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The Old Trap of Genes
本站:原文:
yǒu rén有人yòngjī yīn基因shēng wù xué生物学láijiě shì解释zhèng zhì政治háishuōjiǎn shǎo减少píng děng平等dejìn bù进步xiǎng fǎ想法fú hé符合zì rán自然

Some people use genes and biology to explain politics, and they also say that progressive ideas about reducing inequality go against “nature.”

zhè zhǒng这种kàn fǎ看法hěnwēi xiǎn危险

This view is dangerous.

lì shǐ历史gào sù告诉wǒ men我们shè huì社会wèn tí问题dōushuō chéng说成tiān shēng天生zhù dìng注定cháng cháng常常huìdài lái带来yán zhòng hòu guǒ严重后果

History tells us that when social problems are described as if they were all naturally destined, it often leads to serious consequences.

qí shí其实rén lèi人类néngfā zhǎn发展dàojīn tiān今天zhǐ shì只是yīn wèi因为jìng zhēng竞争yīn wèi因为hé zuò合作

In fact, humans have developed to where we are today not only because of competition, but also because of cooperation.

xìn rèn信任tóng qíng同情hù xiāng互相bāng zhù帮助yì qǐ一起zuò shì做事ràngwǒ men我们huógènghǎogèngjiǔ

Trust, sympathy, helping one another, and working together have made our lives better and longer.

suī rán虽然rénhuìzì sī自私gōng jī攻击bié rén别人dànzhèbiǎo shì表示shè huì社会jiùyīng gāi应该ànzhè xiē这些xíng wéi行为láiān pái安排

Although people can be selfish and attack others, that does not mean society should be organized according to these behaviors.

wén míng文明dejìn bù进步jiù shì就是rén men人们yòngfǎ lǜ法律zhì dù制度gòng tóng共同guī zé规则ràngshēng huó生活biàn dé变得gènggōng píng公平gèngān quán安全

The progress of civilization is people using laws, institutions, and shared rules to make life fairer and safer.

mín zhǔ民主rén quán人权fǎ lǜ法律miàn qián面前rén rén píng děng人人平等dōulái zì来自zhè yàng这样denǔ lì努力

Democracy, human rights, and equality before the law all come from such efforts.

rú guǒ如果yǒu rén有人shuōmǒu xiē某些rényīn wèi因为tiān shēng天生tiáo jiàn条件jiùgāiyǒugèngduōquán lì权利huòjī huì机会zhèjiùmín zhǔ民主hěnyuǎnle

If someone says that certain people should have more rights or opportunities because of their natural conditions, that is very far from democracy.

lì shǐ历史shàngzhí mín zhǔ yì殖民主义bái rén zhì shàng白人至上nà cuì纳粹dōuyòngguòzhè zhǒng这种wēi xiǎn危险xiǎng fǎ想法

In history, colonialism, white supremacy, and Nazism have all used this dangerous idea.

suǒ yǐ所以bù tóng不同zhèng zhì政治guān diǎn观点yīng gāi应该yòngjià zhí价值shì shí事实jié guǒ结果láitǎo lùn讨论yīng gāi应该yòngDNAláijué dìng决定shuígènggāo guì高贵

So different political views should be discussed through values, facts, and results, not by using DNA to decide who is more noble.

By Marcelo Trivelli / Pressenza|CC BY 4.0|Modified & AI-assisted

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