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1、1>Christianity:Rightandwrongasacluetomeaning•…Everyonehasheardpeoplequarrelling.Theysaythingslike:,,How,dyoulikeitifanyonedidthesametoyou?”一"That'smyseat,Iwastherefirst"—''Leavehimalone,heisn'tdoingyouanyharmH—"Whyshouldyoushoveinfirst?"——"Givemeabitofyo
2、urorang巳IgaveyouabitofmineN—HComeon,youpromised.HPeoplesaythingslikethateveryday,educatedpeopleaswellasuneducated,andchildrenaswellasgrown-ups・Nowwhatisinterestingisthatthepersonwhosaysthesethingsisnotmerelysayingthattheother'sbehaviourdoesnothappentople
3、asehim.Heisappealingtosomekindofstandardofbehaviourwhichheexpectstheothermantoknowabout.Itlooks,infact,verymuchasifbothpartieshadinmindsomekindofLaworRuleoffairplayordecentbehaviourormoralityorwhateveraboutwhichtheyreallyagreed.LawofHumanNature•Expectati
4、onof"fairplay"or"morality".Howdoesthislaw'differfrom(a)aspeedlimit,etc・or(b)lawofgravity,etc.•Thelawofgravitytellsyouwhatstonesdoifyoudropthem;buttheLawofHumanNaturetellsyouwhathumanbeingsoughttodoanddonotdo.Inotherwords,whenyouaredealingwithhumans,somet
5、hingelsecomesinaboveandbeyondtheactualfacts.Youhavethe"facts"(howmendobehave)andyoualsohavesomethingelse(howthevouqhttobehave).•Thiscannotbeignored.It"snottruethatrightandwrongarewhatisconvenient/inconvenienttome"Amanoccupyingthecornerseatonthetrainbecau
6、sehegottherefirst,andamanwhoslippedintoitwhilemybackwasturnedandremovedmybag,arebothequallyinconvenient.ButIblamethesecondmananddonotblamethefirst."•Whataboutdecentbehaviorinourselves?"Itmeansthingslike...."doingschoolworkhonestlywhenitwouldbeeasytocheat
7、/7"keepingpromisesyouwouldrathernotkeep""tellingthetruthevenwhenitmakesyoulookafool."•Conclusion:Wecan'tescapeorexplaintheLawofHumanNature."Itappearsthatwehavetoadmitthatthereismorethanonekindofreality;that,thereissomethingaboveandbeyondtheordinaryfactso
8、fourbehavior,andyetquitedefinitelyreal一areallaw,whichnoneofusmade,whichpressesonus."Whatisbeyondthe"LawofHumanNature"?Summarytothispoint:"Theso-calledlawmaynotbeanythingreal-anythingaboveandbeyondtheactualfactswhichweobser