What does it mean to believe in a book as well as to have no book?

When reading a book, we should analyze it, not blindly believe in the book, we should not believe it completely, and we should look at the problem dialectically.

This is from Mencius. Wholeheartedly".The capital of the last "king" of the Shang Dynasty was in the last year of the Yin Shang Dynasty, and four years after King Wu of Zhou succeeded to the throne, he learned that the main force of the Shang army of the Shang Dynasty was on an expedition to Dongyi, and the song was empty, so he led his troops to attack the Shang.

King Wu of Zhou led his headquarters and the tribal armies of the eight Fang States to Muye. The famous Battle of Makino broke out in history.

When the king of Shang was shocked to hear that the Zhou army was coming, he hastily mobilized a small number of defense soldiers and prisoners of war and went to Muye to meet the battle. The strength of the Shang army was very different from that of the Zhou army, but the soldiers loyal to the king were determined to repel the invading enemy, and it was an extremely fierce fight to the death.

Later, "Shangshu. Wu Cheng" said: "By (the king of Xu) led his journey like a forest, he will be in the pasture." Regardless of the enemy of our division (no one wants to be my enemy), the front disciples turned against us, attacked to the north of the rear (attacked their own men in the rear), and the blood flowed and drifted. ”

It is better to believe in the book than to have no book at all. I just took two or three strategies in "Wucheng". Benevolence is invincible in the world.

So that the benevolence is not benevolent, and what is the blood of the pestle? Mencius thought that how could a benevolent person like King Wu of Zhou, who was so unkind as King Shang, make a river of blood? Mencius did not believe this account in the Book of Shang, so he said this passage.

It means reminding people that they should analyze books and not blindly believe in books. ，

It is better not to read books without thinking about and analyzing them.

If you all believe what is written in the book, it is better not to read the book.

That is to say, people also have to think, have their own judgment, and can't just say what is said in the book, so they will become nerds.

Books are not omnipotent, books are also written by people, people will make mistakes, and what is written in books may also be wrong, if you believe in the knowledge in books, and do not think about it yourself, then it is better not to make progress, then it is better not to have books.

Explanation: When reading a book, we should analyze it, we should not blindly believe in books, we should not fully believe in them, and we should look at the problem dialectically.

Excerpt from: "Mencius: Dedicated Chapters and Verses, Section 3".

Original text: Mencius said: "It is better to believe in books, than to have no books." I just took two or three strategies in "Wucheng". Benevolence is invincible in the world. So that the benevolence is not benevolent, and what is the blood of the pestle? ”

Translation: Mencius said: "It is better to believe in the Book of Shang than not to have the Book of Shang."

For the article "Wu Cheng", I only take two or three of them. Those who can love the people are invincible in the world, and with the policy of loving the people the most, how can the blood be shed and floated? ”

"Under the Chapters and Sentences of the Heart" is selected from "Mencius". "Mencius" records Mencius's statecraft, political views (benevolent government, the distinction between kings and tyrants, the people's foundation, the non-righteousness of the king's heart, the people are the second to the noble society, and the second monarch is light) and political actions, which was written around the middle of the Warring States period and is a Confucian classic. The starting point of his doctrine is the theory of sexual goodness, advocating the rule of virtue.

The theory of the work is not only pure and broad, but the article is also extremely strong and beautiful.

It is better to believe in the book than to have no book at all. It is an incisive and penetrating method of calligraphy, which requires the reader to be good at thinking independently. Books are the exclusive gifts of our human beings, and for many people, they are sacred objects of worship.

However, if we completely believe in books and follow only books, we will at least make individuals become nerds, and at worst we will form a so-called "bookism," "dogmatism," and "book-only" style of work, which will mislead people's children and cause infinite harm.

Believing in books is not as good as not having books, which means that when reading books, we should analyze them, not blindly superstitious books, not completely believe in them, and should look at problems dialectically. Books can give you knowledge, but not all books can give you the right one, just blindly believing in the so-called "truth" in the book, which can only make you lose the ability to find the truth, so such a book is useless.

If you believe in books, it is better not to read at all, there are no books at all. To put it absolutely bluntly, it is to remind people that believing 100% in what is written in books can be misled and extremely detrimental to readers. This includes two aspects, one is the possibility of accepting false facts and obtaining wrong knowledge; Second, they may be deceived by heresies and fallacies, and go astray ideologically and theoretically.

When people read ancient books, they all want to use the past for the present. People borrowed Mencius's famous saying, and have jumped out of the "Book of Shang", only saying that "it is better to believe in books than to have no books", and generalize about all books. That is to say, when reading any book, we must not be blind or swallow dates, but we must have a spirit of questioning and criticism, and we must think independently.

It is actually difficult to do this, but it is necessary to have a wide range of knowledge, rich experience, and deep thinking.

1. Meaning: fully believe in the "Book of Shang", it is better not to have "Book of Shang", which means that reading should not be confined to books or superstitious books.

2. Source: "Mencius" "Wholeheartedly Chapter and Sentences".

3. The original text of the work: Mencius said: "If the hall believes in the book, it is better to have no book." I just took two or three strategies in "Wucheng". Benevolence has no rent and is the enemy in the world, so that the benevolence is not benevolent, and what a bloody pestle. ”

4. Original translation: Mencius said: If you fully believe in the Book of Shang, it is better not to have the Book of Shang.

I only believe in two or three pages of the book "Wu Cheng". The benevolent people have no enemies in the world, how can an extremely benevolent person like King Wu of Zhou crusade against an extremely unkind person like Shang Xuan.

01 "It is better to believe in the book, than to have no book" comes from the words "Mencius: Wholeheartedly": "Believe in the book". It is better to have no book (if you believe in the book, it is better to have no book).

I just took two or three strategies in "Wucheng". Song Lu Jiuyuan's "Theory of the Breadth of Politics and the Fierceness of Politics": "Woohoo, it is better to believe in books than to have no books.

It generally refers to reading, not sticking to books or superstitious books.

It is better to believe in the book, than to have no book" from "Mencius" "Under the Chapters and Sentences of the Heart". It generally refers to reading, not sticking to books or superstitious books. The full text reads:

Mencius said: "It is better to believe in the book than to have no book." I just took two or three strategies in "Wucheng".

Benevolence is invincible in the world, and even benevolence is unkind, and what is the blood of the pestle? ”

Translations. Mencius said, "It is better to believe in the Book of Shang than to have no Book of Shang."

I only believe in two or three pages of the book "Wu Cheng". The benevolent people have no enemies in the world, how can an extremely benevolent person like King Wu of Zhou crusade against an extremely unkind person like Shang Xuan. ”

Exegesis. "Wu Cheng": The title of the "Book of Shang". The existing "Wucheng" is a pseudo-ancient text.

Zhiren: A person of extreme benevolence, referring to King Wu of Zhou.

杵 (chu): A wooden stick used to pound rice or pound clothes.