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My choice was between Taoism and Christianity, two very appealing and well-liked practices. Taoism, though unfamiliar to most of you, has many favorable traits. People are urged to respect others and to be kind to everyone whom they meet in order to be reborn wealthy and noble.

If people are disrespectful or cruel, they will be reincarnated into a poor and unhappy life. I feel that this motivation would do many things for us as a human race, making us a more decent, well-meaning people. The set of rules that a devout Taoist follows would help out the world crime wise, since the scriptures speak against killing and wronging others, however only the very religious will adhere to these laws of the scriptures.

In practicing Taoism, an individual finds him/herself more appreciative of nature, and the natural state of things. This fact added to the fact that Taoists don't eat meat would allow many endangered species of our planet to reproduce and become plentiful, and the rainforest would no longer be being cut down simply for more farmland so we could raise more cows to slaughter. Another favorable trait of Taoism is that it is practiced on a personal level. Everybody seeks the Tao in their own way, depending on their

I also feel that people will be happier with Christianity. With the Bible, people have a definite role model to follow, very similar to a main character in a novel. With Taoism, people must find their own way to spiritual happiness. Personally, I find the Taoist road more challenging, and more time consuming than that of Christianity. If a Christian commits a sin, then they can confess it to a priest, who will send the message to God and then forgive the person for God. Then the person can go home happy, thinking that their sin will not affect whether they get into Heaven or not. However with Taoism, a person only has him/herself to answer to, and there is no forgiveness except what the person is willing to give to him/herself. In practicing Taoism, a person could spend an entire lifetime searching for higher meaning and the Tao and never find it, whereas with Christianity God is always there for a person from the beginning, ready to help a person out or to forgive his/her sins. God is like a confidante and a parent, always listening, yet exerting his authority when it's needed. The Tao is never there unless you can find it, after years of searching, and even then, Tao is not a person, it cannot be described in any way, shape, or form, it's just a higher level of existence that Taoists seek. With the frequent high level that gossip, speech, and friendship play in society today, Christianity fits right in with a human God, whereas Taoism seems more obscure and indefinite.

There are also many good aspects of Christianity. As I have already stated, the regular attendance in church would foster feelings of community and would create religious bonds between fellow worshippers, keeping pe

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