"So, what is the difference between the laws of this bandit tribe and the laws of the kind tribe?"
"Humans have an instinct to fear snakes. Humans with high moral standards instinctively believe that they are good people and want to severely punish criminals. So, what kind of people do the descendants of these sinful Vikings instinctively think they are?"
Fang Yun stopped and looked around the room.
Almost everyone knows the answer.
Fang Yun nodded and said, "Yes, they instinctively think that they might commit crimes like their ancestors. Then, this instinct is actually immoral, and they have left the cruel and barbaric society and want to become people with high moral standards and do not want to violate morality. So how can they protect themselves morally? I won't say it directly, you can think about it and discuss it with each other."
Everyone immediately started talking, and the entire venue suddenly became noisy and chaotic.
Some people even quarreled because of different opinions.
However, some members of the Fa family remained silent, watching coldly and making no secret of their resistance.
After a long time, Fang Yun signaled and everyone quickly stopped the discussion.
Fang Yun smiled and said, "They used many methods. Let me give you a few examples. First, they put the blame on all human beings, preaching that everyone is guilty and that everyone is born with sin. They believe that human life is a process of atonement. You see, they insist that everyone is the same, so they can face it calmly. It is not their fault, nor is it the fault of their ancestors, but the fault of the entire human race. Since the entire human race has the same fault, there is no need to doubt that there is something wrong with their morality. In this way, they protect themselves. If you have not listened to what I said before, but only heard that a group of people actually preached that everyone is guilty and carries original sin, then you will definitely be surprised and unable to understand. Because we, the Chinese race, have never had the concept of original sin, because we believe that we are either good or blank before we are born."
However, some members of the Xun family looked embarrassed, and members of the Meng family suddenly smiled strangely.
The debate between human nature being evil and human nature being good has always existed.
Fang Yun had anticipated this kind of thing and said, "I want to emphasize that I hope everyone will not misunderstand Xun Sheng's theory of human nature. Xun Sheng's theory of human nature is evil. Xun Sheng's theory of human nature is evil, not that people are born with evil, while the bandit tribe believes that people are born with evil and sin. Xun Sheng's theory of human nature is evil, not that people must do bad things, but that people are selfish by nature. Once they are selfish, they may hurt others. In Xun Sheng's view, this behavior has a tendency to become evil. What's more, most of us Chinese people believe that human nature is good."
The faces of the Xun family members looked better, and the Meng family members also restrained themselves a little. Although the two families had a dispute over the holy way, what Fang Yun said was very correct. This was what Xun Sheng meant, and it was far from the theory of original sin.
However, the Meng family was still very proud. Although everyone knew that people in Shengyuan Continent were still dominated by the idea that people were inherently good, it was of great significance when Fang Yun said it.
Fang Yun continued, "In addition to preaching original sin, they also did a second thing. Since they do not admit that they have criminal blood flowing in their veins, only original sin, but they know in their hearts that they are morally low, they are potential criminals, and they are bad people, so what should they do? They cannot make laws for this, nor can they actively request sentencing, so they invented a power that far exceeds humans and let that transcendent power solve this problem. So, they use the gods created by their ancestors to constantly transform the intentions of that god and let the god forgive their crimes. However, sometimes they are too perfunctory and just pour some water on their bodies, thinking that they have washed away the sins in their blood. Logically speaking, anyone with a little bit of reason would doubt this kind of thing, but they don't doubt it. Why? Again, their instinct is to protect themselves, so that they believe in this kind of falsehood that can be seen through at a glance."
Many educated people were extremely surprised and even found it ridiculous. They could not imagine that such an ethnic group could exist.
"They have a third method. Unlike us Chinese people who prefer fairness, they pay more attention to personal freedom. Think about it, if they emphasize fairness, then their behavior and their instincts are actually against fairness and harmful to fairness. But if they prefer personal freedom, with fewer constraints and less moral constraints, they can do whatever they want. Even if they do something they shouldn't do, they can use freedom to cover it up."
"They also have a fourth method, which is to forcefully promote their ideas so that everyone becomes like them. How do they promote them? First, they determine a good system of ideas, which is universally applicable and uncontroversial ideas and customs, such as equality for all, fairness and justice, in short, all kinds of good ideas. Then, they use their power to seize the right to interpret this universal concept, and thus, they gain the right to set moral standards. If it is the same as their ideas, then it is right, moral, and just; if it is different from their ideas, then it is wrong, immoral, and unjust!"
"The fifth method is to recognize a good father. Whether it's the Vikings or the Austrians, their ancestors were barbaric robbers for a long period of time. However, they can't always publicize that their ancestors were robbers, so what should they do? Find a spiritual ancestor who is morally flawless! So, they spread the word that they inherited all kinds of cultural civilization and knowledge from ancient Greece and Rome, and even forged it. In short, they tried every means to make themselves the heirs of ancient civilization. But in fact, according to the records of ancient Greece and Rome, the ancestors of the robber tribes were just barbarians who were not presentable."
"If we think about it carefully, we will understand. If the bandit tribe is truly confident and does not feel that their bloodline is sinful, why do they have to cling to the civilization of other races?"
"I won't list all these. In short, this is just their moral protection. So, they need to protect themselves not only morally but also in real life. What should they do? Naturally, they should make laws that are beneficial to themselves."
"What are the characteristics of these bandit tribes?"
"They feel more sympathy for the perpetrators than for the victims."
"They are more interested in trying to reduce the sentence of the murderer than seeking justice for the victim."
"Compared to publicizing the suffering of the victims and their relatives and friends, they are more inclined to promote forgiveness of the murderer and are more inclined to shirk the responsibility of the murderer, and want the whole society or the whole human race to bear the responsibility. Does this sound like the original sin mentioned earlier?"
"Such a society is bound to breed a large number of problems, but because they have sinful blood flowing in their veins, because of selfishness, and because they instinctively want to protect themselves, they have to do this."
“So, I call the laws they make robber laws.”
Many readers found this statement refreshing when they heard it for the first time.