Chapter 239: The Art of Compromise

"Friend of the positive side, there is something I would like to ask for advice -- since you believe that the evil deeds of the world have nothing to do with the evil of human nature, then dare to ask: Where does the evil come from? How do you say that human nature is inherently good, and how does it derive the evil consequences?

"We are not saying that instincts and desires are evil, but that the unbridled expansion of instincts and desires is evil. The reason why pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info people are human is because of the restraint of instincts and desires, otherwise, how is it different from beasts?

"Friend of the other party, you like poetry and songs, Li Taibai, Du Gongbu's poems, Qu Yuan's poems, isn't this evil? But you like it to a certain extent, you can't suppress your vanity, you plagiarize other people's poems, and keep them for yourself, then it's evil. If you are evil and want to eat barbecued pork buns, of course this is not evil, but if you don't have enough money and silver, but you can't resist the temptation of delicious food, and steal barbecued pork buns, then you are doing evil. How can it be considered evil to rest when he is tired from work? But is it not evil for a person to be indulgent and disgusted with his work and to be in trouble all day long?

"No one is perfect, and the reason why a saint is a saint is not because he is flawless and flawless, but because he can have the courage to see himself clearly, admit that human nature is evil, and be able to promote good and abandon evil. In order to curb the infinite expansion of people's basic aspirations, there are laws and morals to advocate good deeds and stop evil deeds; there are many stories from ancient times to the present that emphasize loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness, and educate the people to be good.

I can't help but ask you bitterly: If human nature is good, what is the use of the law? What is the use of morality? What is the use of allusions to loyalty, filial piety, benevolence and righteousness?

Li Li said methodically.

When Su Shi heard this, he was stunned.

The other side has found the biggest flaw in the argument - instinct is neither evil nor good.

However, he did not panic at all.

Just like the rehearsal of the debate match against Le Lang, Su Shi felt a familiar and long-lost excitement and excitement.

In the world, it is difficult to find a soulmate, but it is even more difficult to find an opponent.

There is no opponent in the game, and there is no victory.

When encountering an opponent of equal strength, although defeated, it is still glorious.

The fight is about to begin.

"The opposing argument argues that 'the unbridled expansion of instincts and desires is evil' and that 'man is human because he controls his instincts and desires, otherwise he would be no different from a beast'...... I would like to ask the opposing arguments: Man can teach animal habits, such as teaching dogs to guard the door, and teaching horses and cattle to work, but can man teach animals to do good?

"Let me just ask: If human nature is inherently evil, how can laws, morals, and allegories be applied to people?"

With an easy rhetorical question, Su Shi pulled the debate back to the distinction between good and evil in human nature:

"How can a person who is inherently evil abandon the value of evil? A person who is inherently evil should be fond of doing evil, so he should be disgusted by the evil deeds inflicted on him by others. It is only right for a person who is evil to do evil with pleasure, and what makes him most annoying and painful is the evil of others that is inflicted on him, and these laws, morals, and allusions you mentioned are no less than 'evil' to those who are evil.

Under the argument of error and contradiction, the opponent argues that human nature is inherently evil, but human beings will reject the value of evil. Since human nature is inherently evil, people will joyfully accept the value of evil. How is it possible to be enlightened?

"People can be educated, people have good roots, people have good ends, this is the good nature of people!

"Today, we are here to debate, not about winning or losing, but about the way of truth. If human nature is evil, we will not be able to trust each other, and you doubt me, and I doubt you. If there is no root of goodness, how can we communicate here?"

Su Shi's answer was also calm.

Unlike Fang Cai's thunderous applause, at this time, most of the audience was a little confused.

Second- and third-rate martial artists fight, eighteen kinds of martial arts are exhausted, all fists and feet are used, and all the fights are overturned.

One punch and one kick, clear, the audience is lively, how can you not be happy?

But between the first-class masters and the masters, what is paid attention to is the depth of internal force, the amount of true qi, the cracking of moves, and the instant hit of the opponent's life.

There is no excitement to see, only the insiders can see the doorway.

"The afterlife is terrible, the afterlife is terrible!"

Xiao Yixiu stroked his palm and laughed.

Ye Mingcheng and Ge Mincai also nodded their heads, deeply agreeing.

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"I said, I don't object. ”

Wang Anshi repeated.

"I thought my husband would object to it......," Lelin confessed, "After all, in the current plan, the benefits are more skewed towards the high-paid people."

"Since Sima Junshi can agree, I have no reason to oppose it. ”

"Is it for the sake of Lord Sima to compromise?"

"No," Wang Anshi denied, "for the sake of the smooth implementation of the plan...... Compromise. ”

The word "compromise", he said hesitantly and reluctantly.

But after pondering for a while, he asked with a slight wist: "In the future, if you want to implement my 'green seedling method', there will definitely be many situations that need to be compromised, right?"

Le Lin had expected that he had never given up the "Seedlings Method", and she could understand a stubborn person's aversion to compromise, so she comforted: "Compromise is the art of politics." ”

"Political ...... Art?"

"Well, I think so. ”

Wang Anshi was thoughtful, and after a moment, he said, "Although I don't object, there is one more request. ”

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