Shen Qingming casually touched two cards from the left and put them in his hand, and as soon as the brand arrived in his hand, the fog immediately faded, revealing the original appearance of the brand. The topic in his hands in this round is whether human nature is evil or good, and the other is whether today's society needs all-round talents or geniuses.

Shen Qingming carefully examined the two topics in his hand, both of which were popular topic choices in the debate competition, and they both belonged to the perspective of macro topics, which was the best touchstone to reflect the strength of the two.

He secretly glanced at Gongsun Chang's expression, his gaze also wandered between the two topics, and it was also difficult to choose the topic he got.

Shen Qingming pondered for a while, he knew more about which of the two topics he knew, and finally chose the topic of good and evil in human nature. His advantage lies in his knowledge reserve far superior to that of his peers, and he is better at dealing with the topic of human nature, good and evil, which requires quoting scriptures and classics to fight a protracted war, as long as he is not caught by his opponent in logical mistakes, he has the confidence to drag it out until the time of fighting each other's ammunition.

He tapped the sign of good and evil in human nature, and the sign that was not chosen turned into a cloud of mist and fell off the platform, becoming fuel for the flames.

Gongsun Chang also chose his topic, he held the sign in his hand, and asked, "How is it, are you ready to lose?"

"Gongsun Short's annoying self-confidence, it seems that you have completely learned. Shen Qingming also held the topic card in his hand and asked, "Only if the two of us don't have an audience debate, how can we win?"

Gongsun Chang pointed to the mist around them and said, "Let the Jedi of the Heart be the referee." ”

Shen Qingming glanced to the side, the dense fog didn't mean anything, and he didn't know if the so-called Jedi of the Heart understood?

"The topic I chose was...... Human nature is inherently good or evil. Shen Qingming showed his topic card.

Gongsun Changliang played his cards: "My topic is - whether falling in love with artificial intelligence is love." ”

"Huh, what kind of nonsense is this?" Shen Qingming said. "I didn't have that kind of preparation at all!"

"The debate is not a college student debate tournament, and you don't have time to prepare your materials. Gongsun shrugged his shoulders and said, "But I'm not interested in this kind of topic, so I'll choose your topic for debate." ”

Shen Qingming nodded and said, "I can't ask for it." ”

"Don't be too complacent, I'm the first to attack on this topic. Gongsun Changdao, "I choose human nature to be good." ”

Sure enough, Gongsun Chang is waiting for him here. After all, there is a sentence of the ancestor that the original goodness of human nature endorses the theory of goodness, coupled with the relationship of moral constraints, the theory of goodness has a natural superiority over the theory of evil.

"So cunning. Shen Qingming complained secretly.

Gongsun Chang pushed his glasses and said, "This is the rule." Listen, the ancients often said that human beings are inherently good at the beginning, and Kant also advocated that people are rational regardless of intelligence, wealth, beauty, and ugliness. Therefore, I advocate that human nature is inherently good, and only when there is a good starting point can there be good behavior. ”

"I don't think so. Shen Qingming said, "If human nature is inherently good, why do we have so many evil deeds?"

"I will not deny that there is evil in human society, but evil is caused by the external environment, so evil is the result of the surrounding environment, not the cause itself. If we insist that evil is the cause and not the effect of evil, then is the production of morality not a castle in the air?"

Shen Qingming said: "Morality is just a tool that people use to restrain others, not an immutable benchmark for everything. With the change of the times, the scale of morality is also changing, is the scale of good and evil also changing?"

Shen Qingming chose to launch an offensive here, trying to shift the center of the debate from human nature to the vast and virtual concept of morality, and once in this field, he could define morality at will.

If morality grows out of evil, there must come a day when a godlike organization oversees everyone's actions and ensures that they fulfill their moral mission. If human nature is inherently evil, no one willingly obeys the moral code. Gongsun Chang paused, "But although there are many evil deeds in this world, you still can't deny that the world is indeed beneficial to others." Shen Qingming, do you dare to say that you have never acted altruistic or self-detrimental?"

Gongsun Chang's attack was direct and powerful, and he did not move closer to the edge of morality at all. Instead, it goes straight to the heart of the matter. He also questioned Shen Qingming's person, if this issue could not be properly handled, this first debate would probably end here.

This question is not easy to deal with, and if you don't answer it, you will inevitably lose your trust in the referee. If the answer is yes, it has fallen into the trap of Gongsun Chang.

Shen Qingming pondered for a moment and then said, "No, you made a mistake. We're talking about the nature of human nature, and the examples you give are all about the behavior of people under social influences, not the essence. My good deeds are acquired, not innate. There is a fundamental error in your argument. ”

After hearing this, Gongsun Chang smiled with satisfaction and said, "Aren't you so bad?" ”

Shen Qingming knew in his heart that the conversation he had just now could only barely resist Gongsun's attack, and now the offensive power was still firmly in Gongsun's hands.

Gongsun Chang attacked again: "I don't know if you have heard the phrase "conscience is not clear." If goodness does not exist in the heart, how can there be an opportunity to discover the essence of goodness?"

His attacks are weak!

Shen Qingming's eyes lit up, and he pointed at Gongsun Chang and said: "Good people are also disgusting, doesn't this also show that the essence of evil is also in people's hearts? Your statement is completely untenable! Whether they are good or evil, they are all human beings, and the essence of human beings is determined by social and natural nature. Do you have any objections to this concept of the nature of man?"

"Yes!" Gongsun Chang then shook his head and said, "No, no. ”

Shen Qingming counterattacked: "Naturalness is composed of human instincts and desires, that is, the nature that comes out of the womb. Sociality is understood through communication between society and people, and is recognized in the future. Instinct and desire are the origin of evil, and only by controlling instinct and desire and achieving moderation can it be the origin of good. ”

Gongsun Chang also countered: "Instinct and desire are not necessarily evil. Instinct is the most critical factor in human survival, it is the memory engraved in the genes, and if we lose our instinct, what is the difference between people and plants and animals? Desire is also the driving force that promotes human progress, and the ancestors wanted to eat cooked meat, and with this desire they took the first step to control the flames. People want to fly into the sky, so they have the Wright brothers' experiment and take the first step to the sky. Can you say that the desire to take the first step is sin?"

After several words, the two completed the first round of the contest, and the two sides were quite evenly matched and did not find obvious flaws. The two of them were like fighting beasts, standing on a high platform and looking at each other, looking for the next chance to make a move.