Chapter 14 Double-edged sword It is a way of merit-oriented thinking for intelligence to push up (evolve) mankind. It is a way of demerit-oriented thinking for intelligence to push down (degrade) mankind. We human beings have no choice but to live with anxiety, agony and finally the fear of death because we have been assuming intelligence to be only merits. We need to regard intelligence as a double-edged sword. While science takes intelligence to be merits, religion and philosophy take it to be demerits. You will be able to unify science, religion and philosophy if you realize that it is a double-edged sword. Actually scientists who deny religion and philosophy don�ft know anything and religionists and philosophers who disregard science know nothing. The rich cannot understand how the poor feel; the poor cannot understand how the rich feel. The healthy cannot understand how the ill feel; the ill cannot understand how the healthy feel. The happy cannot understand how the unhappy feel; the unhappy cannot understand how the happy feel. The good cannot understand how the bad feel; the bad cannot understand how the good feel. The wise cannot understand how the fool feel; the fool cannot understand how the wise feel. The ruler cannot understand how the ruled feel; the ruled cannot understand how the ruler feel. The strong cannot understand how the weak feel; the weak cannot understand how the strong feel. Men cannot understand how women feel; women cannot understand how men feel. The alive cannot understand how the dead feel; the dead cannot understand how the alive feel. We cannot see the essence of the coin unless we understand both sides of the same coin. Then, we can see that the teaching of never-ending cycle of reincarnation is a lie. Here is a clue to the answer to the matter of death.

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