Wang Chong at the centre of his thought was the denial that Heaven - TopicsExpress



          

Wang Chong at the centre of his thought was the denial that Heaven has any purpose for us, whether benevolent or hostile. To say that Heaven provides us food and clothing is to say it acts as our farmer or tailor — an obvious absurdity. Humans are insignificant specks in the universe and cannot hope to effect changes in it, and it is ludicrous arrogance to think that the universe would change itself for us. "People say that spirits are the souls of dead men. That being the case, spirits should always appear naked, for surely it is not contended that clothes have souls as well as men."
Posted on: Thu, 05 Sep 2013 07:20:25 +0000

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