Chapter 41: The Realm of Sophistry (2)

Seeing that Yechen was silent for a while and stopped talking, Qin Tai began to fight back, and he asked, "Miss Chen, do you think that boy did nothing wrong?" ”

Before, Qin Tai said that the boy had done something wrong, and Yechen had been attacking his point of view, but now that he was asked, there was no room for maneuver if he wanted to deny it.

Yechen nodded and said, "Yes, I don't think he did anything wrong to torture and kill that cat. ”

Qin Tai leaned back on his seat and said, "Then I want to hear Miss Chen's opinion." ”

Ye Chen folded his fingers and said, "Compassion, the gentleman is far away from cooking, it is indeed a very good idea, but guess what, if King Qi Xuan chooses to replace the cow with a person, a person who is not in front of him, will Mencius still say the sentence 'no harm, it is the art of benevolence'?" Confucianism did not establish a supreme god to guide people's thoughts, and their understanding of love was rooted in each person's natural kindness to blood relatives, that is, the focus of love was on people. There are two parties in this incident, one is a human and the other is a cat, and the two are not equal, so in my opinion, when there is a contradiction between the needs of the two, I support people. ”

Qin Tai asked, "Even if this need is for one party to deprive the other of the right to life?" ”

Yechen said: "Even so, because I am also a human being. Remember what we did when we were younger? We have caught the grasshopper, and we are afraid that it will run around and break its retreat; After catching a butterfly, I simply thought it was fun, so I ripped off its wings and watched it crawl slowly on the ground in pain, leaving a wet trace, which was its blood; We are also bored, holding a magnifying glass or incense sticks, scalding the little ants to death, this kind of cruel torture and killing can't even exchange the pleasure of children, at most we just feel less boring. Whether you like it or not, you have to admit that deep down in the heart of any human being, people and other living beings are not equal. ”

Qin Tai said: "But, Miss Chen, you must know that the cruel behavior of children can only appear in childhood, because they have not yet received the education of civilization, and there are remnants of primitive wildness, but for an adult, it is very inappropriate to do this kind of behavior again." ”

"No, no, no." Yechen said, "You overestimate the impact of civilization education on human beings, civilization can only play a decorative role, and it will not change much for the overall structure, if you have studied zoology, you will find that most of the behaviors of people and animals are not fundamentally different, but the form is different." Although the education of civilization tells us to be kind to every life, this cannot change the indifference of human subconscious: the reason why there is environmental protection is because pollution has affected our own survival, and the reason why there is the concept of rare animals is because the technology is now developed enough, for a tiger, the skin and bones it contributes are already very cheap, compared to them, they are alive, and the genes passed down from ancient times are more valuable to humans. Human beings have never protected animals because of love, even because of love, it is also because of human love for themselves, and their survival is beneficial to human beings, so they will be protected. At the same time, you will also find that those life that is not good for human beings are denounced as pests, and there are many daily products on the market that kill these lives, and no one is uncomfortable with this. I repeat, people are different from other living beings, and this is hidden in the depths of everyone's psyche. ”

Qin Tai said: "Cang Liao knows etiquette, food and clothing are enough to know honor and disgrace, human beings have developed civilization to this stage, and there is no need to be imprisoned by narrow instincts, human beings should do something in line with civilization, instead of continuing to be controlled by the killing that exists in instinct." ”

"Putting the life of the same race above the life of other creatures is the basis for the survival of every species, and it is also the fundamental driving force for human beings to evolve from an ordinary primate to a civilized species," Yechen said. When primitive single-celled organisms did not choose to evolve the nutrients needed for chlorophyll to synthesize themselves, but instead continued life by devouring other organisms, killing was already engraved in the genes of all of our heterotrophs and had billions of years to consolidate. The history of human civilization is no more than 10,000 years, and the so-called modern civilization is only a few hundred years old, which is not worth mentioning for the killing instinct that has gone through a long evolutionary history. Besides, he didn't kill a human, just a cat, and the planet is a bit crowded for humans now, and I don't think it's necessary to elevate other creatures, or some other creature, to the same status as we are. ”

Qin Tai folded his fingers and unconsciously clasped the tabletop, and after a while he said: "Miss Chen is right, this planet belongs to us (humans), not cats and dogs, but these things don't need to be known to everyone, everyone understands." The leader of a country understands that it is okay to carry out primitive accumulation, then pollute the environment, sacrifice some species, and even ............ It's okay, it's okay after that stage, as long as the economy is developed, there is no need for deliberate publicity, and many people will naturally have a good impression of it. For example, there was a city that was full of smoke and clouds and haze all day long because of the development of a lot of industries, but now it is developed, and the title of "fog capital" has been made up by many literary and artistic young people into a romantic rain alley. But for an ordinary person, the old objects that have been used for many years are not willing to be lost, and they will also be praised for having nostalgic feelings, not to mention the cats and dogs raised from childhood to adulthood, for them, the cats in their arms are much more important than strangers they don't know, many of them are struggling alone, there is no one worth digging around, only those cats and dogs who can't speak can give all the trust, at this time, seeing a person abusing and killing a cute cat, of course they will feel angry. This kind of emotion should be taken care of, Miss Chen, you are right in many places, but yes, it may not be accepted by everyone, and there is no need for everyone to accept it. ”

Yechen said, "Then according to what you say......"

They discussed back and forth for more than an hour, and suddenly there was a trance, and everything around them changed.

Yechen observed the surrounding environment and muttered to himself, "Changed the map?" ”