there might be conflict between a "political church" and the confucian state though

Confucius makes you think. I'm very glad I've read him. His writings are smarter than Hitlers. At that time it was like dropping a nuclear bomb into philosophy.

because the loyalty is external

there are popes and patriarchs, that's why i mentioned the churches.

that's not entirely true

you're thinking about daoism

daoism is an ok belief

well

philosophy

its cringeworthy to see westerners practicing it

from what i know it boomed in the americas with the hippie movement

why is it cringey for themt o practice ... just curious

@Sorghagtani Beki some people in Soviet Union believed in communism instead of learning about it, went to see Lenin in 5 hours line, charged water with good wibes from TV.

because it's an ethnic religion - chinese think americans are fedoras

when they do it

In atheist country

its ethnic ? how so i dont know religion

more importantly, they practice it to look cool often

it's not a religion, it's a philosophy

ok but why is it ethnic

because it's seen as a unique chinese thing

like pandas

but what makes its practice ethnic, are you basically whining about cultural appropriation at this point

but justifying it cause cringey etc, i used word ethnic

yes it's hilarious watching whiteboy pretend to be a genuine daoist scholar

like for example, Rastafarianism is like litterally ethnic

like but what about its teachings are ethnic

daoism? no, confucianism - yes

i don't like daoism

@Deleted User most American teach me about communism and the history of USSR if they have a chance. They know so much.

it's a very valid belief but

(sarcasm)

it doesn't fit me

@ghosty, it's exactly like what firefly just said

so you cant explain its teachings that are ethnic <.<

like you are talking about loud mouths, but you said originally "ethnic religion" then you said "no its a philosophy"

like you said the teaching itself was ethnic

there are posers for any human activity

because you originally called it a religion or treated it like thay

i could have said ethnic philosophy

no i came in after that and asked that que