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陷阱
The Old Trap of Genes
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yǒu rén有人yòng用jī yīn基因hé和shēng wù xué生物学lái来jiě shì解释zhèng zhì政治 ，hái还shuō说jiǎn shǎo减少bù不píng děng平等de的jìn bù进步xiǎng fǎ想法bù不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hěn很wēi xiǎn危险 。
lì shǐ历史gào sù告诉wǒ men我们 ，bǎ把shè huì社会wèn tí问题dōu都shuō chéng说成tiān shēng天生zhù dìng注定 ，cháng cháng常常huì会dài 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néng能fā zhǎn发展dào到jīn tiān今天 ，bù不zhǐ shì只是yīn wèi因为jìng zhēng竞争 ，yě也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hé和yì qǐ一起zuò shì做事 ，ràng让wǒ men我们huó活dé得gèng更hǎo好 、gèng更jiǔ久 。
Trust, sympathy, helping one another, and working together have made our lives better and longer.
suī rán虽然rén人yě也huì会zì sī自私 、gōng jī攻击bié rén别人 ，dàn但zhè这bù不biǎo shì表示shè huì社会jiù就yīng gāi应该àn按zhè xiē这些xíng wéi行为lái来ān 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de的jìn bù进步 ，jiù shì就是rén men人们yòng用fǎ lǜ法律 、zhì dù制度hé和gòng tóng共同guī zé规则 ，ràng让shēng huó生活biàn dé变得gèng更gōng píng公平 、gèng更ān 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hé和fǎ lǜ法律miàn qián面前rén rén píng děng人人平等 ，dōu都lái zì来自zhè yàng这样de的nǔ lì努力 。
Democracy, human rights, and equality before the law all come from such efforts.
rú guǒ如果yǒu rén有人shuō说mǒu xiē某些rén人yīn wèi因为tiān shēng天生tiáo jiàn条件jiù就gāi该yǒu有gèng更duō多quán lì权利huò或jī huì机会 ，zhè这jiù就lí离mín zhǔ民主hěn很yuǎn远le了 。
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shàng上 ，zhí mín zhǔ yì殖民主义 、bái rén zhì shàng白人至上hé和nà cuì纳粹dōu都yòng用guò过zhè 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yòng用jià zhí价值 、shì shí事实hé和jié guǒ结果lái来tǎo lùn讨论 ，bù不yīng gāi应该yòng用 DNAlái来jué dìng决定shuí谁gèng更gāo 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.
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