It is the hope of the author that this rational and scientific research will break open the superstition and widespread myths that surround the February 28 Incident. A better future can thus be created by helping Taiwanese compatriots to come to terms with the basic nature of the conflict over independence, overcome the problem of identity, and find a proper answer to the question of just where Taiwan is headed.
作者期望透過理性、科學的研究，破除歷史的迷信、解開一些流妄已廣的「二二八」神話，從而有助於台籍同胞釐清統獨爭議的本質，克服身分認同的危機，解決好「台灣往何處去？」的課題，以創造國家更美好的未來。