taoism is not about gods.?

Taoism is not about gods.

but why do i see so many Taoists bowing down to statues of "gods" and praying to them to strike lottery, to bless the family?

why do Taoists insist that there are spirits of the dead when original Taoism was about a way of life?
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then.....95% of Taoists are all fake Taoists..

M.M, this ones yours.

Its not Taoism its Daoism
and you are right that Daoism is not a religion but a way of life that can be merged with a religion

May be in the US its spelled like you say but not where I'm from

The Taoism that is in the Tao Te Ching is nothing like what you see Taoist doing. The real Taoist usually do not even call themselves Taoist.

Taoism is about self realization, to reach mans true nature, not what society has turned humans into.

So called Taoist who have idols and such are going completely what Lao Tzu taught, just like Christians go against what Jesus taught by having Televengalists and harassing people to convert

Nevertheless it is spelled Taoism.