2026年8月16日 星期日
大學裡的受害者工廠:為什麼高級知識份子最愛把權力當生意做?
2026年8月14日 星期五
寄生式移民的雙標荒謬劇
寄生式移民的雙標荒謬劇
Dear Muslims of the UK,
My family and I have decided to move to a Muslim country. We haven’t picked which one yet — we’re still shopping for the best benefits package.
Obviously, all my neighbours want to come too. And their neighbours. And their mates. And their mates’ mates. Before you know it, half of Britain will be turning up with suitcases and a vague sense of entitlement.
As a large Christian community, we’ll need a few small adjustments:
Please start building churches immediately. Proper ones with bells. Loud bells.
We’ll also need certain streets closed once a year for our processions. Don’t worry, it’s not five times a day — we’re not animals.
Every supermarket must stock proper pork, bacon, sausages, and baked beans. We are a minority now, so you’ll just have to be understanding and accommodating of our way of life.
We’re bringing all the dogs. Expect many happy Labradors shitting on your pavements. You’ll need dog parks, and you’ll need to smile while we walk them past your mosques.
While we’re at it, your religious holidays are a bit… much. They might offend the Christian community, so we’d appreciate it if you could quietly bin them. Thanks.
In schools and workplaces, our children and staff must be allowed to wear large crucifixes, eat ham sandwiches in the canteen, and generally radiate Christian vibes without anyone clutching their pearls. We also demand prayer rooms in every building, plus translators because we can’t be bothered learning Arabic.
If any of this is refused, please send a list of police station addresses so we can report you for discrimination,christianophobia , and general nastiness.
One more thing: if my kids burn your flag because England just won at football, please be understanding. I’ll give them a really stern telling-off. Maybe even make them write “sorry” 50 times.
Finally, we’d like generous benefits, free housing, and pocket money while we “integrate” over the next three generations. Work is optional, obviously also, we wish to drink alcohol and occasionally gamble on the horses. And in good weather we like to go topless. Please bear with us. You will get used to it.
Appreciate your tolerance in advance. After all, diversity is our strength!
Yours faithfully,
A Very Reasonable Christian
當「善意」成為寄生者的特權
當「善意」成為寄生者的特權
2026年8月12日 星期三
劍橋大學的自我毀滅:為什麼高級知識分子總是熱愛擁抱反文明的敵人?
劍橋大學的自我毀滅:為什麼高級知識分子總是熱愛擁抱反文明的敵人?
2025年10月21日 星期二
無形中的基督教根基:解析湯姆・霍蘭《天下:基督教如何塑造西方世界》對西方心智的影響
無形中的基督教根基:解析湯姆・霍蘭《天下:基督教如何塑造西方世界》對西方心智的影響
湯姆・霍蘭(Tom Holland)的《天下:基督教如何塑造西方世界》(Dominion: The Making of the Western Mind)提出了一個經過嚴謹考證且引人入勝的論點:現代西方世界的價值觀、倫理觀和社會結構並非單純的世俗成就,而是深刻且不可分割地根植於基督教。霍蘭挑戰了啟蒙運動帶來純粹理性、後宗教道德框架的流行觀念,反而主張許多「世俗」理想實際上是基督教神學概念的直接繼承者。
基督教的革命性倫理轉變
霍蘭首先對比了古代社會(特別是羅馬)與基督教所引入的價值觀。在羅馬世界中,強權即公理,殘酷是一種觀賞性運動,而對弱者、窮人或奴隸的同情幾乎不存在。地位、權力和主張統治地位是至高無上的。
然而,基督教引入了一種激進、反主流文化的倫理體系:
卑微者的尊嚴: 它宣揚最後的將是首先的,窮人、病人、邊緣人士在上帝眼中擁有特殊的地位。這在一個崇尚權力、鄙視弱小的世界中是一個革命性的概念。
普世之愛與同理心: 「愛你的鄰舍如同愛自己」、關懷陌生人,甚至愛你的敵人,這些誡命為普世同理心奠定了基礎,而這在古典異教思想中是陌生的。
每個人的內在價值: 相信所有人,無論社會地位、性別或種族,都是按上帝的形象創造的,這成為後來普世人權概念的基礎原則。這徹底改變了對奴隸制、婦女地位和弱勢群體待遇的看法。
世俗思想中持久的遺產
霍蘭細緻地追溯了這些最初激進的基督教概念如何逐漸滲透西方意識,並成為我們呼吸的空氣。他認為,即使是那些試圖拒絕基督教的思想家,如伏爾泰或尼采,也仍然在一個由基督教根本塑造的道德和知識框架內運作。
正義與人權: 現代關於正義、平等和人權的概念——經常由世俗運動倡導——被證明直接源於基督教關於個體生命神聖性以及所有靈魂在上帝面前價值平等的教義。
仁慈與福利: 醫院、慈善機構和現代福利國家(如里斯-莫格提到的 NHS)等機構的起源,可以追溯到基督教關懷病患和窮人的誡命。
對暴力的「他者化」: 殘酷是道德錯誤的,奴隸制是一種不人道的行為,或者所有人都應享有基本尊嚴——這些在許多現代西方人看來不言而喻的觀念,霍蘭認為是基督教獨特的遺產,而非普遍或自然存在的人類直覺。
實質上,《天下》一書主張,即使西方社會變得越來越世俗化,但其道德羅盤、對人類價值的理解以及其基礎機構,都與其之前兩千年的基督教影響密不可分。