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Morality in my Heart, Science in my MindThe German philosopher Immanuel Kant ended his
Critique of Practical Reason with a famous quote that was later carved into his tombstone: "Two things fill the mind with ever-increasing wonder and awe, the more often and the more intensely the mind of thought is drawn to them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me."
But the ability of an individual's mind is extremely limited, even the intellectual saints are no exception. At the time of Kant, such pursuit often produced even bigger confusion and eventually led to the belief some kind of mysterious, supernatural force which could be used to conclude the thinking once and for all. Because he could not resolve the issue of First Mover in planetary motion, Issac Newton reserved a spot for God there. Although Kant did not allow God to move the planets, he nevertheless belived the existence of moral laws proved the existence of God, regarding God as the personification of all things kind.
Of course all such arguments have run their course. Modern science is discovering nature's secrets, where no place could be find for God. Science still can not answer many questions. And because of the limitation in human's cognitive ability, it is impossible to answer all questions. But science is indeed the most reliable method of pursuit that is known to man. If science can not provide an answer, there is no reason to believe an a reliable answer could be achieved through any other means. Leaving unknown or unsolvable issues to God and immortal is nothing but laziness. Yet morality and justice is always present in the history written in human blood. It is the crystallization of the long struggle by numerous lofty and courageous people. It originates from the necessity of human survival, happiness, and progess, and therefore no need for the assumption of God. If there were indeed an almighty God, there would not have been so much evil in the world. But it is also because the presence of so much evil, morality and justice becomes so valuable.
Under the starry heaven, the human body is miniscue; yet science enables us to reach every corner of the universe. In history, the human life is short; yet morality and justice can let our spirit melt into the historical process and achieve longitivy. As long as there is morality in our hearts, science in our brains, in our short lifespan we will not lose our ways, waste our time. Morality is the starlight shining from the edge of the heaven, science is the flashlight that leads our way. Morality and justice gives us ideals and passion; science bestows us with rationality and the importance of evidence. "Science without religion is lame. Religion without science is blind." This quote of Albert Einstein has been misinterpreted by numeous people not aware of its context, mistaking it as Einsten's support for traditional religion. But the "religion" referred by Einstein here is not of its common meaning, but a passion and belief in pursuing truth. We could revise this famous quote to become: Science without Morality is lame; Morality without science is blind. If there is neither science nor morality, we would all become the living dead.
It is from such a belief I have remained deeply interested in both science and humanity since my years in middle school. This is evident from the pen name I have been using. In ancient times, two boats sailing parallel is called "FangZhou", and "FangZhouzi" is a person who steps on two boats at the same time. "It's such a joy to sail two boats like one." My dream is therefore to sail the two boats of science and humanity simultaneously and taste the happiness of all the intellectual and lofty people ancient and today, home and abroad. When I was conducting scientific research, I spent all my spare time studying and writing about literature and history. After I left my scientific research career, my writings then mainly concentrated on science. In the last decade or so, I became famous by exposing scientific fraud and corruption, so much so that many people mistakenly thought I couldn't or shouldn't do anything other than writing to debunk fraud. Actually, the socalled debunking is only an impulse of mine from witnessing injustice, but not my main interest. Yet to me, such injustice is a betrayal of science and morality. When necessary, I am willing to defend my belief, even if I must pay the price of blood. But in other ordinary times, I would much rather pass on my belief, hope to propagate science and morality deeper and longer.
Nobody could become the personization of science and morality, but everybody can become the defender and propagator of science and morality, as long as you are willing and possess ability and courage.
My dear readers, in these dark days, let us look up to the starlight of morality, ignite the lights of science, hold our hands and march together, and persevere.