Is Human Nature Good or Evil?

There is no objective criterion to distinguish between good and evil. The objective criterion in judging human behavior should be €Selfishness€ and €Altruism€. Was the behavior of the Japanese kamikaze pilots in WWII good or evil? For the Japanese military, it was good, but for the American military, it was evil. Obviously, it was altruistic. So, this question is a stupid, meaningless one as there is no answer.

Why do People get Married?

In the beginning, monogamy as we have it today did not exist. In those days, people engaged in free sex. The children could only identify their mother, not their father. With the gradual increases in productivity, there were surplus products. Then came private property. Man, particularly, possessed more private property. Man hoped that after he died, his offspring would inherit his property. He had to have at least one woman who would have sex with him only; this was how he could guarantee that the children produced by this woman were his offspring. That was the genesis of monogamy. The purpose of a wedding is for the bridegroom to warn other men: Do not touch my woman! To reduce arousal among non-couples, people had to cover up their genitals with clothing. Being naked used to be normal; not anymore. People began to feel ashamed of their naked body. Had there not been any constraints, free sex would have been the natural sexual relations. Monogamy is incompatible with human nature. The vows and oaths by both parties in a wedding are all lies. Everyone who is married or has been married is a liar, myself included. Those who will get married are future liars. People call the society of liars €civilized society€, and the society of those who tell the truth €savage society.€

Is the Goal of Human Existence the Pursuit of Happiness?

Before constructing a house, the foundation has to be laid. Before writing an essay, definitions have to be made. There are two ways to define a term. One way is to go by one's personal feelings. For example, Dictionary of Modern Chinese defines Happiness as €experiences and life that soothe one's mind€. Another way is to transcend one's body and be objective. My definition for Happiness is €the state in which one's needs have been satisfied€ or €the state in which one's goals have been achieved.€ Aristotle said that the goal of human existence is the pursuit of happiness. Substituting my definition for Happiness into this statement and you get €the goal of human existence is the pursuit of the state in which goals have been achieved.€ Rubbish. Just as if nothing has been said.

What is Love?

According to Dictionary of Modern Chinese, the definition of love is: € Having very deep sentiment toward people or things.€ I think, human vocabulary is very limited, loving people and loving things are two different concepts, but I can not find two different €love's€ in the dictionary. I believe that the definition of € love a person€ is: € Unconditionally (do not expect reward) meet this person's need.€ For instance, parents love a child; you can not just kiss the child on the cheek. You must feed him/her when he/she is hungry, keep him/her warm when it's cold, change his/her diaper when it's dirty. In order to understand € love €, one must understand € people's needs€ first. It's easy to understand a baby's need, but it's not as easy to understand an adult's need. How about society's need? In other words, what is the purpose of human society? If you love the entire human race, do you know what you should do next?