What do you think about Confucianism?

[Az]

So, What do you think of Confucianism?

I, for quite some time has been interested in the teachings of confucious, and his system of "how-things-should-be".

I was highly intrigued, and LOVED lots of the things I saw. I didn't like some things, too, like it's conservativism in family affairs, for example, but for a person living in a 6th century BC, I hardly think it's surprising.

I also love the fact that it explains why humans must behave kindly to each other, without resorting to scare tactics, and creating boogiemen, like *ahem* some other moral teachings do.

Discuss with me, and educate me.

[BeBMan]

It confuces me

[Sava]

I don't know enough about it to have an opinion.

I briefly read about Confucianism in a religion class I took about a year ago, but didn't pay enough attention to learn anything worth remembering.

[Japher]

Sorry, I too know nothing about it, except that he gets quoted in fortune cookies alot.

[Az]

quite a shame.

http://www.religioustolerance.org/confuciu.htm

[mrmitchell]

Confucious say, Those who live in glass house should change in basement.

[Az]

Here's another link:

http://beatl.barnard.columbia.edu/reacting/china/confucianism.html

[Az]

bump.

[Japher]

What?!

Looks like it was a good political system, yet was deprived of many personal freedoms...

(I think I got bumped by that bump)

[Az]

What do you mean by that?
(sure there are many things that are restricted there. But remember, it's 6th century BC China. look at the things that are timeless, like the behaviour between humans. )

[C0ckney]

confucious say:

Man who stand on toilet high on pot.

Man who jump off cliff, jump to conclusion.

Man who run behind car get exhausted.

Virgin just like balloon ... one *****, all gone.

Secretary not permanent until she screwed on desk.

Man who put **** in Peanut Butter jar is F***ing Nuts.

Man with tool in woman mouth May not necessarily be dentist.

Couple on 7-day honeymoon make hole weak.

Girl who marry Richard must kiss D**k.

Man with hand in pocket feel cocky all day.

Man who excels at putting worm on hook is Master Baiter

Man young when he snatches kisses, old when he kisses snatches.

Man who loses key to lady's apartment get no new-key.

Man who go to sleep with itchy butt, wake with smelly fingers...

War do not determine who right, war determine who left.

Man who walk through airport turnstile sideways going to Bangkok

Schoolboy who play with schoolgirl during wrong period, get caught red-handed.

Girl who sit on judge's lap get an honourable discharge.

Girl who go camping must beware of evil intent.

Man with tight trousers is pressing his luck.

He who farts in church sits in own pew.

He who sneezes without a handkerchief takes matters into his own hands.

He who fish in other's hole often catch crabs.

Man who go to bed with hard problem wake up with solution in hand.

Squirrel who run up woman's leg not find nuts.

He who kisses woman's ass get crack in jaw.

Passionate kiss just like spider web - lead to undoing of fly.

Girl who sit on jockey's lap get hot tip.

If you want pretty nurse, you got to be patient.

Man who stand on street corner with hands in pockets, not feeling crazy, feeling nuts.

Woman who go to bachelor apartment for snack get ***-bit.

Man who put rooster in Ice Compartment take out Stiff ****.

No difference between man and mouse - both end in *****.

Nail on board is not good as screw on bench.

[Az]

Yeah! The waves of spam have arrived!

[C0ckney]

i'm just bumping your thread...

[Japher]

What do you mean by that?
(sure there are many things that are restricted there. But remember, it's 6th century BC China. look at the things that are timeless, like the behaviour between humans

It is the behavior between humans that has changed drastically, IMO.

His system was very based on a family oriented society, and this seems to have ran right up the ladder to Emperor himself. Nice, and all, if you an isolationist society with limit transportation capabilities, and have to live with and be around your familly all the time.

Today, people interact with more people, they garnish ideas set aside by others, and lift them as their own. People realize, now, that what is good for the goose is not necessarily good for the gander. Yet, in this system, it requires you to obey to a strict familiar hieracrchy that just wouldn't work in todays information age, or the age of freedoms...

[Az]

I don't think we should use his familiar hierarchy; if you look at the Jen, for example, you see the description of courtesy between all humans, global peace, even human rights, and democratic government, things that are still very relevant today.