Chapter 285: On Contradictions

Shi Bufan saw that all the students present were looking at him expectantly, obviously hoping that he would give them an answer. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 However, in fact, Shi Bufan himself doesn't know the answer, because he is not a professional in studying psychology, or in fact, there is no real "answer" to psychology. Even Wang Shouren does not have an absolute answer. In fact, there is no absolute answer to any philosophy. Whether it is materialism or idealism, there will be no truly absolute answer. Not to mention philosophy, there are also many overturned "truths" in science, and there will be no absolute truth in this world.

Shi Bufan knew that in fact, as long as he was willing to express his own opinions, those young students would regard it as "truth" one by one. However, whether this is the truth or not, and it is not clear to him. Even if he said it, he was only using the "privilege" of his elders and the founders of the school to persecute him to become the truth, and this kind of "truth" determined by using the elders and the founders of the school is actually essentially the same as the ruler using the power in his hands to confirm a certain doctrine, and it is not the truth that is really determined by argumentation and test. This is not the real truth, there is no absolute truth in this world, only whether it is suitable for the needs of this world. And whether it is suitable for the needs is to be tested through debate and various means. Of course, there may be some that are bloodless, and some that must be bloodied in order to be tested.

"Why do you want me to do this? Don't you think for yourself, don't you really learn to think for yourself? Shi Bufan asked.

Princess Runan took the initiative to say, "Hall Master Shi, as the founder of the study of mind, don't you know who is right? ”

"Yes! Master of the Hall, as a pioneer, you are right! Li Yifu also replied in the affirmative.

Shi Bufan asked rhetorically: "Why do you think that I, as a pioneer, is right?" ”

"This ...... Isn't it? Princess Runan asked as a matter of course.

"The pioneer is not necessarily right, because what the pioneer creates, that is only in line with the needs of the era. But in a few hundred years, or even decades, it may not be enough to meet the needs of that time. I don't think I'm going to be able to apply it today until thousands of years from now, and any doctrine will need to be improved, so maybe I'm right here, but maybe I'll be right in a few years' time. It's like Sage Kong, maybe he was wrong back then, but after a few hundred years, he became right. Because the era in which Sage Confucius was born, the world was in turmoil, and he did not need his benevolence, righteousness, etiquette and wisdom to govern the country. But after a few hundred years, in the Han Dynasty, then his doctrine can be applied to that era, then he will become right. Shi Bufan replied.

Li Yifu asked: "Isn't this a contradiction?" If we can't solve the contradictions, then how can we unite to face outsiders? ”

"Contradictions? It's good to have contradictions! Shi Bufan replied.

"Is there a contradiction?" Princess Runan was even more surprised.

In the eyes of Princess Runan, his father and grandfather, as the emperor, naturally wanted to say that he had the same imperial power, and no one was allowed to oppose him. The royal thinking is like this, but Shi Bufan said that it is good to have contradictions, which is really strange.

"Contradictions are everywhere in this world, and opposites are also everywhere. You may think that contradiction is a bad thing, but I think that contradiction is a good thing, because there is progress because of contradiction. Once there is no contradiction, it will inevitably die out in the end. The ancients said that being born in sorrow and dying in peace is actually a contradiction. And once there is no contradiction, then there will be happiness, and finally the motivation for progress will be lost, and failure will become inevitable. ”

In the same way, if you are arguing about right and wrong here, that does not really exist. Of course, right and wrong are contradictory, but right and wrong are equally inseparable. Where there is right, there is wrong. In the same way, where there is a mistake, there is a right. I once told the emperor that there is no right, no wrong, no good and no evil in this world, because right and wrong, good and evil are actually relative. Because there is day, then you will know night. Because there is light in the day, but there is no light in the night? If you have a pair of discerning eyes, you can really see what is in the night, but this means that the night also has light. Black also has light, but it is only a difference in light, not absolutely without light. Even in a dark place, there is light. ”

"You say that our minds must be united, but this is not necessarily the case. Our mind is to oppose the doctrine of the Mandate of Heaven in the past, and the doctrine of the past is actually a contradiction with us. We and they are interdependent, and without them, we would not be able to survive alone. In the future, it is not surprising that someone will also replace us. But if there is no contradiction at all, then the world does not exist either. Where there is light there is darkness, where there is goodness there is evil, where there are good people there are bad people, and vice versa. There is no contradiction in your pursuit, but in fact it is just a matter of taking it for granted. However, it is normal for there to be contradictions, and what we have to do is how to grasp the main contradictions and the secondary contradictions. And once there is no contradiction within us at all, then there will inevitably be problems in the end, and then we will inevitably die in peace. ”

But Princess Runan also asked: "Then infighting is a good thing?" ”

"No, contradiction is not the same as absolute infighting. Contradiction is contradiction, and infighting is infighting. The so-called infighting is a failure to grasp the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction. We need to look at it from a broader perspective, put aside the secondary contradictions for the time being, and look for the main contradictions of the collective together. For example, when foreign invasion occurs, we must give up our internal contradictions, because there are no eggs under the foreign invasion, and everyone will be unlucky, so this is the main contradiction, and the internal dispute is also a secondary contradiction. Of course, the main contradiction between us and the concept of destiny in the past is the main contradiction, and if we face a foreign enemy at the same time, we must also grasp the main contradiction and meet the enemy together. There are internal contradictions, and this is normal. But the point is that we need to really understand what the main contradiction is and what is the secondary contradiction. Contradiction does not mean that it is absolutely equal to infighting, and the point is that this infighting also has to be timed. When the greater contradiction comes, then we must know to let go of the secondary contradiction. ”

"Contradictions are also relative, not absolute. Different levels have different levels of contradictions, and we need to look at the overall situation, not just see the contradictions in front of us. It is inevitable that there will be contradictions, and contradictions are the focus of promoting progress. As big as the competition between countries, it is also through contradictions, and in the end, both sides have made progress, until the lagging side will be completely eliminated. Even small personal conflicts also have their contradictions, and personal conflicts will become the driving force for the progress of both parties. Therefore, once there is no contradiction at all, there will be no motivation for progress. Shi Bufan explained.

In fact, this contradiction has been mentioned in various philosophies of later generations, especially the founding great man of the later Republic once had a "Theory of Contradiction", which proposed to look at the problem from different angles, abandon subjectivity and one-sidedness, and distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction. It is necessary to understand the difference between contradictions and contradictions, and first resolve the main contradictions, especially the contradictions at a higher level. The main contradiction should be resolved first, and the secondary contradiction can be put aside for the time being. Moreover, contradictions are not unchanging, and when the situation is different, there will also be many different contradictions, and they will also change with them.

Just like before the invasion of foreign enemies, the contradictions between the internal interest groups of the respective classes are also the main contradictions, but after the invasion of foreign enemies, the contradictions between the interest groups of the major countries will also retreat from the main contradiction to the secondary contradictions. And the so-called infighting, infighting is not an absolutely bad thing. And those infighting that cannot distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction are terrible.

Just like in later generations, it is often said that a Chinese is a dragon, but a group of Chinese is a worm, which is not recognized by the extraordinary. Because this is actually a false proposition, it is too one-sided. Some fools use sports to prove that it is too one-sided, just see that sports China is not good at sports with a large number of people, but they also ignore more things.

As for those sports with a small number of people, are they only those on the field? There are a lot of coaches and logistics teams behind them, aren't they people! Some people also have to cooperate well, without a lot of logistics team support, then the players can also not achieve good results, so the so-called not good at collective events does not mean that the Chinese are "a worm", and it cannot be used as a Chinese good at infighting, because they just see the people on the field, and simply ignore the support team in the rear. It's like seeing only the people fighting in front of you in a war, but ignoring the logistics staff. However, without logistical personnel, the war would still be lost, and there are countless examples of failure due to the loss of logistics.

Just like the contradiction mentioned by the great man, in fact, the contradiction is not a layer of immutability, what we need to do is to distinguish the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction. The resolution of the main contradiction should be given priority, while the secondary contradiction should be put later. The infighting that everyone criticizes should be those that cannot clearly distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction, and not all "infighting" should be opposed. The key point is to figure out the main contradictions and secondary contradictions of everyone, resolve the main contradictions first, and only then can the secondary contradictions be resolved after the main contradictions are resolved.

Shi Bufan will not be naΓ―ve to think that there will be no contradictions in China at all, and there will be contradictions in any group, even as long as there are living creatures in this world. The contradictions are not human beings, and even there are contradictions between animals, and animals also have turf grabs and fights, not to mention that human beings have far more needs than animals, and there are more contradictions than animals, that is for sure.

However, the key point is to clearly distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction, and if the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction are not clearly distinguished, it will inevitably lead to "group annihilation." However, if the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction are clearly distinguished, that is the foundation of the real continuation of the team. Every time China perishes, in fact, it is because it is not clear to distinguish between the main contradiction and the secondary contradiction, and then it will perish.

"I will not take the initiative to agree with any of you, but I will ask you to fight for it and debate it so that the truth can be derived. Actually, I don't know if what I'm saying is the truth, but I want to tell you that there are contradictions within the study of mind, but you must also deeply understand the main and secondary contradictions. Even if I forcibly suppress the contradiction, the more ruthless the suppression will be, and the more powerful the rebound will be. I am not a god, and I cannot live forever, so if I now use my authority to suppress the so-called contradiction, then this contradiction cannot be resolved either. On the contrary, the more violent the contradictions will be, and in the end, they will mislead others and themselves. ”

"But I also want to tell you how to judge what is the main contradiction and what is the secondary contradiction. Otherwise, more contradictions will inevitably be created in the end, and the way to eliminate contradictions lies not in oppression, but in understanding the main and secondary contradictions. This world is full of contradictions, and if there were no contradictions, the world would not exist either. This world exists because of contradictions, and if there were no contradictions, there would be no world. In fact, our world is also a by-product of contradictions, and anything we perceive is also a by-product of contradictions, so you don't need to say anything about eliminating contradictions. ”

Princess Runan and Li Yifu took the initiative to stand up, bowed to Shi Bufan together, and said, "Listen to the bishop of Shitang!" ”

Shi Bufan temporarily resolved this "contradiction", but he knew that there would be more and more "contradictions" within the future of psychology, but it was impossible to eliminate it, because the contradiction was inevitable, and this could not be eliminated by any philosophy or even any science. Even the world that humans can perceive exists because of contradictions. If there were no contradictions, the world would no longer exist. Shi Bufan's understanding of contradictions does not mean that it is infighting, and infighting cannot be completely equated with contradictions. In the same way, when the external pressure of a country and a collective is much greater than the internal contradictions, the internal contradictions will also be temporarily shelved and the external pressures will be faced together.

In fact, this is also a manifestation of the opposition and unity of contradictions, and the temporary shelving of secondary contradictions under the pressure of the main contradiction is what many people do. Even more recent example, Li Jiancheng and Li Shimin also cooperated very happily back then, because the pressure of external enemies competing for the world was far greater than their internal brotherly contradictions.

Even if the king cooks the rabbit and the dog to the hero, in fact, it can also be explained by a contradictory relationship. When fighting the world, there are certainly internal contradictions, but they are secondary contradictions, so they can naturally be put aside for the time being. However, when it comes to sitting in the world, the internal contradiction rises to become the main contradiction, and this must be resolved.

However, there is no doubt that contradictions also contribute to progress, and not all of them are bad. (To be continued.) )