Chapter 290: The Stubborn Donkey Doesn’t Know the Sweetness of Soft Rice
“I hope that all students can show their style, friendship and level in the next competition.”
The long-awaited first National College Debate Competition finally opened. Debate teams from more than 20 colleges and universities came to Peking University to engage in a fierce debate that lasted nearly ten days.
Just look at the several names of sufficient importance on the rostrum and you will know how much importance the relevant departments attach.
Pei Wencong, who came from afar, also took a seat on the podium, and his ranking among the guest seats was not low.
Just yesterday, Pei Wencong donated 300,000 US dollars to Peking University, and Peking University reciprocated by transferring the film and television copyright of "Homeland" to Talang Literature Publishing House free of charge.
Although donations are donations and copyrights are copyrights, and the amount of money and value cannot be equated, this undoubtedly makes many people feel proud.
What's more, the school immediately gave the Gujun Literary Society a 30% share in the form of US dollars + RMB, allowing them to improve the creative environment and reward relevant creators.
Isn't this a clear statement - [Look, when we asked for $300,000, it wasn't nonsense, but some people didn't know the value of the goods. ]
Li Ye didn't know how Wu Jinyuan felt, but looking at the red eyes of Li Huaisheng and Yang Yumin, Li Ye suspected that they were still unable to sleep tonight and were daydreaming.
Li Huaisheng put his arm around Li Ye's shoulders and whispered, "Brother, after the debate is over, we brothers will invite you to Lao Mo's to eat some foreign food!"
Li Ye said: "Why go so far? The Lao Zhao's Restaurant near the door is pretty good! I actually prefer Chinese food more."
Li Huaisheng was stunned and said, "Don't think about saving money for me! We brothers shouldn't be so formal with each other."
Li Ye curled his lips and said, "How much money can you save from a meal? If you really feel bad, you can treat me to a meal at Fengze Garden for ten days."
"Okay, I'll treat you to ten days of Fengze Garden dining. That's it."
“.”
What a real person!
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Because there are many participating schools, Kyoto University has prepared several competition venues and multiple games can be held in one day, allowing students from various schools to freely choose their favorite schools to watch and support.
Judging from the number of people watching on site, it can be seen that Tsinghua University, Peking University and Minzu University are undoubtedly the most popular.
Li Ye was waiting to go on stage in a classroom next to the venue! Li Dayong and Fu Yingjie came over and said, "Brother, I can't get in. You have to find a seat for me."
Li Ye was surprised and asked, "Didn't you go find Xiaohui? Can't you get in if you follow her?"
Because of Pei Wencong's patriotic behavior, Pei Wenhui has been very prestigious in Peking University recently, and it is impossible for her to not be able to enter the debate venue.
Li Dayong said awkwardly: "We can't rely on the girl for everything, right?"
[You are such a stubborn donkey that you don't know how to enjoy the food. You deserve to eat grass for the rest of your life. ]
Li Ye didn't have time, and just wanted to find a classmate to take Li Dayong over, when he saw Pei Wenhui appear at the door, waving and smiling at Li Dayong.
Li Ye patted Li Dayong on the shoulder and said, "Hey, don't have so many bad habits in the future. What's yours and mine when two people are together?"
Li Dayong, who was about 1.89 meters tall, walked out quickly with his head lowered.
Fu Yingjie licked his lips and said to Li Ye: "Is it too late for me to call you brother now? Please help me find one."
"Get lost, you are several years older than me!"
Li Ye laughed and scolded as he drove Fu Yingjie out. Of course, he knew that Fu Yingjie was deliberately making trouble, otherwise he would have used a gentler approach to ensure that he would not hurt the heart of a boy who longed for love.
But when Li Ye turned around, he found that Yang Chen, Qin Yongsheng and the others were looking at him quietly, with affectionate eyes.
Alas, people’s hearts have changed and the world is deteriorating. Do you still have the dignity to be a man?
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"May I ask the first speaker of the affirmative side, you claim that morality appeared before the law, what is the factual evidence? As far as I know, the "Zhou Li · Qiu Gong · Si Xing" appeared in the Western Zhou Dynasty of my country."
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"May I ask the second speaker of the affirmative side, since morality is the standard that constrains human behavior, how do you explain the fact that the country is now launching a severe crackdown on crime?"
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Li Ye looked at the third debater from Beijing University of Foreign Languages, feeling her oppressive language and tone, looking for her weakness to see if there was any chance of breaking it with one blow.
The third debater was a girl. Li Ye vaguely remembered meeting her once. It seemed that when he bought the Zaojun Temple courtyard house, she came to help Professor Zhang move.
But at this moment, this girl named He Xue was not as gentle and humble as she was when she first moved.
Her words were extremely fierce, and she waved her arms from time to time, using movements and tone that were full of modern style to intensify her aura and suppress her opponents.
According to the rules, He Xue will ask a question to each of the first, second and fourth debaters from Peking University.
Her final question is: "If morality can constrain human behavior, then what do we need laws for?"
“Huahuahua~”
There was warm applause at the scene. In 1983 when information was blocked, this unquestionable questioning could indeed arouse strong resonance among the audience.
Yes! If morality is useful, then what do we need laws for? Doesn't the existence of laws prove that morality cannot constrain human behavior?
After the applause, according to the debate rules, Li Ye, the third debater of the affirmative side, needs to stand up and summarize the debate. Then, after the third debater of the opposing side has also summarized the debate, the free debate stage will begin.
Li Ye stood up and began to state: "After receiving this debate topic, we first consulted the professors and teachers of our History Department at Peking University, and then we got a conclusion that has been confirmed -
The emergence of morality stems from the sense of shame of human beings and the objective need of clan society to fight against the cruel natural environment. "
"We humans have known for a long time that only unity and cooperation can help us survive and reproduce more safely. This requires a standard to constrain everyone's behavior, so various unwritten conventions emerged.
For example, stealing other people’s property is a bad behavior, beating children is a bad behavior, and stealing someone else’s wife is even worse.”
“Hahahahaha~”
There was laughter at the debate. In an era when people's sense of humor is very low, Li Ye's words and actions could trigger a comedic effect at any time.
Li Ye had to stop his statement and wait until the laughter died down before continuing: "These kinds of standards are the earliest prototypes of morality."
"The emergence of laws is precisely because some people do not follow the generally accepted moral standards, and they impose punitive and restrictive regulations.
Murder and arson are crimes, bullying the weak is a crime, and murdering one's husband is a crime. Think about it, which of these crimes does not violate the moral code?"
Several debaters from the Peking University Debate Team quietly scanned the audience and found that many audience members began to ponder, and they knew that Li Ye's statement had worked.
Come on, everyone, use your brains and think about it according to what I said.
If you just think according to what others say, won't you be led by the nose?
Li Ye paused for a few seconds, then continued: "Moral constraints are the great achievements of the thousands of years of civilization of the flower-growing nation. Their scope, depth of penetration, and impact on society are far greater than the law. Moral constraints can be said to be everywhere.
Think about it, before you knew what the law was, did you already know that you shouldn’t steal persimmons from the orchard or dig up sweet potatoes from your fellow villagers’ homes? "
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Many people were stunned because they felt like they had broken the law.
"The law has loopholes and flaws. For example, two primary school students encountered an old lady who accidentally fell on their way to school."
Li Ye paused for a moment, holding back his inner struggles and said, "According to the law, the two elementary school students don't need to help the old lady up, but if they don't and the school teacher finds out, what will be the consequences?"
“.”
No one said anything, but everyone understood that these two elementary school students could not be rated as three good students.
"If morality cannot become the standard to constrain human behavior, and we only follow the rigid provisions of the law, then our society will no longer have warmth and kindness. No one will help an elderly person who falls down, no one will care about injustice, and it will be useless to shout at the top of your lungs when you encounter a gangster."
“Hahahahaha~”
"I am dying of laughter! Where did you find this third debater from Kyoto University?"
"Well, I suspect he was found from a crosstalk troupe. It's really funny."
Li Ye finished summarizing the debate and sat down.
The teammates on the debate team looked at each other and agreed that there was no problem and everything was going as planned.
When Li Ye received the debate topic, he knew that it was impossible to directly deny that "the law is a binding standard". At present, the court sentences several bad guys every day, and the basis for the sentencing is the law.
So the strategy everyone has formulated is - what will this society become if we only obey the law?
If such words were said decades later, they would probably be despised by everyone. After all, if no one even sweeps the snow in front of their door, who would care about others?
A thief was electrocuted while stealing, but he still took the case to court for compensation. Are you talking to me about morality?
But in 1983, if you left an old lady on the ground for three hours without helping her, your company would hold a meeting to criticize you as a heartless scum.
(End of this chapter)
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