Death and Life are in the Power of the Tongue

The author of this quote neglects to explain what the Biblical teachings on speech are, so I can't really comment in any knowledgeable fashion... but I'll see what I can say... **** Well, I think Thumper said it better; "If you can't say somethin' nice, don't say nothin' at all." I'm not sure if the author is trying to say, in as gentle and non-aggressive way as possible, that the internet and other media are evil, and will lead us astray. "The flood of words unleashed in our society by the constantly expanding communications media need not carry us along like a floating log." Is this basically saying that a) new words are bad and b) the media will lead us into temptation, as it were? Words are the greatest communication tool that nature gave us. The ability to communicate in such a complex manner sets us above all other beasts currently inhabiting this little planet. It is why we are so proliferate, why we are so 'advanced.' Of course, words can be used for good or bad. This is not a Christian concept alone, but one that can be shown to be something very important in early Judaic teaching. However, it is also found in early myth and religious teaching from civilisations and cultures from the same time period across the Near and Middle East. Words were used in magic. If you knew the right words then you could use magical spells, to do harm OR good, and become very powerful. No wonder using the correct words, the correct language was important to early Israelites. So yes, in a way, the author is right in saying that many conflicts, many problems, can be solved (or avoided) using the correct words, saying (and writing) the correct things. However, claiming that today's forms of communicating across vast distances (of educating and passing on information) are 'bad' is a fallacy... especially if they are using the internet etc, to get their message across. Chose your words carefully, as they say.