The Sage of Confucianism and Taoism

Chapter 2572 Just Law

Fang Yun glanced at the curious eyes and continued to speak.

"In fact, different ethnic groups, different cultures, different civilizations have different moral concepts. Some ethnic groups have extremely low moral standards, or even no morality at all, such as demons and barbarians. Some ethnic groups have relatively average moral standards. For example, some barbaric human races, but our human race countries in the Holy Yuan Continent have a relatively high moral level."

"A high moral level can make the ethnic group more stable internally, and at the same time not too aggressive toward the outside world, because this ethnic group is better at talking about morality and prefers to use gentle rather than violent methods to treat foreigners. Only under forced circumstances, This is the principle of using violent force first, and then using force."

"However, ethnic groups with low moral standards have been highly aggressive since birth. Such ethnic groups have one thing in common, that is, a large number of people engage in activities such as robbing, killing, and plundering. For example, barbarians, all people are Robbers. On the other hand, except for a few cases among humans, we restrict soldiers from looting. This is a very interesting phenomenon. "

"We refer to these two groups as the kind group and the bandit group."

"The human race is currently a kind-hearted race that has developed to a very high level. Our laws have some concepts originating from the race, and many criminal laws are actually retaliatory laws. Why do most of us in the human race prefer severe punishments for serious crimes and are unwilling to abolish them? Death penalty? The reason is what I said before. First, we all have selfish motives. Second, our human race has a high moral level and our laws tend to 'protect victims'. Why should we tend to protect victims because we think that we will not commit crimes, so we don't care about criminals? We must punish crimes, deter criminals, and prevent criminals to the maximum extent without mercy.”

"We humans will feel sincerely happy when we encounter a heinous criminal who is sentenced to death, because we think there is one less person who may harm us. If we encounter a heinous criminal who is sentenced to a light sentence or even let go, we will be especially Anger because we fear that the criminal, or someone like him, will harm us."

"This hatred of cruel criminals, as the blood and culture are passed down from generation to generation, continues to influence us, and even becomes the instinct of kind people. I know that some people will think that this kind of thing will not become instinct. I am A long time ago, I gave the Medical Palace some suggestions to study various aspects of the human race. One of the studies is very interesting. Among the animals that we humans hate most, the number one one is snakes.”

"I was very surprised at first. In fact, many of the people we surveyed grew up in the city, and quite a few of them were extremely familiar with people who had never been attacked by snakes or even seen snakes. They didn't know much about snakes. Limited to books and pictures. Moreover, the number of modern humans killed by snake poison is even less than that of mad horses and cows, and the number of people killed by hippos is obviously not learned. experience may be a shared instinct.”

"When our human ancestors were born, it was impossible to naturally develop an instinct specifically for snakes. Our ancestors should only be afraid of things that can hurt us, and not target specific things. So, why do we humans hate snakes so much now? "

"If we go back to primitive society and regard ourselves as primitive people, what will our living environment be like? There may be dense forests or grasslands. In short, there will be no very safe places like cities around us. A large area must be in a very complex environment. We have to pick wild fruits in the bushes and hunt animals in dense woods or grasslands. We will encounter many aggressive animals, such as tigers, snakes, mosquitoes, and hippos. , elephants, poisonous insects, wolves, etc.”

"So, if we are primitive people, what animal are we most afraid of? We will use the elimination method to eliminate them one by one."

"Are we more afraid of animals that are more harmful, or animals that are less harmful? Then, mosquitoes and flies are excluded."

"Are we more afraid of carnivores or herbivores? Obviously, elephants are excluded. Although hippos are omnivores, they mainly live on grass. They will only eat meat when there is a lack of grass. . So, we’ll rule that out as well.”

"Are we more afraid of large, easy-to-find animals, or are we more afraid of animals that are less easy to find? Then, lions, tigers and wolves are also eliminated."

"Are we more afraid of things that are easy to deal with, or things that are not easy to deal with? Poisonous insects are obviously very scary, but we only need a straw sandal to kill them and eliminate them."

"In the end, what are we left with? Yes, snakes. Snakes are venomous and harmful, eat meat, are not easy to be found, and are not easy to deal with without tools. They bring together almost all elements that threaten the human race. This This is the root of our ancestors’ fear of snakes.”

"This fear of snakes has been passed down from generation to generation, so even if the current human race has not personally experienced the danger of snakes, they still hate snakes the most."

"This is what I want to say. What we inherit from our ancestors is not only the appearance, but also some instincts. The fear of snakes is just one of the instincts."

"Our ancestors were relatively kind and had a relatively high moral level. We have inherited this instinct, so we humans instinctively want to punish criminals severely, and we must protect or compensate the victims as much as possible."

"So, kind people will make just laws."

"Thinking through this logic, let's think about it again, what about the unkind ethnic groups?"

"In "Political History", I listed many ethnic groups or countries, and two types of countries are particularly obvious."

"The first type of country, we call it a bandit ethnic group, they are called Vikings. Their ancestors were a group of pirates who made a living by plundering. The natural environment they lived in was relatively harsh. In order to survive, they would not and could not have a high moral level. However, when the Vikings completed the primitive accumulation by bloody means and gained powerful strength, their lives became rich, and they found that they no longer needed to sell slaves and rob. Merchant ships, extortion, etc. can also survive, so, for the stability of the tribe, they must make laws and must stop the previous robbery. "

"The second type of country is a branch of the robber tribe. We call them exiles. These people committed various crimes and were exiled to Oshu by their ancestors. Then, in order to occupy Oshu, these people united with their own people and carried out inhumane massacres on the indigenous people of Oshu, and finally gained the right to rule this big island. Like the Vikings, after completing the bloody primitive accumulation, they also have to maintain the stability of the tribe, make laws, and will inevitably prohibit brutal means. "