從周易循環、平衡的天道觀看天災與人口之研究－以民國47年至99年的台灣為研究對象
摘要
As we grow older, approaching the age to understand Destiny, we see many things turning from prosperity to poverty, feeling sentimental; after serious consideration, we think the phenomenon is related to the ”cycling” and ”balance” as advanced in Book of Changes. We wish to further explore whether there is a rule governing all the ups and downs. Mencius advocated that a successful king rises every five hundred years. As Chinese history shows, orderliness and disorderliness come alternatively. Then, why is the world in disorder? It must concern our survival. Thomas Robert Malthus in his work ”An essay on the principle of population” noted that population increases geometrically. The earth and the countries we dwell in are limited space and we human beings are the one that really kills the environment. Hence, in the ancient times, one key to overcoming the population problems is natural disasters or man-made errors. But still now, we take the best way to conquer such a problem is again natural disasters or man-made errors. Nevertheless, nuclear weapons are so destructive that nobody dares to resort to it. That is also why there were only minor battles after the World War II. Then, what about natural disasters? We have been facing more and more disasters and, hopefully, the story of the movie ”Day after tomorrow” will not happen to us! Book of Changes is a book that analyzes the true meaning of change, where some things change and some things do not change. The so-called ”mean” as pursued by the Confucian school simply refers to ”balance”. To sum up, either science or human art proposes to strike a balance. For instance, in accounting, borrowing and lending must be balanced out. Another example is that we have to redress a balance among the four wheels of cars. At present, entities as big as the earth and as small as the surroundings around us all hang in balance. Nevertheless, a power in the universe will come to maintain a balance in everything, which is the wisdom o