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Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakscornfullyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyenjoyedtheseeminglyexcitedkillingthatwentoni
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Whenyouthinkofthetremendoustechnologicalprogresswehavemade,it’samazinghowlittlewehavedevelopedinotherrespects.WemayspeakscornfullyofthepooroldRomansbecausetheyenjoyedtheseeminglyexcitedkillingthatwentonintheirarenas(竞技场).Wemaydespisethembecausetheymistookthesegoingsonforentertainment.Wemayforgivethembecausetheylived2000yearsagoandobviouslyknewnobetter.Butareourfeelingsofsuperiority(优越)reallyjustified?Areweanylessblood-thirsty?Whydoboxingmatches,forinstance,attractsuchuniversalinterest?Don’ttheaudiencewhoattendthemhopetheywillseesomeviolence?Humanbeingsremainasbloodthirstyasevertheywere.TheonlydifferencebetweenourselvesandtheRomansisthatwhiletheywerehonestenoughtoadmitthattheyenjoyedwatchinghungrylionstearingpeopleapartandeatingthemalive,wefindallsortsofargumentstodefendsportswhichshouldhavebeenbannedlongago.

Itreallyisincrediblethatinthisdayandageweshouldstillallowhuntingorbull-fighting,thatweshouldbepreparedtositbackandwatchtwomenpuncheachotherinaboxingring,thatweshouldberelativelyunmovedbythesightofoneoranumberofracingcarscrashingandburstingintoflames.Anytalkof‘thesportingspirit’ismerelyhypocrisy(虚伪).Peopletakepartinviolentsportsbecauseofthehighrewardstheybring.Audiencearewillingtopayvastsumsofmoneytoseeviolence.Aworldheavyweightchampionshipmatch,forinstance,isfrontpagenews.Millionsofpeoplearedisappointedifabigfightisoverintworoundsinsteadoffifteen.Theyfeeldisappointmentbecausetheyhaven’texperiencedtheexquisitepleasureofwitnessingcontinuousviolence.

Whyshouldwebanviolentsportsifpeopleenjoythemsomuch?Youmaywellask.Theanswerissimple:theyareuncivilized.Forcenturiesmanhasbeentryingtoimprovehimselfspirituallyandemotionally—thoughwithlittlesuccess.Butatleastwenolongertoleratethesightmadmenimprisonedincages,orpublicpunishmentofanyofthecountlessotherbarbarous(野蛮的)practiceswhichwerecommoninthepast.Prisonsarenolongertheharshforbiddingplacestheyusedtobe.Socialwelfaresystemsareinoperationinmanypartsoftheworld.Bigeffortsarebeingmadetodis

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