Half holy, half devil: Our survival law?

Author: Wang Ying
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Publish Date: 2003-04-01
Features: Two Faces — Survival Instinct? Two Faces — The Need for Life? Two Faces — The Secret to Success? Two Faces — Half Saint, Half Devil in Human Nature. Don't think that "good" and "evil" are just two words; it's extremely difficult to explain them clearly. It's evident that when we talk about good and evil, we are referring to ethical concepts limited to human society, not including the animal kingdom or even the entire natural world, which encompasses plants. Imagine a person who brutally kills another person to rob their belongings; we call this an act of evil, and the court can sentence them to death. However, if they kill a chicken or a pig, it's not considered an act of evil but rather a normal behavior to improve their livelihood.