all. Paul Miller is right here. Whoa! This is unbelievable. I would really love to talk to you. This was not a set up. That was really, really played really well. Thank you. I'm not Orthodox Jew, no. What we're looking to do here really is, you know, making a cost-benefit analysis. Saying, are social networking sites, are they undermining my sense of human dignity, of privacy? Are they pandering to my worst instincts when I get on the comment section of a blog, of a website? Are they turning me into something that I don't realize after I finish furiously typing off my latest furious screed at anything and everything? These are basic human values. These are things that a secular humanist should be able to immediately relate to. You know, the bottom line is that we're fully cognizant and we welcome the blessings of technology into our lives, the way that it saves lives, lengthens lives, and makes our lives more convenient. But again, I come back to that theme of cost-benefit analysis. Can you encourage me in any way? You got yourself a library card, did you not? And by the way, I found it fascinating that on the first comment string after you announced it, it devolved into a whole lengthy discussion of theology. Guys going back and forth, Christians, atheists, etc., etc. I found it fascinating how you accomplished something. You got a serious conversation on theology started by people who normally wouldn't come within, wouldn't touch that stuff with a ten-foot pole. I just found, you know, just the unintended effects of what you've done and the courage of what you've done, you know, were really fascinating to me. But again, yeah, I mean, just stop and smell the flowers. I mean, really just use the opportunity of this year to do the basic human things, to take hold of the basic human joys of life.
 The Orthodox Jewish community is known mostly by its rules.
 Everybody's wearing a black hat and a black coat or you can't do certain things on the Sabbath.
 But they also have a lot of reasoning behind those rules and a lot of thought about how we live our lives.
 And part of everybody's lives now is the internet.
 And so I'm at a rally here just to talk about the internet.
 There's 42,000 people gathered here in Citi Field.
 And obviously the internet means a lot to me because I'm spending a year without it.
 And I'm just trying to understand.
 And that's as far as I can tell what these guys are doing.
 So, we'll see what I learn.
 The internet can get really distracting, you know what I'm saying?
 So that's why we human beings, God created us with different things that we can't always trust ourselves to control ourselves.
 You know what I'm saying?
 People unfortunately can't trust themselves to control themselves on everything in life.
 So that's why we feel very comfortable with people we trust to watch us and help protect us, serve God the right way.
 So we can do what we got to do while we're here.
 And we'll do it together, extra strength.
 This is about how the technology affects our children and the future for generations.
 To affect the open world, how the Orthodox community looks at that.
 That's what this event is about.
 I don't use it, I don't work right now.
 We understand we have our parents and other people, our friends and others that do have it and do what it's supposed to work.
 And it's hard to work without that.
 Whoever has it and needs it, it should be correctly for him.
 And that's why the rabbonim will say and guide us the real way of that.
 He sees what it's doing to him.
 He's talking about me right now.
 He's fully aware of the advantages.
 He's a certified car-carrying techie.
 But he also realizes what he's losing out because of the internet.
 And he's kicking the habit for a year.
 And of course he's going to be blogging, he's not blogging about it, but he's going to be posting on the verge.com website.
 His exploits and how he's surviving.
 But you know, the last I checked, Paul Miller is not an Orthodox Jew, may not be Jewish at all.
 Paul Miller is right here.
 Whoa!
 This is unbelievable.
 I would really love to talk to you.
 This was not a set up.
 That was really, really played really well.
 Thank you.
 I'm not Orthodox Jew, no.
 What we're looking to do here really is, you know, making a cost-benefit analysis.
 Saying, are social networking sites, are they undermining my sense of human dignity, of privacy?
 Are they pandering to my worst instincts when I get on the comment section of a blog, of a website?
 Are they turning me into something that I don't realize after I finish furiously typing off my latest furious screed at anything and everything?
 These are basic human values.
 These are things that a secular humanist should be able to immediately relate to.
 You know, the bottom line is that we're fully cognizant and we welcome the blessings of technology into our lives,
 the way that it saves lives, lengthens lives, and makes our lives more convenient.
 But again, I come back to that theme of cost-benefit analysis.
 Can you encourage me in any way?
 You got yourself a library card, did you not?
 And by the way, I found it fascinating that on the first comment string after you announced it,
 it devolved into a whole lengthy discussion of theology.
 Guys going back and forth, Christians, atheists, etc., etc.
 I found it fascinating how you accomplished something.
 You got a serious conversation on theology started by people who normally wouldn't come within, wouldn't touch that stuff with a ten-foot pole.
 I just found, you know, just the unintended effects of what you've done and the courage of what you've done,
 you know, were really fascinating to me.
 But again, yeah, I mean, just stop and smell the flowers.
 I mean, really just use the opportunity of this year to do the basic human things, to take hold of the basic human joys of life.