funches, where the f*#k do you get off making statements like that. A philosophy is a system of thought process and reasoning. It is in no way a belief in a God of any nature. Your a freaking idiot if you believe that the Tao and the concept of the Yin and Yang has any comparison with a "Trinity". You are clearly delusional and seriously misguided and frankly i have better things to do then waist my time on your continued attempts to stroke your own ego and ignorance.

funches, where the f*#k do you get off making statements like that. A philosophy is a system of thought process and reasoning. It is in no way a belief in a God of any nature. Your a freaking idiot if you believe that the Tao and the concept of the Yin and Yang has any comparison with a "Trinity". You are clearly delusional and seriously misguided and frankly i have better things to do then waist my time on your continued attempts to stroke your own ego and ignorance.

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"Maikuru"..philosophy is a system of pondering and reasoning but once you claim to follow a certain philosophy that has rules and a God that Taoists called "The One" then that philosophy turns into a religion

sorry to break the news to you good buddy ..but you are in a religion

dude get it through ur head u don have to b in a religion to study it

and oh how it has been slanted and swayed to the benifit of each sect and there are endless numbers of them

"DHinkle" ..I know what you're saying Dude.... but"Maikuru" claim to be a Taoist ..which means he is doing more than just studying the religion...he is a disciple of the belief

i didnt no he said that sorry

"tv2enslave4life" ...BEHOLD and fear not ...for I shall place them back on the path to true rightousness

i dont study religion at all i was drug to church for 18 years so i pretty much no the bible front to back lol

Oh darlin' Funches God doesn't make sense to you still?
You always are thinking too much negative stuff...

I am glad I was created most of the time aren't you?
I'm glad you're here too!
You are very entertaining!




Thinking of U...

Funches, Taoism as a philosophy has no "God" We don't call the Tao a god nor do we imply that it is a deity. If you did any research on the subject you would find that Taoism is divided into three forms of practice. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taoism
Taoism (pronounced /ˈdaʊ.ɪ.zəm/ or /ˈtaʊ.ɪ.zəm/; also spelled Daoism) refers to a variety of related philosophical and religious traditions and concepts. These traditions have influenced East Asia for over two thousand years and some have spread internationally.[1] The Chinese character Tao 道 (or Dao, depending on the romanization scheme) means "path" or "way", although in Chinese religion and philosophy it has taken on more abstract meanings. Taoist propriety and ethics emphasize the Three Jewels of the Tao: compassion, moderation, and humility. Taoist thought focuses on health, longevity, immortality, wu wei (non-action) and spontaneity.

Reverence for nature and ancestor spirits is common in popular Taoism. Organized Taoism distinguishes its ritual activity from that of the folk religion, which some professional Taoists (Daoshi) view as debased. Chinese alchemy, astrology, cuisine, several Chinese martial arts, Chinese traditional medicine, fengshui, and many styles of qigong breath training disciplines are intertwined with Taoism throughout history.

There is debate over how, and whether, Taoism should be subdivided. Livia Kohn divided it into the following three categories:[2]

1. "Philosophical Taoism" (Daojia 道家). A philosophical school based on the texts Dao De Jing (道德經) and Zhuangzi (莊子);
2. "Religious Taoism" (Daojiao 道教). A family of organized Chinese religious movements originating from the Celestial Masters movement during the late Han Dynasty and later including the "Orthodox" (Zhengyi 正義) and "Complete Reality" (Quanzhen 全真) sects, which claim lineages going back to Lao Zi (老子) or Zhang Daoling in the late Han Dynasty;
3. "Folk Taoism". The Chinese folk religion.

This distinction is complicated by hermeneutic (interpretive) difficulties in the categorization of Taoist schools, sects and movements.[3] Many scholars believe that there is no distinction between Daojia and Daojiao.[4] According to Kirkland, "most scholars who have seriously studied Taoism, both in Asia and the West, have finally abandoned the simplistic dichotomy of Tao-chia and Tao-chiao, "philosophical Taoism" and "religious Taoism."[5] Hansen states that the identification of "Taoism" as such first occurred in the early Han Dynasty when dao-jia was identified as a single school.[6] The writings of Laozi and Zhuangzi were linked together under this single tradition during the Han Dynasty, but notably not before.[7] It is unlikely that Zhuangzi was familiar with the text of the Daodejing.[8][9] Additionally, Graham states that Zhuangzi would not have identified himself as a Taoist, a classification that did not arise until well after his death.[10]

Taoism does not fall strictly under an umbrella or a definition of an organized religion like the Abrahamic traditions, nor can it purely be studied as the originator or a variant of Chinese folk religion, as much of the traditional religion is outside of the tenets and core teachings of Taoism.[11] Robinet asserts that Taoism is better understood as a way of life than as a religion, and that its adherents do not approach or view Taoism the way non-Taoist historians have done.[12] Henri Maspero stated that many scholarly works conclude Taoism is a school of thought with a quest for immortality.[13]
I adhere to philosophical Taoism funches, and just so there is no more debate here is the definition of philosophy according to wikipedia:Philosophy is the investigation of truth, existence, knowledge, and conduct through logic and reason. It is an attempt to study the nature of existence, validity, justice, beauty, mind, and language. As Anthony Quinton put it, philosophy is "thinking about thinking."[1][2]

Philosophy is distinguished from other ways of addressing these questions (such as mysticism or mythology) by its critical, generally systematic approach and its reliance on reasoned argument.[2] The word philosophy is of Ancient Greek origin: φιλοσοφία (philosophía), meaning "love of wisdom."[3][4][5]
So enough with your bullcrap and twisted interpetations of what people say. Start making statements with evidence to back it up or shut up.

"DHinkle" many can attest to being dragged into the church's walls ..some were assimulated into the borg, some into the stepford wives and some into the invasion of the body snatchers and became pod people.. but some did manage to escape from becoming part of the religious collective

Dude..it's no harm in studying religion as long as one doesn't become addicted to the product and start claiming that the belief as being anything more than what it is ...a belief ..

especially under the delusion that providing no proof is proof

ah my little Georgian peach cobbler ..too negative? ...but as they say.. 2 negative makes 1 positive

"Maikuru" ok...I will back it up with what you posted about Taoism



I said that "The One" "The Yin and The Yang" was simular to that of "The Trinity" in Christianity

even your post claim that Taoism is referred to a variety of religious traditions which means you are contradicting youself by claiming it's not a religion ...that's what happens when you don't read it.. before you "google cut and paste" it

Because he wanted a family.....and how truly lucky are we......