internet is better than books

Hi! I am glad that you have decided to debate with me :) I would like to state that the internet is a source of information, that can be used according to an individual's desire. From this I mean that the internet is like a book that contains a lot of information, and the sole purpose of the internet is to supply us with information. It is a person's decision whether to use it, and to make use of it. We research, find out about things, and learn what is necessary. The internet can be helpful to find out about conversion units, or the geography of the earth, or other maths calculation, and the internet gives you access to all that information, so that we can sieve out the information we need. Imagine if the internet did not exit. We are more likely to use books or other sources of information. The internet just makes it all easier, and less time consuming. I also strongly disagree with you statement about the internet causing a decrease in young people's desire to access information. The internet has undoubtedly made young people curious by providing them with videos, documentaries and pictures. Being a 14 year old student, my opinion is that internet is a time conserving savior, through which we can gain unlimited access of information about whatever we are curious about. I do partially agree with your statement on the unreliability of the internet. It is true that the information on the internet can be inaccurate and opinionated, but if researched properly I think that in spite of being unreliable, internet can provide us with up-to-date data. It offers information on the most recent discoveries and inventions, the latest cars or other products and about the contemporary incidents and happenings all around the world. However once a book is published, any recent findings cannot be added to it. There are always new developments in the field of health, science, technology and politics that the library simply cannot keep up with. Therefore, the internet can provide us with the latest news about our modern day developments and can be dependable only if used properly by checking the sources of a particular website. Again linking to my previous argument, the internet should be used wisely. I think through practice, we might be able to differentiate the websites that are reliable, and useful to us. Browsing for certain news sites on the internet, is equivalent to watching news on the television. extremely reliable news sites like CNN and BBC have websites, that provide equally useful information. Moreover, a lot of paper is wasted in the creation of books and magazines. Deforestation, being one of the greatest threats that humans are facing today, is increased by the production of paper in books. A few sheets of paper could be worth one tree. Hence the number of trees is reducing day by day. Obviously, trees are vital for our living as they are the natural producers of food. Deforestation not only causes scarcity of food and other resources, but also results in the rise of the earth"s temperature, causing global warming. In contrast to books, modern technology like mobile phones, computers or tablets does not harm the environment to a very great extent. In the case of computers the energy used is electricity, which is renewable and can be created again and again. The internet is a huge database, and more information can be adjoined into it, very easily. However books are created from sheets of paper, and if the number of books increase, then the level of deforestation can increase correspondingly. To reduce the destruction of the earth"s forests by deforestation, paper should be recycled and not wasted. Instead it is much easier to use the help of modern technology that functions with the help of renewable energy, which does not have a great impact on nature. Therefore modern electronics has made it possible to overcome a huge problem to the environment. The internet has various other uses too, like currency conversion, translating languages, and also ways to contact people from all around the world. Imagine a world without internet; we wont be having fun debating right now! Looking forward to your reply, :)