Chapter 219 - Chapter 154: Conjecture_3

Moreover, some of Mike Smith's views, which resonated with reality, easily struck a chord with these students whose values were not yet fully stable but who considered themselves enlightened. For example: "Humans all live in shackles; only by unleashing their primal nature can they truly possess freedom." In principle, this statement was not wrong. Most people did indeed live under shackles—such as morality, conscience, law, ethics, and others' opinions. These were all shackles, in effect. But these shackles, to a certain degree, protected them, because the primal nature of humans was essentially their animal instincts. If not for the restraints of propriety, integrity, shame, and emotional rationality, most people's lives would be far more miserable than they are now.