Atheists, What Do You Think Of Confucianism?

r.smile · #1 (**permalink**) 06-28-2010, 11:46 PM

What are your opinions of it? Do you view it as a religion or a philosophy?

Orat Ator · #2 (**permalink**) 07-01-2010, 11:46 PM

More of a philosophy.

Kya-chan · #3 (**permalink**) 07-04-2010, 11:46 PM

?For God so loved the world, that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. I'm christian and you might die early and burn in the lake of fire.

Clo is a smart Turkey · #4 (**permalink**) 07-05-2010, 11:46 PM

I know it is a Chinese philosophy but I don't know any details of it so I don't know what to make of it.

sugarscorp · #5 (**permalink**) 07-10-2010, 11:46 PM

Philosophy, definitely.

Some sayings provide useful wisdom. Some do not.

Besoc J · #6 (**permalink**) 07-13-2010, 11:46 PM

Confucianism is a little too rigid for my liking, but it has some very worthwhile concepts.

It's both a philosophy and a religious belief (not a "religion" per SE) --probably today it is practiced more as a philosophy.

eridanus · #7 (**permalink**) 07-18-2010, 11:46 PM

more of a philosophy. The Great Teaching is excellent, I think.

buttercup · #8 (**permalink**) 07-21-2010, 11:46 PM

I'm in Asia, where Confucianism had rooted from the very dawn
It's good in some way but has many medieval concepts (sexist, stupidly loyal to die, if the officer to ones leader, stupidly dutiful to ones parents ...)
Buddhism is better

turntable · #9 (**permalink**) 07-24-2010, 11:46 PM

It's more an ETHICAL or PHILOSOPHICAL thing ..
You aren't FORCED to pray to a false God.
It's still 'Mumbo Jumbo' though !!

I see that there is still someone here telling us that
we're all going to burn in Hell if we don't worship God !!

HARMONY !! .. The question was for ATHEISTS !!