Donghuang Ziji

Chapter 575: Theory of Human Nature

Chu Tai looked towards the Central Plains with some doubt in his eyes.

He found that the current state of the court seemed somewhat different from what he had originally guessed.

As a centralized organization, why does this kind of fragmentation occur?

Chu Tai, who was a little confused, found Shi Huajin and wanted to ask his senior brother for his opinion.

"Master, what you want to know is actually the specific operating rules of the human nature."

After hearing Chu Tai's question, Shi Huajin immediately knew what he was thinking. After thinking for a while, he said helplessly, "I can't give you a clear answer on this, but I know that I have the answer in my memory. You might as well take a look at some of the scenes I saw when I followed my mentor to the core area of ​​the Central Plains."

As he spoke, Shi Huajin separated part of his memory and gave it to Chu Tai, allowing him to observe it freely.

After receiving the spiritual light, Chu Tai's mind automatically sank into it and he saw a bustling street.

At first glance, the people coming and going seemed no different from those in other places, but Chu Tai soon discovered something was wrong.

Shi Huajin, the owner of the memory, also realized something was wrong. He walked over with Chu Tai's consciousness, and countless illusory shadows kept overlapping.

Chu Tai could see that Shi Huajin's cultivation was insufficient at the time, so it was difficult for him to see the true situation, and his memory was rather vague.

But through these blurry shadows, Chu Tai could see something was wrong.

This street seems to be the product of the overlapping of seven different principles, and each principle has its own independent void and operating rules.

This means that even though it is just one street, "Chu Tai" can see a lot of obviously conflicting information.

For example, if a child made a serious mistake, Chu Tai could see seven completely different ways of handling it on this street.

There are scenes where a teacher takes out a ruler to teach a child sternly, there are scenes where parents first apologize and then patiently teach a child, there are scenes where friends intervene and take their children to make amends...

Chu Tai could understand six of them, but the seventh shocked him.

The child's identity as a human being was erased by law enforcement officers and he became a slave, or a beast.

This scene caused a huge conflict for Shi Huajin and also had a great impact on Chu Tai.

But he soon figured out the reason.

"Brother Shi, has the Saint King Avenue always been in conflict with each other like this?"

"Master, your cultivation is higher than mine, and your perception is better than mine. My understanding may not be helpful to you. I can only explain it to you using a sentence my former mentor told me."

"In the Central Plains today, the Great Way of the Holy King is lacking, but it has also been revealed. Therefore, everyone has the opportunity to mobilize the power of the Great Way of the Holy King, and everyone also has the opportunity to learn and improve the Great Way of the Holy King. Therefore, the current Great Way of the Holy King is already a collection, a powerful collection of concepts with the remaining principles of the ancient Holy Kings as the core, combined with the continuous annotations, supplements, modifications and improvements of the sages of all generations."

"Within this collective, the principles of the ancient saint kings are constantly in conflict, and even go to two extremes. The most representative of these are the theory of human nature being good and the theory of human nature being evil." Upon hearing this, Chu Tai whispered, "The conflict between these two theories is huge in itself, so it's not bad to be the representative."

"Then, Master, do you understand the difference between the two?"

"I've learned a little bit..."

Chu Tai suddenly reacted, looked at Shi Huajin, swallowed his saliva and said, "So the reason why that child was erased from human status and became a slave and a beast is because of the theory of human nature being good?"

"Exactly."

Shi Huajin's answer made Chu Tai couldn't help but take a breath.

"Human nature must be good, just like water must flow downward. If it is not good, it is also human, just like water flowing on the surface, naturally turning upside down, and needs to be governed. So, is the Central Plains really being governed? Is it really following this path?"

Chu Tai read out a passage he had seen on the theory of human nature and raised his own doubts. When he saw Shi Huajin nod, he realized how chaotic the human world was.

Contrary to what most people believe, the good nature of people in the core area of ​​Central Plains is far more aggressive than the evil nature.

One of the foundations of the theory of human nature is the theory of the four hearts of the original self, that is, the original self of man should have the four hearts of compassion, shame, courtesy and modesty, and the sense of right and wrong. Those without the four hearts are not human beings.

Simply put, it is a being without compassion, shame, courtesy, or a sense of right and wrong. Even if it has a human form, it is only a humanoid life, not a human being.

Such beings can be expelled from the human race.

Based on this theory, everyone is naturally good, but the theory of human nature also proposes that the goodness of human nature can be big or small, so acquired learning is also very important. People need to expand their own kindness through continuous learning, constantly raise the bottom line of the four hearts, and ultimately achieve a world of great harmony.

In comparison, the theory of original sin is much milder.

The basis of the theory of human nature being evil is the theory of the truth or falsehood of nature, that is, when people are born into the world, they will carry with them innate true nature inherited from their ancestors, but this innate true nature is born from the survival instinct passed down from generation to generation in ancient times, which will make people have certain tendencies towards destruction, food, and sex. It is evil, and it is a false nature that needs to be learned and created to interfere with and restrain it. Only those who have transformed their acquired false nature and reversed their innate true nature can be considered to have achieved learning.

It is precisely because of this theoretical basis that the theory of human nature extremely emphasizes the importance of education, especially moral education. Only the most perfect education can ensure the arrival of a world of great harmony.

These two theories can be said to conflict with each other in every aspect.

Expanding on the theory of human nature, theoretically speaking, aliens and monsters can be considered human as long as they have the four hearts. However, many children may simply have extreme natures and have no chance to correct them, so they will be excluded from the category of human beings.

Expanding on the theory of original sin, everyone should have the opportunity to learn, but unless you are born as a human, there is no necessity for you to receive education.

Just by thinking about it, Chu Tai could guess how big the conflict between these two theories is in the core area of ​​humanity. And these are just two theories. In the core area of ​​Central Plains, where the Avenue of the Holy King is embodied, there are countless similar theories and no one knows how much influence they have.

"It's not easy for the court to hold on until now."

Chu Tai sighed, and Shi Huajin said: "According to what my mentor said, the court actually has many caves. Once some theories conflict to an unmanageable degree, they will simulate in the caves to seek solutions, and will also spread many governance methods to the outside world, using this as a momentum to pull the outside world into it. According to records from a hundred years ago, more than 7,000 cities in this dynasty have been integrated into the influence of the Saint King Avenue. According to this posture, if there is no collision in the next two days, this dynasty will begin to try to expand its influence outward in thirty years, and take back part of the land in the East, West, South Xinjiang and North Wilderness again."

(End of this chapter)