1、Weakness of Human Nature 人性的弱点,主讲人：夏秋秋 成 员：赵青青 李青云 陈璐,Institute of Environmental Science and Engineering 环境科学与工程学院,In Chinese characters, we can see there is a “口” under the character of “善” and a “心” under “恶”. This represents the kind is caused by humans acquired activities with the mouth to say,
2、however, evil is the existence of human congenital（天生的）heart. In English, “live” means dynamic and vigorous but it also hides another word “evil” which is deeply rooted in human nature.,God created Adam, and let him live carefree in the garden of Eden.To made him not alone, god had created eve to Ad
3、am as partner, and told them: dont steal to eat the fruit of good and evil in the garden of Eden (that is the forbidden fruit), otherwise theyll be punished. But one day, they ate the forbidden fruit under a snakes temptation. 原罪说: 上帝创造了亚当，并让他在 伊甸园里无忧无虑的生活。但是上帝看到亚当一个在 伊甸园里挺孤单的，于是他有创造了夏娃给亚当当伴，并告戒他们：别
4、偷吃伊甸园里的善恶之果（也就是禁果），否则就惩罚他们.但是一天，他们被一条蛇引诱而偷吃了禁果。,After, they suddenly found they didnt wear clothes, both of them naked showing in front of each other, so they began to feel shy and cover up the organ with leaves , so the concept of men and women began.Then, God kept them out of the garden of Eden an
5、d said:“you commit the crime, you need to suffer in the world.” Therefore, the person birth with sin. This is the original sin! 吃了禁果后，他们突然发现自己没穿衣服，双方都赤裸裸的把身体展露在对方面前，因此他们开始感到害羞就用树叶子把性器官遮掩起来，于是男女的概念就开始了。上帝知道后就把他们赶出了伊甸园，说：你们犯下了罪恶，要你们在世上受苦，赎罪！于是人的出生就成了一种罪恶，这就是所谓的原罪！,As most Chinese people do, I have no
6、doubt that people are basically good. When we look at the infants innocent smile and face, wed like to believe that they are angels.,But with the wealth of life experience and indepth thought, I have found that “people are basically good“ can not explain the problems in real life. On the contrary, “
7、human nature is evil“ is able to reveal the rule of the development of human society. This forces me to change my previous idea and accept the fact, “human nature is evil“.,People at the beginning of goodness?（人之初性本善？）,The seven deadly sins“gluttony“ ,“greed“, “sloth“, “envy“, “pride“, “lust“ and “a
8、nger “, this is what the Catholic Church refers to the human nature of the seven deadly sins.,A man is neither an angel nor a beast. Unfortunately, he wants to act like an angel, but he is inherently a beast. Pascal人，既不是天使也不是野兽。不幸的是，人希望表现得像天使，而实际却像野兽。 巴斯卡,Xunzi said: “hunger and to food, cold and to
9、 warm, fatigue and to rest,interest to good and sick of harm, is that people have had with born“荀子明确把人性限定为人的自然属性：“饥而欲食，寒而欲暖，劳而欲息，好利而恶害，是人之所生而有也”,For example,two babies are hungry, but there is only a bottle of milk. What will happen next? The two babies will certainly be eager to snatch the bottle o
10、f milk to fill the stomach, instead of thinking about sharing with the other.,When natural conditions can not meet the survival and development of all individuals, the human instinct would be inspired. Everyone fight for their own survival and development, which will produce a series of evil things
11、and phenomena.,Another example, Singapores legal system has always been known for its strictness and efficiency, the most famous one is probably the whipping (鞭刑). Since this punishment is so cruel, why we do not abolish it? Singapores former prime minister Lee Kuan Yew has given the answer in his b
12、ook My View of The World , “I think human nature is evil and must be limited to stop evil side“.,From the history of Singapores economic growth, we can see the importance of understanding “human nature is evil”. In addition to Singapore, western society also regards Judaism（犹太教） and Christianism（天主教
13、） evil as the ideological foundation. This argument represents in Hobbs. In addition, Machiavelli, Schopenhauer, Hegel are also considered to be evil commentators (评论者).,In fact, China has discussed on the “human nature is evil” in the early time. Warring States Period famous philosopher Xunzi is ad
14、vocated on behalf of “human nature is evil”. He wrote in the opening of “evil chapter”: human evil, the good is pseudo(假的). Education, morality and legislationwhich indirectly reflect the “human nature is evil”.,人之性恶，其善伪也。荀子,Acquired education may make these children learn how to restrain and share,
15、 but that is not the result of human nature.Education and morality make people restrain their animals instincts in certain subjective aspects, the law objectively sets obstacles and costs on the road leading to desire, so people dare not to exceed the utmost limits.Therefore, human will put education, morality and legislation in a prominent position in social life.,education,morality,legislation,Whether people are basically good or evil, we will carry forward the good side and pursue the same things.,conclusion,
