Fang Yun glanced at the curious gazes and continued to speak.
"In fact, different races, cultures, and civilizations all have different concepts of morality. Some races have extremely low moral standards, or even have no morals at all, such as the demons and barbarians. Some races have average moral standards, such as the barbarians. However, the human countries in our Saint Origin World have relatively high moral standards."
"A high moral standard can make the race more stable, and at the same time, they won't be too aggressive. This is because this race is good at talking about morality, and they prefer to use soft means to deal with other races. Only when there is no other choice would they use violent force. This is the principle of using peaceful means before resorting to force. "
"However, races with low moral standards have a strong aggressive nature from birth. These races have one thing in common, and that is, a large portion of them engage in robbing, killing, plundering, and other activities. For example, the barbarians are all robbers. On the other hand, for the human race, except for a few cases, we restrict our soldiers from robbing and plundering. This is a very interesting phenomenon. "
"We call these two races the Kind Race and the Robber Race."
"The human race is currently the Kind Race, and has developed to a very high level. Our laws have some concepts of the origin of races, and many criminal laws are actually revenge laws. Why do the majority of the human race prefer heavy punishment, and are not willing to abolish the death penalty? The reason is as I said before. First, we all have selfish motives. Second, the human race has a high moral standard, and our laws tend to 'protect the victim'. Why do we tend to protect the victim instead of being selfish? Because we think that we won't commit crimes, so we don't care about criminals. We can use the maximum amount of punishment, restraint, and prevention to punish criminals without mercy. "
"When the human race meets a heinous criminal who is sentenced to death, we feel heartfelt joy, because we think that there is one less person who can harm us. If we meet a heinous criminal who is given a light sentence, or even let go, we will be especially angry, because we are afraid that the criminal or someone like him will harm us. "
"This hatred for cruel criminals is passed down from generation to generation, and it will continue to affect us. It even becomes an instinct of the kind people. I know that some people will think that this kind of thing won't become an instinct. A long time ago, I gave some suggestions to the Medical Hall to study various aspects of the human race. One of the studies was very interesting. Among the animals that we humans hate the most, the number one is the snake. "
"At first, I found it very strange. In fact, many of the people we investigated grew up in the city. A considerable number of them were very familiar with people who had never been attacked by snakes. They had never even seen a snake before. Their understanding of snakes was limited to books and pictures. Moreover, the number of humans killed by snakes was even less than the number of humans killed by wild horses and cows, and the number of humans killed by hippopotamuses was far more than the number of snakes. Obviously, this is not an acquired experience, but a shared instinct. "
"When our human ancestors were born, it was impossible for them to form a natural instinct to deal with snakes. Our ancestors should only be afraid of things that can hurt us, not specific things. Then, why do we humans hate snakes so much now? "
"If we were to return to the primitive society and treat ourselves as primitive people, what would our living environment be like? Perhaps there would be a dense forest or grassland. In short, there would not be a very safe area like the city around us. We would definitely be in a very complicated environment. We would have to pick wild fruits in the bushes and hunt animals in the dense forest or grassland. We would encounter many aggressive animals, such as tigers, snakes, mosquitoes, hippopotamuses, elephants, poisonous insects, wolves and so on. "
"Then, if we were primitive people, what animal would we be most afraid of? We would use the method of elimination and eliminate them one by one. "
"Are we more afraid of animals that are more dangerous or less dangerous? Then, mosquitoes and flies would be eliminated. "
"Are we more afraid of carnivores or herbivores? Obviously, elephants would be eliminated. Although hippopotamuses are omnivores, they mainly live on grass. They will only eat meat when there is a lack of grass. Therefore, we would eliminate them as well. "
"Are we more afraid of animals that are big and easy to find, or animals that are not easy to find? Then, lions, tigers and wolves would also be eliminated. "
"Are we more afraid of animals that are easy to deal with or animals that are not easy to deal with? Poisonous insects are obviously very scary, but we only need a straw sandal to kill them. They would also be eliminated. "
"In the end, what are we left with? Yes, snakes. Snakes are poisonous and harmful. They eat meat and are not easy to find. Moreover, without tools, they are not easy to deal with. They have gathered almost all the elements that threaten the human race. This is the source of our ancestors' fear of snakes. "
"This fear of snakes has been passed down from generation to generation. Therefore, even if the current human race has not personally experienced the danger of snakes, they still hate snakes the most."
"This is what I want to say. What we inherited from our ancestors is not only their appearance, but also some instincts. Being afraid of snakes is just one of the instincts."
"Our ancestors were relatively kind and had a relatively high moral standard. This instinct was also inherited by us. Therefore, we humans instinctively want to punish criminals severely. We have to protect or compensate the victims as much as possible."
"Therefore, kind races will establish justice and laws."
"After figuring this out, let's think again. What about the unkind races?"
"In my 'Political History', I listed many races or countries. There are two types of countries that are especially obvious."
"The first type of country, we call it the bandit race. They are called the Vikings. Their ancestors were a group of pirates who relied on plundering for a living. The natural environment they lived in was relatively harsh. In order to survive, they would not and could not have a high moral standard. However, when the Vikings completed their primitive accumulation through bloody means and obtained great power, their lives became prosperous. They realized that they could survive without selling slaves, robbing merchant ships, extorting, and so on. Therefore, for the stability of their race, they had to establish laws to stop the previous banditry. "
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