爭論無休無止的十大問題(上)
Since the time of fire, man has had arguments – rare or well done? Of course, arguments depend on your point of view, or in the case of husbands and wives, what the wife thinks. Some arguments are never-ending. Over the centuries, there have been some doozies that have kept philosophy students and teachers debating.
自從有了火以來，人類就有了這樣的爭論：“生一點還是全熟”。當然，爭論取決於你的觀點，或者在丈夫與妻子相處時妻子的看法。有些爭論無休無止。幾個世紀以來，一些極好的東西一直爲哲學老師和學生們辯論不斷。To be included on this list of Arguments That Can't Be Won, the argument must have no clear answer that cannot be countered with another opposing view.
以下榜單的入選標準是：每一個爭論都不可能具備讓對方無法反駁的答案。ution or Creation?
10.進化論還是創世論？
Theologists and scientists have been arguing this one for centuries as well. The argument goes back to the time when organized religion was almost as powerful as the monarchies ruling countries. When people starting postulating that the Earth was not the center of the universe, it gave way to the rise in questioning the idea of a seven-day creation and God's role in creating the Earth. Enter Darwin and his Theory of Evolution and the debate truly kicks off with an unholy fevered pitch. Add in that there are many stories of creation across many different religions and your brain can really start to hurt.
神學家和科學家爲這個理論已經爭論了好幾個世紀。爭論可以追溯到宗教組織幾乎和君主統治國家享有一樣權力的時代。當人們開始假定地球不是宇宙的中心時，對七天創世論和上帝創造地球的角色的懷疑開始擡頭。等到達爾文和他的進化論參與進來，爭論真正揭開序幕並逐漸達到白熱化程度。此外，不同的宗教有着不同的創世神話，一旦這些全部加入爭論的話，你就準備好開始頭疼吧。re vs. Nurture
9.先天與後天Does how you are raised affect your views as an adult more than what your genetic codes dictate? If your family has always been carpenters, are you destined to be a carpenter because of your genes or because of your familial upbringing? When identical twins are separated at birth and grow up to have identical tastes is that an argument that it has more to do with nature than nurture? However, is it nature to love spicy food, when that's all that your family and friends eat?
作爲一個成年人，你是如何被撫養長大的對你觀點的影響是否大於你的遺傳密碼的影響？如果你的家人一直是木匠，你會因爲你的基因或你家人的哺育而註定成爲一個木匠嗎？當完全相同的雙胞胎在出生的時候就被分開並且長大後擁有相同的口味，這是否是一個關於先天的影響多過後天的影響的例子呢？然而，當你所有的家人和朋友都愛吃辛辣食物時，你也喜歡吃，這是否是天生呢？control
8.槍支管制
It's not guns that kill people, it's the bullets. In America, citizens have a right to bear arms, which has proven to be dangerous for many other citizens and police over the centuries since the country's birth. On the other hand, large portions of the gun-toting population are careful citizens who have never crossed the law. Why should one group's rights to bear arms be stripped away because another group feels unsafe? Or why should they be allowed to bear those weapons of death among a land of peaceful citizens?
奪人性命的不是槍，而是子彈。在美國，公民有權持槍，而這也被證明是自美國建國幾個世紀以來一直存在的威脅公民、警察生命安全的不良因素。然而，從另一方面來看，大部分持槍公民並沒有做什麼違法亂紀的事情。難道僅僅因爲一部分人內心缺少安全感就要剝奪另一部分人的持槍權利嗎？可是也有人質疑，在和平的國度讓 一些無辜的百姓因爲致命武器的存在而提心吊膽真的合理嗎？anasia
7.安樂死
Dr. Kevorkian helped many people commit suicide due to their health conditions and their desires. His motives were questioned because all life is supposedly precious, but his patients wanted to move on from their frail existence. What if those patients didn't have a say and we had the opportunity to choose whether they live in agony or die in peace by not giving them medication or a procedure? What is the better option?
科沃基安博士爲很多因爲身體原因自願實行安樂死的人實施了安樂死。可是，科沃基安博士的做法也遭到了質疑，人的生命是寶貴的，安樂死是否褻瀆了生命？然而，那些病人幾近走到生命的盡頭，並不想苟延殘喘白白受苦，安樂死是否也是對病人意願的尊重？我們假設病人臨死前已無法表達個人意願，當我們掌握着決定權時，是選擇奮力施救讓其在鬼門關一搏，還是選擇放棄藥物與機械搶救，讓病人平靜地離世呢？是增加痛苦延長生命，還是絕然離世，安然歸西？Death Penalty
6.贊不贊同死刑
Centuries ago, the prevalent rule of thumb was an eye for an eye, or in some cases, a life for a life. So the question becomes have we advanced far enough in our social and political structures to ban the death penalty? Or when is the death penalty justifiable? Is the death penalty appropriate for an accidental homicide? How about for a mass murderer?
幾百年以前，普遍的處理人與人之間矛盾的辦法就是以牙還牙，在一些情況下還會是以命償命。於是，問題就來了——人類的社會和政治結構已經足夠成熟到廢除死刑的地步了嗎？死刑什麼時候才能夠被合理解釋？死刑用在意外殺人上面合理嗎？用在大屠殺上面呢？翻譯:哈利小王子 來源：前十網
