How do you know how to be humble? This is just natural!"

"Nonsense!"

The scholar who supported the good nature said angrily.

Scholars who support evil nature asked: "You said that the nature is good, so babies must understand the concession. I have only heard of Kong Rong giving pears, but I have never heard of babies giving pears. It is precisely because human nature is evil that we must abide by it.

Education, let children eliminate evil and promote good. Even when people grow up, they will always have evil thoughts. The so-called gentleman is to be cautious and independent, which means to examine himself at all times, suppress and eliminate the evil in his heart."

Scholars who supported the good nature asked: "Why do children who have not studied know how to honor their parents?"

"Is education just about reading? Parents' words and deeds are also education."

"Mencius said that human nature is like water. The best is like water. There is no water that does not flow downward, and there is no evil in human nature. Can you say that water does not flow downward?"

"Mencius said that human nature is like water, does it mean that human nature must be like water? I also said that human nature is like fire!"

"How dare you question Mencius!"

"Is Mencius necessarily correct? I studied His Majesty's teachings. Your Majesty said that everything needs to be boldly assumed and carefully verified. How to prove that human nature is like water? Can you prove it? Let me tell you, water flows downward because of gravity. Yes

Because of the earth’s gravity! If the earth had no gravity, water would have to flow upward.”

"Nonsense! How can water possibly flow upward?"

"Without the gravity of the earth, people can flow upward. Without gravity, people can still fly!"

"You guys, stop arguing! Human nature is a mixture of good and evil. If you learn good things, you will be good, and if you learn bad things, you will become evil."

"Fart, human nature is kind."

"No, human nature is evil!"

"..."

The imperial court wanted to spread the news that "Xunzi" could be upgraded into classics. Such debates could be seen almost every day inside and outside Luoyang.

After all, Mencius's prestige at this time was not as good as that of the Ming and Qing dynasties, and he had not yet become an absolute saint.

The real sage Confucius did not evaluate the good and evil of human nature, but only said that "their human natures are similar".

Liu Yannian sat aside and listened silently. He felt that it was inappropriate to discuss good and evil, as it was impossible to distinguish between this stuff.

If you want to attack Xunzi, you should start with the theory of "ritual hypocrisy"!

(It’s my birthday today, so I went to play during the day.)

(End of chapter)
Chapter completed!