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Q52,Marxism can eliminate world poverty.

A52,That is the magic many liars tend to advertise to their victims.

No ism can save a self destructive person, therefor, poverty is there to some degree. And life is more about happiness and satisfaction than the ownership of property, I may choose to live alone in the wild with few assets, that dose not mean I am living a "poor" life.

Q51,人之初,果然性本善乎?

A51,大多数人,都是性本势力眼,对强者善,对弱者恶。

Q50,对生活失去了信心是因为找不到快乐,找不到快乐应该想想是不是快乐的要求太高,如果降低一些,会更容易找到快乐。能够及时寻找到快乐和满足的人,绝对是个好心态的人。

A50,找不到快乐是因为人不懂得珍惜自己所拥有的,而只想自己想要的。

Q49,There has never been a war between two genuine democracies.

A49,I would like to change the topic into "the degree of democracy will reduce the chance of war between two countries".

Q48,自信与自负的区别是什么?

A48,自信是成熟,自负是幼稚。自信带来成功,自负带来悲剧。

Q47,If we are to use a sensible interpretation of Genesis, sin was introduced as knowledge of sin. By becoming sentient, man acquired moral distinction, and thus, the concept of sin. This implyes that animals are without sin (assuming they are not sentient, an assumption that can certainly be debated, for a number of species), because, althought they may perform acts that are regarded as sinful by humans, they are unaware, and thus blameless.
 

A47,A microscope help you see the virus, but the virus exits before you have that microscope. The same is true as knowledge.

Q46,how can a perfect God create an imperfect species?

A46,Perfect? Another god? Will God create a competitor for himself?

Q45,Why did god create man with so many sins? And if it is a sin itself to create so many sin-carriers.  Does an animal have any sin? Can he just make some original-sin-free being or sin-capacity-free person? Did he create the hell too? God created very few adults and it is not good for evolution because the dna basis is very slim. More morally disturbing is that brothers have to have intercourse with blood sisters to reproduce.

A45,What kind of people believe in the same kind of faith. Logical people can have logical faith. Extreme is sin. God makes it this way, but human take it to the extreme.

Q44,胡适提出的治学观点“大胆假设,小心求证”是否正确?

A44,这个观点在当时是比较合理的,但仍不够完善。如果现在还被视为至理,那就不是老先生聪明,而是现在人愚蠢了。

我愿改成充分假设,科学求证。

Q43,我家世代住在台北,我家的院子清朝时期就有了,是我个人财产,主权有我家人公投决定,他人不得干涉,我家中无腐败无贪污,民主自由,从此我家是主权独立的国家。

A43,这里是人权和(主)国权的关系问题。
理论上直线推演是可以这么说,但实际操作上无此必要,也无法操作。因为个人或小群体无法负担和执行国的一些功能。这和太少的砖不能建一栋适合人住的房一样。
我知道你是在暗示台湾问题。

Q42,人是否应该追求高尚?

A42,所谓高尚、天理、道德,从来有内容不同乃至对立的解释,再深点就是道家观点,圣人不仁。任何事务走向极端就必然导致荒谬。真善忍也不例外,中国封建历史太长,不就是中国人太奴性,太真善忍了吗?如果简单的看一些内容,那《红楼梦》不是淫书吗?是最不“高尚”的?所以,从全局来看与从个人立场看,完全可以得出对立的结论。再例如,如何看待善意的谎言,比如,不将噩耗告知,这时真与善是矛盾的,人的智慧就体现在处理这样的矛盾中,而不是强调单一的纯洁性,这是原教旨似的愚昧。

忍说到底还是不承认,不包容。还是小肚鸡肠,与民主的博爱和宽容的肚量差得很远。虽然这论调符合中国人智商高,情商低的特点。

我同情FLG的遭遇,支持他们为自己的政治权益所做的抗争,但并不表示我也要接受他们的信条。

Q41,GDP是衡量社会进步的尺度吗?

A41,是指标之一,但如果脱离其他的指标,孤立的看GDP,是有害的。如同人的重量并不能独立表示人的健康和品质好坏。如果重量是由于比例失调,单个器官的增重,是病态和畸形,带来资源浪费,必不能长久维持。“大跃进”就是典型的追求单一指标造成的社会灾难。

能用不顾安全的方式增加产量吗?能用放毒使人生病来增加医疗收入吗?没有道德的经济只能是灾难。

Q40,道德与法律是什么关系?

A40,道德是法律的起点和终点。道德是目标而法律是手段。

Q39,"asians are sadistic horrible people. "

A39,Not every one is the same and that is racial bias. But the bad guys are ruling the the societies there and because of the bad government that encourage such abusive society to keep a few in power, so the only solution to this is a restoration of human values in the government.

I think the world will finally appreciate what the US is doing in the ME despite of the present resistance.

Q38,Can we judge people morally right or wrong?

A38,I would replace the word "right" with "appropriate".
There is fuzzy area between the two and also black/white areas where you can tell correct from incorrect. When one goes against another, we should go upper level, a system that includes both, not by side.

Q37,Will a fool realize and accept that he is a fool?

A37,It is relative. A man can be a fool or non-fool at the same time depending on what reference you are using. When I look back, I see myself a fool most of the time but I never realize I was a fool at the moment. An objective reference is more important in judging. If you think you are a fool and do nothing about it, then you are a fool really.

Q36,"when I farted, did I fart God? When I flushed the toilet, was I flushing God?"

A36,The list can go on and on in that direction. But I think this is a good question.
That is in what way we are related to god.
Through and by some agent we don't know?
It is like to ask why the world should work in a consistent set of rules, who is responsible to make the rules valid?
We just don't know how god works his way through us.

Q35,Does god know what he was doing when he set off the big bang?
Is god moral in doing so?

A35,There is a possibility that god is mis-represented by some one and we need find a true one.

God define the rules, but the question is how he impose them?
Does god abide to the rules he gave the universe?
Do humans understand god rules?
Does human morality is the same with the god morality?
In humans eye or morality if god is moral or not.

Q34,Does reality exist or it exist only in the consciousness of the observer?

A34,I don't think consciousness is totally free in creation of reality in it. Reality must have some influence on the process of creating. The parallel of reality in the consciousness is conditioned by both the reality and the conditions of the observer. 

 A moment ago I did not understand a problem, now I do, Am I different?

Q33,Shall we pursuit understanding?

A33,Being understood or understanding are quite different subjects. Talented often get the later and miss the former. Attempting both may derive mental problems. Because you are expecting understanding when expressing yourself. 

Q32,宗教必然会带来道德吗?

A32,宗教总是叫人信,却回避可信性的问题。没有可信之道,如何叫人信。道很多,各民族都有自己的道,但不是每个民族的道都是可信之道。

Q31,意识是形之上的存在吗?

A31,质是天生的,而形是后天的, 意识也非完全形之上,而是形与质共存的。人与人的质有很大的类似,但意识的形的修炼结果,却是因人而异。或者说不同的人有不同的心,虽然,看上去的物质结构是相似的。如同石头和宝石的不同,宝石有灵性,而普通石头没有。

Q30,What is truth?

A30,Truth means there exists a repeatedly confirmed and only parallel between the metaphysical and physical.  

Q29,What is relationship between a mathematical model and a physical model?

A29,mathematical model =\=physical model and perception=\=reality.

because the building materials are different. The mathematical model is the parallel of the physical model. 

Q28,Can we prove the objective reality exists, or everything is just an illusion?

A28,The question is not if there is a way of proving, The question is what way is the acceptable way of proving. Some theory mixes perception of a perceiver with the perceived, that is why everything becomes illusionary. 

Q27,Should we answer "silly" questions?

A27,Zeno'paradoxes are silly, they are against every body's experience. That dose not mean you can answer the "silly" questions. Maybe I should say there are far more silly answers than silly questions.

Q26,Should we re-think all the age-old philosophical question?

A26,Thinking is always a good exercise of brains. And I also believe the new-comers are more clever to answer an old question. Just like we can understand the world better than the stone-age elders.

Q25,I wonder what it look like in a real bat's eyes.

A25,like what we see? I mean the picture of nature on a bat's mind. It will be so wonderful if a bat can draw a picture so we can compare. A computer simulation of the mind of animals may be an interesting subject.

Lots of animals are not using light as the media to perceive the nature. They may have no idea if there is such a thing as light.
If they had the intelligence, would they develop the same physics science with us?

To the deep sea creatures, there is no such things like universe. Wish we were not deep under some thing.

Q24,Is it ok to commit an "evil" act on an "evil" person?

A24,It is ok for an "evil" person to think that way. But there are sure better ways to fight "evil" than being an "evil". We fight the first "evil" and end up with a second, what is the point of fighting it in the first place? 

Q22,我们可以说因果之被人发现不是凭借于理性,乃是凭借于经验。Hume《人类理解研究》

A22,这种结论过于极端,实际是两者都有.事实上,最可靠的因果关系就是凭借两者而不是单一的某个 .而且在过程上也是难以分开的,是互动循环进行的.

Q21,"No one is highly Ethical"

A21,At least a fool is highly ethical compared with the mistaken because he dose not know how not to be.

Since most are so deep under the sea of sins, a not-involved look as clean as an angel.

Q20,东西方文化有何差异?

A20,理是通的,不存在东与西之别,  但有观察与阐述的角度与方法的不同.尤其,是分析与综合的方法差异。

Q19,What happens after death?

A19,As for the "afterlife", one thing is known for sure, what ever happens afterward, it will not affect this life. But what you believe will happen will affect how you behave during this life. Reincarnation is a believe, not a proved truth. But thoughts can live as long as human race can do.

Q18,善的目的只能用善的手段来实现吗?

A18,这论点显然忽略了人类是如何取得历史进步的。同时也忽略了警察等执法机构并不总是用说服手段。另外,如何定义善的手段呢?非武力才是善吗?如果一只老虎要攻击你,怎么办?

Q17,孔子的哲学思想的主要弊端是什么?

A17,孔子的问题之一是没有体系,既述而不作. 导致其思想的内在逻辑性不好.甚至有投机之嫌;
其二是对自然的规律没有涉及,与老子相比,差了一个数量级,或者说参照系包涵过小。

Q16,四大发明的提法是错误的吗?

A16,对于四大发明的提法,与现在对发明的定义是不同的.发明该理解为出现比较合理,但既然已经有了现成的提法,也无须较真.至于技术的传播过程与先后次序并不重要,重要的是应用成果.

Q15,Speeding is punished by chance.

A15,Speeding is taking chance rather than being punished by chance, only punished by the result.

Q14,汇率应当由政府来确定吗?

A14,政府的职能是维护公平的交易原则,不是发现和确定价值。价格应由市场来定。

Q13,苏东坡看和尚是牛屎,而和尚看苏是人。因为苏的心是浑浊的,所以观人也污。

A13,如此说来,罪犯被判有罪是因为法官和陪审团都是罪犯,而被告到成无辜的了?

Q12, 数学是科学吗?

A12,数学是自适性学科,并不能完全称科学。

Q11,你知道别人撒谎是因为你有撒谎的经验。你只有读“金刚经”后,才能理解这个道理。

A11,难道知道别人撒谎就不可以通过常识来判断嘛?非要我也撒一回嘛?
你读经只是死读,(姑且认为你读了,懂不懂另说),以为只有你读过的什么经才是唯一正确的,只有我们都读同样的书才能正确的认识,这和马列的绝对唯一真理是一样的鬼话。

其实条条大路通罗马,并不一定要看唯一的某书才能有真确的认识。物理世界是唯一的,从那个角度看都可以看到真理。

我说只有懂易经才能理解,你懂嘛?要是有人说只有看了天书才是人,你不是成了畜生?西方人没看你的经不是成了野蛮之邦?

Q10,Can we deny the existence of god?

A10,Reading history is a better way to understand god than reading an old book. A wrongly advertised assumption does not erase its validity. Wrongs are done in all sorts of names, not only religions. But religion played a bitter role in history, even dangerous role. But people's spirit needs guidance, restoration of belief is better than abandoning.

Q9,A ruler can also bring economic development.

A9,A ruler’s economy will only serve the ruler’s demand for fame and wealth. They keep people alive not because they love them but want to enslave them. Such a development will impoverished the majority and destroy the society in the end.

Q8,EU is a good example of world best model for country system by forming state union.

EU is baby-sitted by US in security issues and world influence like a child. Maybe they want to grow up, and I think it is a good thing to grow up. They are trying to make a big one too, That is why they try to say no to the US. if the transatlantic relationship becoming competition-relationship, efficiency and effectiveness become decisive factors, not just politically but economically, they got to gear up or fell apart again. Independence and responsibility cost a lot.

Q7,Authority is just red tape.

A7,Authority is more than red tape. We got to have some rules and someone to take care of rules. Cutting corners may lift efficiency at the beginning, but if every body tries to cut corner, there will be no corner left to cut any more.

Q6,In order to get rid of country system, the big countries should be broken into smaller ones. Like democracy, we prefer more parties from one big party.

A6,Certainly there is nothing perfect on this world, improvement is needed. I don't think this is the right direction to get rid of countries by making more smaller ones. Quite opposite, if the world has only one country, the notion of country relationship will disappear. Every thing becomes domestic. But only the most rationalized country will have the potential to achieve the one country goal by incorporating others into it through attraction, not force.

Treating a country as a party is over-simplifying the subject. A party is a organization of almost the same interest, but a country is much more than that. For example, after WWII, the US was the only superpower left, but it did not pursue a single ruling position.

Q5,Loving a country is meaningless because borders are created by human.

A5,Borders are human-created to serve human-desire. But loving a country is not completely meaningless, if the country treat you well, gives the respect as a human, it deserve the same back from you. Otherwise, If a country abuse its people by its rulers, they will receive the same back in the end. Respect is mutual. Not one way commitment.

Q4,Dose Gandhi's non-violence principle have universal implication?

A4, Fortunately he did not try his ideas to Evils like Saddam and Commie rulers. He was lucky to oppose a much civilized foe. I love peace and I will be the first to demand peace when justice is guaranteed to a great level and people are in charge, not a small number of rulers.

Q3,各种社会体系的价值准则有何差异?

A3,这要看层次,在基础层次,或器的层次,任何社会的准则都差不多,当然在执行上,有刑不上大夫.例如,偷盗,强奸等刑事.
但在道的层次,各种社会体系是不同,乃至对立,有民主,有独裁.

Q2,would you like to be God? If you have the chance to design human DNA, what properties would you like to build into or leave out the structure?

A2,Don't you think human gets a better brain simply because they are weak physically compared with other animals, they can not run as fast as lots of them, not big enough to fight a tiger or puma, can not climb a tree as good as monkeys.
If human gets a body like elephant, they won't develop a human brain. (Well do note that this is one of the conditions, not the only and sufficient one.)

Can you concentrate on thinking with very sensitive detectors or organs? Or developing new tools?

Q1,Is freedom worth that much? You fight for it and end up with too much free weight, obesity.

A1, Freedom means not forced by others to do or not to do, free to make your own decision. But How many of us can make right decisions with above ten possibilities? If we can not make the right choice, Are people fighting for the freedom of making mistakes?

Freedom is not only a mind perspective, there are objective measurements, like the range of travel. If put behind the bars, the freedom is not the same with outside.

We do not allow some freedom for children because we know they are not capable of using it correctly. Sometimes they just don't need it.


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