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I Am a Realistic Idealist, or an Ideal Realist (A Supplement to the Previous Essay and the Debate It Sparked)

Life & Notes2006.01.07
I Am a Realistic Idealist, or an Ideal Realist (A Supplement to the Previous Essay and the Debate It Sparked)
I just debated with ZW for more than an hour. It’s already started to have a bit of the flavor of “directing the realm from the mountaintop” (just kidding—don’t take it seriously), and although I did get something out of it, I’m exhausted. Because my personal political views are very easy to misunderstand—easy to mistake for “counterrevolutionary” or “fool-the-masses”—but perhaps it’s not a misunderstanding after all. If revolution is understood as a revolution against China as it exists in reality, then I am a resolute “counterrevolutionary.” Of course, someone may say: as social development reaches a certain stage, there is always the possibility that revolution will become necessary; so am…
philosophy faith autobiography politics
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2006年1月7日
My View of Life (and Supplement)

Life & Notes2005.12.29
My View of Life (and Supplement)
“Life is to be lived through clearly, not thought through clearly!” — I forget whom I heard this from, but it feels immensely true. Questions such as the meaning of life and the purpose of life: when our lives reach their end, life itself will give us the answers. To puzzle over them while still young only brings suffering upon ourselves, and yields no answer worth the name. Even if we do arrive at some answer, that answer often dissolves with the passage of time; when we look back in old age, it may no longer be quite the same thing at all. But the question of life’s meaning is…
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2005年12月29日
Collected Final Exam Essay Questions for the Modern Western Philosophy Course (Combined)

Philosophy & Thought2005.12.15
Collected Final Exam Essay Questions for the Modern Western Philosophy Course (Combined)
A Compilation of Final Exam Reflection Questions for the Course on Modern Western Philosophy: 0. Introduction EPR posted on 2005-12-15 19:35:11 A Compilation of Final Exam Reflection Questions for the Course on Modern Western Philosophy: 0. Introduction Initial intention: Study the major course well! Purpose: Copy the material from the book and then type it into the computer; this is a way of sorting through and consolidating knowledge. At the same time, posting the organized material online can also provide a reference for classmates. Method: This is not an outline, nor is it my own subjective reflections, nor is it an answer written according to the questions. I have simply…
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2005年12月15日
The Allegorical Meaning of the Fruit of Wisdom in Genesis Concerning the Fundamental Nature of Humanity

Culture & Public Commentary2005.12.07
The Allegorical Meaning of the Fruit of Wisdom in Genesis Concerning the Fundamental Nature of Humanity
Adam and Eve, because they secretly ate of the “fruit of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil,” had their eyes opened; they knew that they were naked, so they covered themselves with fig leaves. When God discovered that they had come to know shame, He knew that they had eaten the fruit of wisdom and discerned good and evil, and therefore punished them by casting them down into the mortal world to become human beings…… This is the Bible’s account of the origin of humanity. It is very uninteresting to talk about the conflict between the Bible and evolution; let us instead look at the profoundly thought-provoking…
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2005年12月7日
Science Has No Absolute Truth… But Is There Absolute Error? (And a Supplement)

History of Science & Scholarship2005.12.03
Science Has No Absolute Truth… But Is There Absolute Error? (And a Supplement)
Feynman points out: “Any scientific concept lies on some point along the scale between absolute error and absolute truth, and will not be at either end.”[①] It is easier for us to understand this: there is no absolutely correct scientific theory; but is there such a thing as absolute error? Should those scientific theories that have been “falsified” count as absolute errors? Why does Feynman say there are no absolute errors? Let us take an example of a scientific theory—“the geocentric theory.” Obviously, today the geocentric theory is widely recognized as an “incorrect” theory; but is this “incorrectness” absolute? In fact, before Copernicus, the geocentric theory had never had any…
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2005年12月3日
Supplementary Ideological Report for Party Membership Confirmation

Life & Notes2005.09.02
Supplementary Ideological Report for Party Membership Confirmation
Thought Report (1) Dear Party Organization: Why join the Party? What does joining the Party mean? In my previous thought reports, I have already discussed these questions many times. This time I thought of a metaphor that may not be the most apt one, but is very interesting, and perhaps can help me further express my views. I compare joining the Party to getting married. Why get married? Without marriage, everything can still go on as usual; one can still keep love, still live together, and even raise children. Likewise, without joining the Party, one can still do everything that ought to be done, can still keep one’s faith, and…
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2005年9月2日
Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra for Destroying All Evil Destinies

Life & Notes2005.07.31
Shakyamuni Buddha Mantra for Destroying All Evil Destinies
oṃ namo bhagavate sarva durgati pariśodhani rājāya tathāgatāya arhate samyaksaṃbuddhāya tadyathā oṃ śodhani śodhani sarva pāpaṃ viśodhani śuddhe viśuddhe sarva karma āvaraṇa viśodhanāye svāhā.
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2005年7月31日
Transcendent Amid the Mundane World

Life & Notes2005.07.31
Transcendent Amid the Mundane World
A calm and unhurried heart dissolves into the mundane world: seeking a spiritual realm of transcendence without transcending material desire. A restless world loses itself in material desire; the way to seek ease is to dissolve oneself into the secular world as well—to seek tranquility amid the hubbub, and to taste solitude in the midst of the sea of people April 30, 2005
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2005年7月31日
Application for Confirmation of Party Membership

Life & Notes2005.07.31
Application for Confirmation of Party Membership
Dear Party Organization: I was accepted as a probationary member of the Communist Party of China on April 30 last year. The probationary period is one year, and it expired on April 30, 2005. I now solemnly apply to the Party organization to be converted into a full member. In the past year, I came from Shanghai to Beijing, transformed from a high school student into a university student, experienced many things, and also gained much growth and maturity. Yet my faith in, and enthusiasm for, the Party have never changed. From high school to university, one’s experience grows richer, one’s knowledge increases, one’s emotions mature, one’s learning improves… all…
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2005年7月31日