Theos-Talk Archives (November 1999 Message tt00016)

And Pokemon just 1 week.




RAMADOSS@eden.com wrote:

> Here is some interesting info.
>
> How long it took inventions to reach 10 million housholds.
>
> Telephone   ---           38 yrs
> Fax            ---           22 yrs
> Cable TV    ---           25 yrs
> Cell Phones -              9 yrs
> VCRs          -              9 yrs
> Personal Computers -- 7 yrs
>
> Internet                    -- 4 yrs
>
> While thesophists may be interested in "Ancient" Wisdom, and some may not
> understand or avoid Internet and want to mimick the living conditions in
> Tibet, the fact of the matter is modern technology should be fully utilised
> to make theosophy reach as many people as possible.
>
> I suppose there may be many greying lurking undecided skeptics of Internet.
> There appears to be many "theosophists" who may think or imagine they are
> closer to the being initiates, on the way to adeptship and who care less or
> do not understand Internet. Hopefully the statistics may make them think
> and meditate to find out what Internet can do for theosophy, do it quickly.
>
> mkr
>
>
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