Taoism
While Taoism is illogical in most respects, there are also some similarities to Christianity. After studying Taoism, the most unanticipated facets are the correlations to Christianity, and how the correlations with Christianity prove God’s Truth. While Taoism is Eastern Mysticism and not Monotheistic, like Christianity, there are still some connections.Taoism is the belief in nothing. If you do nothing, everything will happen. However, everything that happens is good. But is doing nothing good? However, since there is no such thing as good and evil, what is doing nothing? Taoism says that through inactivity you can achieve salvation (Yutang, 1948). There is no definition of salvation in Taoism, except for being one with the Tao. Throughout Taoism, there are many contradictions and axioms that if put together prove the unreality of Taoism. In the Tao Tê Ching, it says, “The people of the world all have a purpose.” But it also says “I alone differ from the other people.” The point is that there is no purpose to Taoism (Yutang, 1948). Even the Taoist path to salvation is unreasonable. Taoism claims to be The Path, The Truth, and The Absolute (Yamamoto, 1998). However, how can it be true if reality is no
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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