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Originally Posted by David Hausladen  Isn't religion when science--philosophy of the state of things--is attached to morality--philosophy of how we should live? |
Ah yes, the age-old question of "what is religion". Not even religious studies scholars have been able to come up with a definition that suits everyone. I hadn't heard yours before... I will have to add it to the list
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Originally Posted by David Hausladen Applying that to Taoism, whether it's a religion or a philosophy depends on how the individual sees it. |
That's pretty much how I see it... only reason I mentioned it is because I think a lot of people aren't aware that Daoism isn't just the Daodejing, and it's not just philosophies of balance For example, most people don't know that there are over 1500 books in the Daoist canon of scripture. Or that there was a long standing practice of injesting mercury because it was believed that doing so would grant immortality. Or as I mentioned before, the worship of gods and deities plays a major role, too. When you throw those things in and add them to the philosophy of the Chuang Tzu and the Daodejing, you get... well... the religiosophy of Daoism.
