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附录一 What I Believe102（第2页）

Huxleyhasalsosaid，“Themostsaaosayandtofeel‘Ibelievesudsuchtobetrue.’Allthegreatestrewards，apenaltiesofexistenguponthatact.”

ItisfromProfessorDeweythatIhavelearhemostsacredresponsibilityofamaoehihinksluggishly，tothinkwithardtotheasandcesofthought，toacceptready-madeandusaspremisesofthinking，toallowpersonalfasciouslytoihinking，ortofailtotestone’sideasbywouttheirresultsistobeiuallyirrespohegreatestdiscoveriesoftruth，acalamitiesinhistory，dependuponthis.

Deweyhasgivenusaphilosophyofthinkingwhichtreatsthinkingasanart，asateique.AndihinandEssaysialLogichehasworkedoutthisteiquewhichIhavefouonlyofthediscoveriesialsces，butalsoofthebestresearthehistorices，suchastextualcriticism，philologistrudhighercritiallthesefields，thebestresultshavebeehesameteique，whiitsessesofaboldnessiinghypothesescoupledwithamostsolicitardfordverifi.ThislaboratoryteiqueofthiheiveIntelligeistrulycreativeintheexeraginatioyinseekingevidenddevisiaisfactoryresultsthatflowfromthesuccessfulfruitionofthinking.

Curiouslyenough，thisiallogiedmeintoahistoricalresearchworker.Ihavelearhiidthisgeofthinkihekeytosuallmysubsequentworkioryofthoughtaure.Morecuriousstill，thishistoricalwayofthinkinghasnotmademeaservativebutalrogressive.Forinstance，myargumentsfortheliteraryrevolutioninahavebeeirelybasedupontheusofhistoricalevolutionandtheyhavebeensofarunanswerablebymyoppos.

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&hofmymotherinNovember，1918，wastheowhichledtothefirstformulationofthecredoforwhichIhadbeengropiworldforover14years.ItublishedinFebruary，1919，iitled“Immortality，MyReligion.”

BeyearlybsIhadloedtheideaofpersonalsurvivalafterdeath.FormanyyearsIhadyselfwitharihreeImmortalities”

whidisoentaryontheChiu，whereitwasrecordedthatthewisestatesmanShu-sinPaodetheyear548B.fuciuswasonly3yearsold）thattherewerethreekindsofimmortality:theimmortalityofVirtue，ofServidofWiseSpeech.“Thesearenotteimeandthatiswhatismeantbyimmortalityafterdeath.”

ThisdoeattrauchthatIoftenfriendsaherialityofthethreeork，andWords）.”

Mymother’sdeathsetmethihisproblem，aofeelthatthedoeoftheThreeImmortalitieswasinneedofrevision.Itisdefethefirstplabeingtooexclusive.Holearethereinthisworldwhoseatsinvirtue，inserviliteraryandphilosophiotteime?Christopherbus，forexample，maybeimmortal，buthowabouttheothermembersofhiscrew?Howaboutthemenwhobuilthisshipsorfurools，orthemanypioneersavedthewayforhimeitherbyceousthinkingorbysuccessfulorunsuccessfulexplorationsoftheseas?Howmuustoneaordertoattainimmortality?

Inthesedplace，thisdoefailstofurnishaiveanduct.Virtueisimmortal，buthowaboutvice?ShallweagaihebeliefiDayandHellFire?

AsIreviewedthelifeofmydeadmother，whoseactivitieshadhetrivialdetailsofthehomebutwhoseinfluencecouldbeclearlyseenohosemenandwomeomourh，ahepersonalinfluenyfatheronherwholelifeanditslastionmyself，Icametothethateverythingisimmortal.Everythingthatweare，everythingthatwedo，ahatwesayisimmortaliithasitseffeewhereinthisworld，ainturnwillhaveitsresultssome-whereelse，ahinggoesoniimeandspace.

&zoncesaid，“Eachbodyfeelsallthatpassesintheuhewhoseesallmayreadiwhichpasseseverywhereelse，awhichhasbeenandshallbe，disthepresentthatwhichisremovedintimeasace.”

Wedoeverythingisthere，reatotheinfinite.Amaniswhatheeats，andtheworkoftheDakotafarmer，theiafruitgrower，andamillionotherfoodproviderslivesinhim.Amaniswhathethinks，andeveryonewhohasinfluencedhim—fromSocrates，Plato，andfutohisparishpreadhisnurserygoverness—livesinhim.Amanisalsowhatheenjoys，andtheworkofsaainers，livingdead，renownedornameless，sublimear，livesinhim.Andsoonadinfinitu.

FourteeuriesagoamanwroteanessayoibilityoftheSoul”

whisideredsiousthathisEmperreatscholarstorefuteitanditwasrefuted.But500yearslaterahistorianrecordedasummaryofthissacrilegiousessayiory.Andanother900yearspassed.Thenalittleboyof11thisbriefsummaryof35words，andthese35words，afterbeingburiedfor1，400years，suddenlybecamealiveandarelivinginhimandthroughhimihousandsofmenandwomen.

IomyAlmaMateranEurerwhogaveaheimpossibilityoffoundingarepublia.Hislecturestruasquiteabsurd，butIwasamusedbyhispeculiarpronunofthevowelo，andIsatthereimitatingitformyow.Hisspeegbeesomehowhispronunofthevowelohasstuckbymealltheseyearsandisprobablyongueofhundredsofmystudentswithoutanyawarethatitisir.J.O.P.Bland.AndMr.Bla.

&y-fiveturiesagotherediedabeggariheHimalayaMountains.Hisbodyosingbytheroadside.Therecameayoungprincewhosawthehsdwassettothiovertheimpermanenceoflifeahingelse，aoleavehisfamilyandgotothewilderhinkoutawayforhisownsalvationandthatofmaerheemergedfromthewildernessasBuddhatheEnlightenedOneandproclaimedtotheworldthewayhehadfoundforitssalvatiohedepositionofthedeadbodyofabeggarhasunwittinglytributeditsparttothefoundihegreatestreligionsoftheworld.

ThislineledmetowhatmaybecalledthereligionofSocialImmortality，becauseitisessentiallybasedoheindividualself，whichistheproductoftheaccumulatedeffectofthesocialself，leavesanindeliblemarkitisahihatlargerselfwhichmaybetermedSoanity，.Theindividualmaydie，buthelivesoniSelfwhichisimmortal.Allhisvirtueaandsin，allhisadthoughtandspeeifitortrivial，right，foodorforevil—everythiheeffectitprodutheGreatSelf.ThisGreatSelflivesforeverastheeverlastiimoriumphsahenumberlessindividualselves.

ThisofSocialImmortalityismoresatisfatheaesedoeoftheThreeImmortalitiesinthatitihelowlyandtheinsignifitaswellastheheroesandsages，viceaswellasvirtue，crimeaswellasmeritoriousserviditisthisreoftheimmortalityofevilaswellasofgoodthatstitutesthemoralsanofthedoe.Thedecayofadeadbodymayfion，butitmayalsoplagueawholet.AceremarkofabarmaidmayleadtothesuddeofaZenmonk，butawrongtheoryofpoliticalorsostruayturiesofbloodshed.Thedisicroscopicbacillusmaybemillioatinysputumfromaptivemaykillmultitudesaions.

Trulytheevilthatmehem!Itistheclearreoftheductthatstitutesoursenseofmoralresponsibility.TheindividualselfowesatremehegreaterSocialSelf，anditishisdutytoholdhimselfrespofhedoesorthinksoris.Humanityiswhatitisbythewisdomandfollyofourfathers，butweshallbejudgedbywhathumanityeshallhaveplayedourpart.Shallwesay，“Afterus，thedeluge”

?Orshallwesay，“Afterus，themillennium”

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In1923Ihadanotheroulatemyeneralway.Anarti“SdOurPhilosophyofLife”

bythegeologistMr.V.K.Ting，publishedinaereditedbymyself，hadstartedalongtroversywhichlastedalmostaracticallyeverythinkerofanystandinginahadtakenpartihetroversialliteraturewascolleeenterprisingpublisherattheendof1923，itamouoover250，000words.Iwasaskedtowriteanintrodutothisyintroductoryessayaddedanother10，000wordstothisalreadyvolumiionandcludedosedas“aframehilosophyoftheuniverseaowhich，however，someofthehostilemissionarieshavemischievouslygiventhenameof“HuShih’sNewDecalogue.”

Inowtraforwhatitisworth:

1.Onthebasiseofastronomyandphysics，weshheworldofspafinitelylarge