soc.culture.china

How can Chinese progress if you idiot following old customs !

On Sep 5, 2:22 pm, "abianc...@ "
wrote:
> Pay respect to Confucius at Confucius temple is like pay respect to
> Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial Hall or put flowers to memorial monument.
> It's not pagan activity!!!
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> On Sep 5, 2:18 am, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
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> > Bow in respect to a living soul not dead wood. Bow to your living
> > parents not bow to their bodies in coffin.
> > Can observe a minute silence for respect to a person, but bowing to
> > his image is still pagan, like bowing to Buddha statues, idols,
> > ancestors etc.
> > I am talking about the highest level of spiritualism.
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> > On Sep 5, 2:09 pm, "abianc...@ "
> > wrote:
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> > > In Taiwan, we do both. Pay respect to Confucius at Confucius temple
> > > is like pay respect to Lincoln at Lincoln Memorial Hall. It's not
> > > pagan activity!!!
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> > > On Sep 5, 1:56 am, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
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> > > > As long as you bow to the dead, this is pagan activity, whether to
> > > > grave, tablet or picture.
> > > > The greatest respect is to study his scriptures or books.
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> > > > On Sep 5, 12:47 pm, "abianc...@ "
> > > > wrote:
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> > > > > Dont be stupid. It's not praying but pay respect. Chinese do not
> > > > > treat Confucianism as religion or Confucius as god.
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> > > > > On Sep 4, 9:31 pm, kewkahfattsingap...@ wrote:
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> > > > > > This is stupid practice still done by Chinese. Chinese do not sudy the
> > > > > > scriptures well but like to follow this pagan activity.
> > > > > > Praying to the dead is stupidity. Building temples for honourable
> > > > > > people is stupid practice or pagan activity.
> > > > > > Actual Taoism, Buddhism and Confucianism do not have these. But
> > > > > > because of the common practice then in the past, sages still had to
> > > > > > follow or they will be branded a mad wizard and will be burned to
> > > > > > death.
> > > > > > Do you think Lao Tzu and Confucius plus others want to die on the
> > > > > > burning pyre ?
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> > > > > > On Sep 5, 5:21 am, abian_c...@ wrote:
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> > > > > > > A ceremony held yesterday to pay respect to Confucius at Confucius
> > > > > > > Temple in Taipei with Chinese students and also foreign students from
> > > > > > > Taipei European School in Taipei. Confucianism is alive and well in
> > > > > > > Taiwan and PRC government also brought Confucianism back to China.
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