Gender neutral Microsoft Word

This other day I was typing up a few thoughts in which I twice used the word “forefather.” I was typing in Microsoft Word 2016. In both places Word gave me the blue wavy underline that suggests a possible error in word choice. I find it interesting that Word suggests I change “forefather” to “ancestor.”

Anyone ever noticed anything like this when using Word? Is this a case of the owners/builders of this program promoting gender neutrality? Seems it might be.

Dangers of the Internet

In "Computers: Their Use and Abuse," Shaun Willcock points out some of the dangers the internet* poses:

* Firstly, it is a threat to your time.  How easily, how quickly, it can become all-absorbing, and before you know it you have idled away hours of precious time.

* Secondly, it is a place of great temptation. Well over half the world’s internet use is for accessing pornography. The devastating effects of porn are wreaking havoc across all societies.

* Thirdly, it is riddled with false doctrine and false religion...Not every website is sound. Not every “fact” is truly a fact.  It is astounding how gullible people are.

* Fourthly,...it can so easily cause an absolute information overload...They are constantly taking in information. Their heads swirl with information. They never relax. 

* which he also points out can be an amazing and wonderful tool