In favor: University of Malaya network has narrowed the distance between people.
Objection: The University of Macau network makes people more alienated.
President: Has the Internet brought people closer or has it brought people closer? This is also the theme of our debate today. According to the results of the pre-competition lottery, the University of Malaya holds the view that "the internet has brought people closer", while the University of Macau holds the view that "the internet has alienated people". The first stage is presentation and argumentation, and each side has three minutes to present its views. First of all, please welcome the support for the debate. (Applause)
A positive statement: in the past, people were far apart, but now people can meet each other across thousands of miles of network. In the past, even in a small country with few people, people were still isolated from each other. Now people and thousands of miles can get married. Hello, ladies and gentlemen! A network is a communication thread composed of e-mail. Its appearance makes people have another communication channel besides direct conversation. Its appearance has changed people's concern about quantity and quality, bringing them closer. From a macro point of view, it means that the global human beings reduce barriers and increase understanding. From the microscopic point of view, it refers to an emotional change between people from scratch and from shallow to deep. Therefore, today, the other party must demonstrate that the emergence of the Internet has increased the gap between people and established various barriers to turn good friends against each other, so that the other party's position can be established. We will demonstrate our position from two levels. First of all, the appearance of the Internet makes it easy for people to communicate. Whether it is culture, education or science and technology, all information can flow quickly on the Internet. At this time, we should not only ask, when all medical experts enjoy their vitality through the Internet and make friendly efforts for patient Julie, how can other debaters say that the Internet has further alienated people? From the floods in East China to the Chinese tragedy in Indonesia to the Kosovo crisis, human beings all over the world have carried forward the spirit of mutual help and friendship through the Internet, showing mutual concern. In terms of personal contact, the Internet has reduced the limitations of human time and space, allowing them to freely strengthen personal contact. Today, we study abroad, but we can get in touch with our families in a snap of our fingers. Secondly, the Internet provides a broad communication space for people to make friends by phone, and people can find intimate friends online, whether in culture, education or technology. Standing in this corner of history, standing at the crossroads of history, we look back and see that the network is to make people closer and more familiar. PRESIDENT: Thank you, Mr HO. Thank you! Let's invite Zhang Ying, the opponent, to state his views for 3 minutes.
The opponent's defense: Hello, Chairman and Judge! First of all, the just side argued that our view is that "the Internet makes people more alienated", so she asked us to demonstrate how friends turned against each other. What does this have to do with alienation? Please don't exaggerate the debate. Secondly, the other debater said that she had never been to Macao and could get some information about Macao from the Internet, but I haven't seen you. How can we close the distance through the network? Just now, the other party's argument was eloquent, which just showed you the speed and convenience of information exchange on the Internet. However, interpersonal relationship tells us that the communication between people mainly includes emotional communication and information exchange, and most of the communication on the Internet is information exchange at present, but we all know that the so-called closeness and alienation mainly refer to the closeness of interpersonal relationship and thoughts and feelings, so how can the Internet shoulder the heavy responsibility? Marx said well that the criticism of weapons cannot replace the weapon of criticism. The network is just a tool invented by human beings, which really facilitates the long-distance communication of human beings. However, we can't become admirers of the internet, thinking that with it, we can get a panacea to narrow the distance between people. Judging from the influence of the internet on people in recent years, it has not only failed to narrow the distance between people, but has alienated people even more. We never deny that the Internet provides a convenient way for people's transportation. But many people are addicted to man-machine communication, ignoring direct face-to-face communication in real life. How can your email compare with the kindness that you personally brush chopsticks to wash dishes, wipe back and rub shoulders for your parents? How can the difference between online friends be compared with "Peach Blossom Pond is deeper than thousands of feet, not as good as Wang Lun"? How can online lovers' greetings compare with the poetry of "willow shoots on the moon, people meet after dusk"? Finally, judging from the problems existing in the network, today's network has not yet formed a set of mature network ethics and network laws and regulations to restrain and standardize it. Many people wear masks on the Internet, and they probably get messages from one or more masked people. There is a famous saying circulating on the Internet-"I don't know if you are a dog". Isn't this a vivid portrayal of online life? You can talk nonsense about anything on the irresponsible network. The internet has become a sticky net. How can we bring people closer? Therefore, we must be more aware that the network without human rational constraints can only bring emotional alienation to people. Thank you! (Applause)