Chapter 4: Different Paths

"What if!"

Cheng Yi said slowly, "If human beings have been evolving, then what will we look like millions of years ago, what will we look like millions of years later, and what will we become after hundreds of millions of years?"

"If they are wrong this time, maybe the 'change of species' does not include humans, then ......"

"What will other species look like millions of years ago, and what will they look like millions of years from now? Will monkeys evolve into orangutans, will apes evolve into standing, walking, and being able to talk?"

Yang Shi and You Xing were silent again, yes, if the results of Duan Wubing's longevity recipe were true this time, then the martial arts world would inevitably have to ask a clear understanding of what people were like thousands of years ago, and what would they evolve into in the future?

And how did the countless other species in the world evolve, and what will evolve?

"'Natural selection, survival of the fittest', in Duan Haifeng's entire book "The Origin of Species", this sentence is what the old man appreciates the most. Cheng Yi said in a deep voice, "Undoubtedly, Duan Haifeng's theory of evolution is synchronized with the theory of environmental change, that is, the environment is changing, species are also changing, and the change of species is to adapt to the environment, and the environment is ......."

Cheng Yi's eyes flashed: "Duan Haifeng talked about some geographical knowledge in "The Origin of Species", what did he say about the changes in the earth's crust, in his opinion, the land we are in, some places were oceans millions of years ago, is this true?"

"Teacher, what we can see with the naked eye and what we can sense is not a big change in the environment in this world, it is nothing more than the alternation of the four seasons, and other mountain construction, road construction, water conservancy construction, etc., do not have a great impact on the entire species, so this species is changing, which means that these species are also like the way of heaven. The east rises and the west sets, and the seasons alternate?"

Cheng Yi didn't speak, just looked into the distance and thought.

You Xing smiled, and knew that his words seemed to be reasonable, but in fact they were extremely ridiculous, and the sentence 'species is changing' focuses on the word 'species'. According to the principle of 'survival of the fittest', this environmental change of the alternation of the four seasons only has a slight impact on those species whose life span is not more than one year, and on humans, pigs, cows, and monkeys...... Such a large animal, which can live for years or decades, is completely unsuitable.

"Teacher, will the views in "The Origin of Species" be correct?" Yang Shi said in a deep voice.

"Could it be correct?" Cheng Yi's body trembled, as if a light suddenly passed through the fog, and the books Cheng Yi had read in his life, the truths he had thought about, and all kinds of insights and experiences came to mind. His face grew more and more ugly.

"No...... It can't be correct, but why not, there is no explanation?" Cheng Yi rolled up a storm in his mind, "I have read countless books in my life, all the Confucian classics, all of them are read, but Confucius's explanation of everything, the explanation of everything by my ancestors. There seems to be an explanation, but this explanation is simply not enough. ”

"Enough was enough before. But since the publication of Qin Xianao's "Theory of Tools"!"

"Since the publication of the Principles of Ethics, since the publication of this book of The Origin of Species, their explanations have been too superficial compared to the doctrines of Qin Xianao and Duan Haifeng. ”

Confucius advocated this, advocated that, except for a few explanations. It is because of these benevolence, righteousness, morality, and etiquette that originated from the Zhou Dynasty. ”

"Therefore, compared to "Species", their heavenly and human disgust is completely unreasonable. ”

"One is to be reasonable. One is unreasonable, who should I trust? Who can I trust?"

The storm is becoming more and more crazy in Cheng Yi's mind, in fact, Confucianism is not rigorous enough in some aspects, Cheng Yi has always known, and does not feel that there is anything wrong, and even felt that these were originally 'can only be understood, not spoken', the truth is too big, and the words can't be explained clearly, relying on people's understanding.

However, Qin Xianao was born, first in the vernacular, then in "Theory of Tools", and then again and again in advocating rigorous scholarship, and then came up with the "Geometric Original" that shocked the world and completely governed by the "Theory of Tools", and then came up with "Principles of Ethics".

Ethics and morality can't be rigorous, but Qin Xianao can.

"Principles of Ethics" hit Cheng Yi very hard, not only did he go crazy at that time, but even after that, he was affected, but many times Cheng Yi was still deceiving himself, thinking that although "Principles of Ethics" was more rigorous, it still did not explain the real ethics thoroughly!

"Principles of Ethics" is not enough, and Cheng Yi can naturally find a reason in his heart, but this "Origin of Species" was born.

Compared with "Principles of Ethics", "The Origin of Species" is far from rigorous, and the whole book is a hypothesis, and there is not much empirical evidence to be found.

However, although "The Origin of Species" is extremely unrigorous, it is only compared with "Geometric Originals" and "Principles of Ethics", and compared with Confucian doctrines, I don't know how many times stronger.

"Huh?" Yang Shi and You Xing looked at Cheng Yi, Cheng Yi's face was as pale as paper, and there were beads of sweat on his forehead.

"It's ......"

Yang Shi's heart suddenly tightened, and he came to Cheng Yi's side in a flash, and as soon as his hand touched Cheng Yi, a huge and incomparably large true qi struck.

"Canopy!" Yang Shi flew out, and a trace of blood appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Teacher, don't forget that the Heavenly and Human Induction Immortal Recipe has also succeeded!" Yang Shilian shouted. As soon as these words came out, a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Cheng Yi's mind.

"Yes, there is a recipe for longevity, what else do you need to pay attention to, what is the "Theory of Tools", what is rigour? The recipe for longevity is the greatest rigour!" The storm in Cheng Yi's mind gradually subsided.

"Haha, the old man understands, understands!" Cheng Yi suddenly laughed, at this moment a red sun rose in his mind, the whole world took on a new look, and the world baptized by the storm was full of vitality, "Qin Xian is proud of himself, Duan Haifeng is also very good, thanks to them, the old man finally understands." ”

"Teacher?" Yang Shi's eyes widened.

"What did the teacher realize?" asked Youxinglian.

"The old man understands that Qin Xianao is wrong, and Duan Haifeng is also wrong, but they are not wrong!" Cheng Yi laughed.

Wrong, yes? Yang Shi and You Xing glared.

"The disciple is stupid, and he asks the teacher to make it clear. ”

"The old man said that they were wrong, because they went too far, or they were confused by the flowers on the surface, and they were mistaken 'fundamental', and the reason why the old man said they were wrong was because they were like this, coincidentally, the blind cat touched the dead mouse, and found our true direction in the future. ”

"Did they find their true direction?"

"What is the root of our rigorous learning in the martial arts world?" Cheng Yimei danced, "The root is the 'recipe for longevity', what is correct? It is not that according to what Qin Xianao said, it must be strictly logical in the principle and conform to the 'Theory of Tools', but it can be completely in line with the 'recipe', and the 'recipe for longevity' is rigorous study, and Qin Xianao is entangled in whether Confucianism is in line with the recipe for longevity, and even wrote such a grand work as "Principles of Ethics", which is undoubtedly wrong for the 'root'. ”

"But now we are completely relying on the recipe to verify whether an academic point of view is correct, which is naturally the right root, but ...... It also caused the predicament we are in now. ”

"We have forgotten that there is an important law in the recipe for longevity, that is, 'the more in line with the principles of heaven and earth, the more in line with the recipe for longevity', that is, as long as it is the truth and theorem in the world, he will definitely be able to achieve the recipe for longevity. ”

"We understand this truth, Qin Xianao and Duan Haifeng must also understand this truth, but we have gone to two extremes. ”

"We attach too much importance to the 'recipe for longevity', so we always boldly imagine some worldly truths out of thin air, and summarize various truths according to our own preferences, so that the conclusions we come to are often too empty to land, and we have to finally decide whether such conclusions are correct or not, and often rely on the recipe for longevity. ”

"And what Qin Xianao and Duan Haifeng are thinking is that since the more in line with the truth of heaven and earth, the more in line with the longevity formula, then let's put aside the longevity formula, just like the flying story that Qin Xianao told on the edge of the West Lake. ”

"Qin Xianao put aside the immortal book of 'Longevity Formula', which teaches people to fly to the sky, and directly took another path, that is, he didn't rely on the longevity formula at all, but just relied on the way of the world to find the truth of the world. Cheng Yi said this.

Yang Shi's eyes lit up: "I understand, Qin Xianao's "Theory of Tools", Qin Xianao's rigorous study according to logic and "Theory of Tools" is used to set aside the secret of longevity to demonstrate the truth of the world. ”

"Teacher, I understand. You Xing's eyes also flashed with excitement, "Qin Xianao's trick is good, in this way, he can mobilize the people of the whole world to demonstrate the supreme truth of the world, as long as he uses the "Theory of Tools" to study according to strict and rigorous logic, the truth of governance is more in line with the truth than we can imagine out of thin air." ”

"The child can be taught. Cheng Yi's face was full of red light, "Qin Xianao advocated vernacular writing, and even simplified the text, made Chinese pinyin, and at all costs to improve the literacy rate of the people in the whole world, and even proposed humanistic education, quality education, compulsory education for all, and all other means, not really for the good of the people, really to lead the people of the world into the country of immortals, but to let the people become literate, they can spend all their time to study according to Qin Xianao's crazy touted "Theory of Tools", this trick is very poisonous!"

"If only the whole world joined in the search for the truth of the world......

"Didn't Qin Xianao say a sentence 'Three stinkers, one Zhuge Liang', hundreds of millions of Li people have come to find the truth of the world, it is better than those of us. ”

"What we have to do is to lead the general direction, and at the same time use the 'recipe for longevity' to make the final argument against those who have been cured with extreme rigour, such as the idea that species are changing in The Origin of Species. ”

When Cheng Yi said this, You Xing trembled with excitement: "Teacher, this method is good! In this way, should we help Qin Xianao?"

"Help?" Cheng Yi raised his eyebrows and shook his head.

"Teacher?" You Xing couldn't help but wonder. (To be continued.) )