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    It is not the case that Mencius argued that people possess innate moral sprouts (四端) which generate autonomous moral judgments resistant to purely external manipulation.

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    • 1.Anthropological evidence shows radically different moral intuitions across cultures, suggesting socialization determines morality rather than innate sprouts.
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    • 2.Neuroscience demonstrates moral judgment emerges from evolved emotional systems shaped by survival pressures, not pre-formed ethical templates.
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    • 3.Totalitarian regimes successfully suppressed moral resistance through systematic indoctrination, showing external forces can override supposed innate morality.
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    • 1.Children universally exhibit compassion before formal instruction, suggesting innate moral capacity rather than pure social conditioning.
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    • 2.Individuals often experience moral conviction against their material interests, indicating internal moral motivation beyond external coercion.
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    • 3.Moral reformers throughout history appealed to conscience to change unjust systems, suggesting people possess internal moral standards independent of law.
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