Chapter 234: Human Nature is Good and Evil

Different from the flood of advertisements in later generations, this kind of on-site situational "advertising" was seen for the first time in the Great Song Dynasty, and the audience not only hated it, but watched it with relish. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE怂 ļ½‰ļ½Žļ½†ļ½

"Interesting, interesting!" Li Li exclaimed: "The way it is displayed in this way, simple and straightforward, is even more impressive, wonderful, wonderful!"

"One hundred and fifty runs. Qian Xuepeng replied coldly.

"Huh?"

"These two acts of 'live advertising' totaled 150 yuan of 'advertising fees'. Qian Xuepeng's father is the director of the Legal Regulation Hall of the Criminal Department, and he often has official dealings with Shang Chengxing, who is a guarantee intermediary business, so he can know these insider stories.

Li Li couldn't help but be speechless: "One hundred and fifty yuan...... Just two acts?"

"Heh, don't be too expensive, Shang Chengxing has performed such two plays, and if Han Mozhai just hangs a banner in the center of the venue, it will cost 260 times. ā€

"Two hundred...... Sixty runs?" Li Li was stunned when she heard this: "Isn't it a great benefit for the "Bianjing Journal" to hold a debate competition?"

Qian Xuepeng nodded and smiled: "Who said it wasn't, this Marquis of An Guowen is not good at making ink, but it is good to do business." ā€

Just as they were whispering, Yu Mao struck the gong three more times.

Shao Zhong said loudly: "Today, our editorial department is fortunate to invite Lord Ge Mincai, a waiter from the Ministry of Rites, to serve as a judge. Master Ge has always been righteous and insistent, and last year he participated in 216 copies of the performance, and was presented with a plaque of 'Ge 200' inscribed by the official royal pen. The fact that Mr. Ge will serve as the judge shows the fairness of this debate competition!"

After speaking, everyone applauded, and Ge Min stood up, turned around and arched his hand towards the audience.

Li Li asked Qian Xuepeng, "He is your uncle?"

"Hmm. ā€

"The plaque inscribed by the official royal pen is really a supreme honor. In his tone, there was undisguised envy.

Qian Xuepeng disagreed: "There are more than 200 copies of the table a year, and the official family is also annoyed with him, right?"

"You've got a bit of a bad word for him. ā€

"He's not your average tough. ā€

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On the podium, eight debaters slowly sat on either side.

"At this moment, I would like to introduce to you the pros and cons who participated in this debate. Shao Zhong compared to the right and said, "On my right hand is the representative of the square, the first is Su Shi, the second is Chen Yu, and the third is Tian Zhaohai." Further to the left, he also compared, and said: "On my left, there are representatives of the opposing side: the first is Sheng Yuhui, the second is Gu Weiye, and the third is Jiang Chang."

"The topic of this debate is 'human nature is inherently good,' and the opposing side's position is 'human nature is inherently evil'. The first "Bianjing Xiaokan" debate competition has officially begun!"

Yu Mao rang the gong again just in time.

Shao Zhong continued: "First of all, Su Shi will make his position and speak in a positive debate, and the time will be a quarter of a pillar of incense. ā€

Su Shi wore a duck egg green woven gold brocade straight jacket today, with a tiger stripe jade belt tied around his waist, calmly, the corners of his mouth slightly curved, and a faint smile, like the spring light in March, which made people feel comfortable and comfortable.

He said: "Mencius has a cloud: 'Everyone has compassion', and the cloud: 'The goodness of human nature is also like water.'" Buddhists also say, 'One mind is the true body, and one mind is the Buddha.' Because human nature is inherently good, people can put down their butcher's knives and become Buddhas anytime and anywhere. We advocate that human nature is inherently good, but we advocate that life is good, and only when there are good deeds can there be good deeds. It is undeniable that there are indeed evil deeds in the world, but we believe that the occurrence of evil deeds is not innate, but acquired. Evil is an effect, not a cause. If we insist that evil is cause and not effect, and insist that human nature is inherently evil, then there will be no real morality in the world at all. ā€

Speaking of this, the incense pillar of the timekeeping has reached almost a quarter of the place, and Su Shi concluded: "Although there are people who do evil in the world, there are even more unknown disciples and small people who are good. In Buddhism, the compassionate aspiration that 'sentient beings will never be able to cross, then they will never become Buddhas for the rest of their lives' is the best reference to the inherent goodness of human nature!"

At the beginning of this time, the classics of Confucianism and Buddhism were quoted, which was reasonable, and Su Shi was personable and frustrating, and the students applauded.

Shao Zhong said again: "Thank you Su Shi for your wonderful speech, and next, please ask the opposing side to defend Sheng Yuhui to make a position and speak, and the time is also a quarter of a pillar of incense." ā€

As if to compete with Su Shi, Sheng Yuhui wore a dark blue shirt, and he was also in good spirits.

"Our position is that human nature is inherently evil. Although Mencius said, "The goodness of human nature is also like the water", but the second half of this sentence is 'The water of this husband can make it pass by beating and jumping, and it can be used in the mountains. In contrast, we believe that Xunzi's "hunger and desire for food, cold and warmth, labor and rest, good and evil, is born and has it, is not to be waited, is the same as Yu, Ji is the same", more in line with the essence of human nature. Wouldn't it be too blind to ignore the evil deeds of the human world with the sentence 'There are many people who are unknown for their goodness'? If human nature is inherently good, where do these evil deeds come from? Why did the positive side avoid answering this question from the beginning to the end in his arguments?

As soon as Sheng Yuhui's words fell, the incense pillar went to a quarter of the way.

The timing was just right.

He retorted almost point by point, without showing any mercy, and let the debate gradually smell of gunpowder.

The audience was also nervous and couldn't help but discuss it in private.

Shao Zhong said to Chen Yuhui: "Thank you for the speech of Sheng Yuhui, the first defense of the opposing side, and let us listen to the speech of Chen Yuhui, the second defense of the positive side." Time one-third of the pillar incense. ā€

The team on the front side seemed to be wearing light-colored clothes, and Chen Yu was wearing a water-green brocade robe.

"Ladies and gentlemen, just now Sheng Yuhui refuted our views one by one, but in order to discuss whether human nature is inherently good or inherently evil, we must first clarify a question: Is goodness the essence, or is evil the essence? Is goodness the appearance, or is evil the appearance?

"As the saying goes, 'Plant melons and get melons, and sow beans and get beans.'" There are many good deeds in the world because there are good seeds in human nature. So, why is there an appearance of evil in the human world? I would like to ask you, when we plant melons and beans, do we just need to drop the seeds?"

Naturally, everyone shook their heads.

Chen Wei nodded and smiled: "Yes, in addition to sowing, you also need to fertilize and water, in case of heavy rain for more than ten days, or a drought for more than ten days in a row, then melons and beans will not only grow badly, but also rot and dry up." In the same way, there are many heinous people who will eventually find out in their conscience, and if they do not have a clear conscience, if their conscience does not exist in their nature from the beginning, then how can we explain that people have regretful behaviors?"

Sheng Yuhui's face on the other side turned pale, he didn't expect the positive side to argue from this angle, and he was a little distracted.

The crowd in the audience applauded thunderously, and some people applauded loudly.

Qian Xuepeng saw it and couldn't help but ask Li Li: "In this way, there should be no way for the opponent to refute it, right?"

Li Li thought for a while, pondered for a moment, pouted with a faint smile, and said, "Not necessarily." ā€

"Oh?"

However, it depends on whether the opposing party dares to say it. ā€

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