Chapter 626: Chapter 397: The Hypocritical Civilization (4500 words, seeking monthly votes)_3


    Because Chinese allows for quick thinking on problems.


    When a person’s overall knowledge level is rtively limited and their understanding of the world’s essence is not very profound or extensive, the rapid structure of Chinesenguage enables them to more easily envision the future.


    On the other hand, the slower structure of English forces the individual to focus more on gathering all the information they need at present and making slow decisions to address problems they are facing, like credit card repayment, for instance.


    However, on another level, Harrison rk believed that regardless of whether one’s mothernguage is Chinese or English, top schrs in bothnguages can still focus on the future while standing firmly in the present.


    When speakers of bothnguages reach the pinnacle of their respective academic fields, there is no defining the superiority of one over the other.


    These people possess a vast wealth of knowledge and a grand worldview, and they can break free from the limitations of their ownnguage.


    At this point, the influence of thenguage structure on an individual’s emotions would be minimized.


    Actually, there is a new logical paradox hidden here.


    Does possessing more knowledge make a person more moral?


    The truth is not so.<div>


    Knowledge cannot cultivate morals.


    Morals stem from the education a person has received from childhood, as well as their self-learning in adulthood.


    The richness of one’s knowledge does not necessarily equate to the nobility of one’s morals.


    It is just that people with noble morals will feel a heightened sense of responsibility when learning, which serves as motivation. These individuals have a higher level of concentration and desire for new knowledge.


    Hence, highly moral people ount for a rtively higher proportion among top schrs.


    However, this does not mean that there are no bad individuals among schrs; exceptions still exist.


    Although Harrison rk thought so in his heart and was somewhat resentful, he did not stand up to refute the Oxford Professor right away.


    When the conference was over, he took the initiative to approach the Oxford Professor for a discussion.


    In private, he expressed his doubts and invited the professor to join him in conducting a simr social experiment in the Chinese-speaking world.


    The Oxford Professor had already given up on this idea, but he could not refute Harrison rk’s skepticism, simply citing limited funding as a reason.


    “Don’t worry about funding; I’ll cover it. Let’s skip the small-town model and focus on surveys, hoping to have the results within a week,” said Harrison rk.


    The Oxford Professor squinted his eyes and asked, “Mr. rk, are you sure you’re not trying to glorify your country?”


    Harrison rk shook his head and replied, “That’s why I’m inviting you, not doing it myself. You will be solely in charge of the final statistics, and I’ll only observe without interfering. This way, the findings will be more convincing.”


    “Alright,” agreed the professor.


    Harrison rk’s eyes flickered as he decided to take care of his alma mater.


    “How about coborating with the University of Oxford located in Oxfordshire?” he suggested.


    “No problem. My team here hasn’t disbanded yet, so when do we start?” asked the professor.


    Harrison rk blinked, “Now.”


    What might seem like a big deal to ordinary people could be as simple as a brief conversation for someone at Harrison rk’s level.<div>


    …


    Nine dayster.


    The survey base in the UK had reached a whopping one million responses, making the results highly significant.


    Beholding the oues before him, the Oxford Professor was dumbfounded.<div>


    Meanwhile, Harrison rk was greatly pleased and filled with mixed emotions.


    Withoutparison, there is no disparity.


    Although the majority of Chinese-speaking respondents did not demonstrate a particrly strong inclination when faced with crises in the distant future, they generally recognized the importance of hard work, stronger learning, and striving to achieve more self-worth.


    Only about 30% of the respondents showed a clear tendency of indifference and detachment.


    As for crises in ten years, the performance of Chinese people did not disappoint. Almost no one in China portrayed any tant tendencies for violence when facing such an irresistibly apocalyptic situation.


    There were indeed some who did, but their violent tendencies were mostly directed toward the “enemies” behind the unknown apocalyptic situation.


    Ifplete resistance was indeed futile, most people would choose to stay with their families at the very end.


    The Oxford Professor was very dissatisfied with the survey results and angrily used, “Chinese people are too hypocritical!”


    Harrison rk did not deny it, “This could indeed be hypocrisy. But if 70% of people in a vast civilization like ours are willing to be ‘hypocritical’ and live their lives in this ‘hypocrisy,’ their pretense could, in a sense, be regarded as sincerity. Right? Merchants pretend in order to gain more benefits at hand, but with such arge proportion of ‘hypocritical’ people in China, can we really gain more benefits by being hypocritical? Even if it’s true, would you then put down your prejudices against us because of our ‘hypocrisy’?”