Chapter 60 attitude towards different opinions

It is very difficult to have a correct attitude towards different opinions (I am only referring to academic differences here).There is an old Chinese saying: "Good medicine tastes bitter and is good for disease, and honest words are good for deeds." It can be seen that this has been the case since ancient times. I wasn't cool enough to have different academic views at first.Carefully examine your own inner activities. The reason for not being calm is not a matter of face, but because you feel that there is a problem with other people's thinking methods, or that others do not really fully understand your point of view in a realistic and comprehensive way. It's hard, so I can't stay calm.

In recent years, I have made progress in this regard.First of all, I think that the way of thinking of all living beings in the world is different. There are all kinds of things, and there are all kinds of surprises.Asking others to think in the same way as oneself is wishful thinking, completely impossible, and completely unnecessary.Second, no matter how outlandish an idea may be, there may be some truth to it.It is the only correct way to adopt what is reasonable and discard what is unreasonable.As for someone attacking unreasonably, there is no need to be really angry.I have a strange theory: It is impossible for a person to have no friends or non-friends in his life.I don't use the word "enemy" here, but use "non-friend" because non-friends are not necessarily enemies.Finally, I also think that no matter how correct a personal opinion is at the moment, it is actually still an unknown.Over time, you may find that it is not correct, or not quite correct.At this point, you must have the courage to openly correct your erroneous opinions.Liang Rengong said: "I don't hesitate to use today's me to attack yesterday's me." This is the attitude of a true scholar who is open and aboveboard.Recently, when I edited "East and West Culture Discussion Collection", I first made my debut and revealed my "new interpretation" (please note the word "new" in the "new interpretation") of the idea of ​​"the unity of man and nature", and then expressed my opposition Articles of my opinion, as long as they can be collected, will be compiled into the book, allowing readers to identify and analyze by themselves.I have full confidence in the vast number of readers, they can tell right from wrong.If I adopt the opposite method: to file a lawsuit with pen and ink, the other party will also rise to fight.At first, both parties may be able to restrain themselves, speak politely, and have a sense of proportion.But the longer the pen battle, the less rational, and in the end they even insulted each other and attacked each other personally.At this point, who can not use strong words and distort the facts?This is getting farther and farther away from the truth.There are quite a few such examples in Chinese academic history.Some time ago, I wrote a short article in the "Yeguang Cup" supplement of "Xinmin Evening News" in Shanghai: "Is the Truth More Discernable? ".My conclusion is: in some cases, the more the truth is discerned (debate), the more confused it becomes.Whether it is true or not depends on practice and the test of history and time.Some people may think that I am posting strange theories, but I actually post them out of feelings.

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