Chapter 30 Baojiao is not so respecting Confucianism (February 22, 1902)

This article is contrary to the author's theory a few years ago, the so-called one who uses my spear to kill me.Today is not yesterday, dare not be silent.Is it the progress of thinking, or the regress?I want to make a decision based on the advancement and retreat of readers' thoughts. introduction In the past ten years, people who are worried about the world have often unfurled the three-color flag and ran to shout in the middle of the country, saying that they are protecting the country, protecting the species, and protecting the religion.Its Chen Yi can not be said to be not high, and its intentions can not be said to be not bitter.If you are not a sycophant, you are also a pawn under this flag.Although, with today's brain power and vision, observing the overall situation, I secretly think that the only thing we should work hard from now on is to protect the country. If it is planting and teaching, it is not urgent.why?He said that those who protect the species are the ones who protect the yellow species?Baohua kind?Its boundaries are rather unclear.If Yun protects the yellow species, then Japan also has the yellow species, and it is flourishing now, how can I protect it? If Yun protects the Chinese species, my Chinese population is 400 million, accounting for one-third of the world's population, that is Slaves are cattle and horses, and it has not been seen that they can be extinct.If the country can be preserved, there will be no way to grow it. If the country does not survive, even if the slaves and cattle and horses are preserved, so that they can reproduce ten times as much as today, it is also beneficial.Therefore, the matter of protecting species is included in the scope of protecting the country and cannot be named separately.Those who advocate the idea of ​​protecting religion are deceived for several reasons: first, they don’t know the truth about Confucius; second, they don’t know the definition of religion; third, they don’t know the future migration of religious forces;Now try to discuss it one by one.

The first theory is that teaching cannot be guaranteed by manpower Teaching is different from country.A country is formed by accumulating people, and there is no country other than the people, so the country must rely on manpower to protect it.Teaching is not the case.Those who teach are those who protect others, not those who protect others.Push it according to the common law of superiority and inferiority, so that it can teach and be good, and it will surely defeat heretics. Those who are pure (Inspiration) use the brain consciousness of booing and sucking, so that this has to come from me, how can it be guaranteed by others.Even if it is not true, it is unquestionable that although the Fire religion in Persia, the Brahmanism in India, and the Islam in Arabia reached its peak through manpower for a while, they will not survive in this civilized world in the end.There is no need to guarantee this.Those who suppress the cloud of protection must have the wisdom and ability of the person they protect, which is far greater than the person they protect. It is like protecting the innocent child from loving parents, and protecting the people from the autocratic British lord. (Protecting the country is not included here. The country is unconscious, and protecting the country is everyone's self-protection.) The leader is not only a sage and hero born in the world, but also a teacher of mankind.We ask ourselves about its wisdom and ability, what do we think of the leader?And how arrogant it is to say that it is guaranteed to protect it!Or is it because you have too much self-confidence and blaspheme the leader?This is not a theory of protection.However, the name of the so-called guardian is not in line with the theory, and it is appropriate that it cannot be established.

The second discussion on the nature of Confucianism is different from other religions Today's proponents of religion have heard the words of Westerners saying that there is no religion in China, and the Buddha is always angry, thinking that he is slandering me and insulting me.This is because I don't know what religion is.The so-called religion in the West refers specifically to superstitious beliefs. Its scope of power is outside the realm of the body, based on the soul, using worship as a ritual, aiming to get rid of the world, and taking Nirvana as the ultimate goal. For the method.Although all religions are different in essence and coarseness, their generality is the same.Therefore, those who follow its teachings should not start to believe. (When Christians are baptized, those who must understand the so-called Ten Faiths, that is, believe in the miracles of Jesus. Buddhism has a theory of faith.) Don't be in a hurry to subdue demons.Believers forbid people's doubts and suffocate people's freedom of thought; those who subdue demons hold doors to exclude others.Therefore, religion is not a tool to make people progress. Although it has great merits in the first stage of human evolution, it may not be enough to make up for its disadvantages after the second stage.Confucianism is not the case. What he teaches is the affairs of the world and the country, the principles of ethics and morality, no superstition, no worship, no doubts, no xenophobia, and Confucianism is unique to other teachers.In essence, Confucius is a philosopher, a family of classics, and an educator, not a religious one.Westerners often refer to Confucius and Socrates together, but not to Sakyamuni, Jesus, and Mahama, which is true.If the husband is not a religious man, what harm is done to Confucius!Confucius said: "If you can't serve people, how can you serve ghosts; if you don't know life, how can you know death."I don't necessarily want to suppress other religions to promote Confucius, but although Confucianism can have the power of other religions, it can't have the disadvantages of other religions.However, in terms of my Chinese characters, Zhang Daoling (that is, the first ancestor of the so-called Zhang Tianshi today.) can be called a religious man, and Yuan Liaofan (who specially advocates "Tai Shang Induction Chapter" and "Wenchang Emperor Yin Zhiwen") can be called a religious man. Religionists, (religions have big and small, good and evil. Fetishism in Egypt and Zoroastrianism in Persia can be called religions, but Zhang and Yuan must be called religions.) Kong Lie cannot be called a religionist.The nature of religion is as it is.

Those who maintain the theory of religion always want to set up churches, set up churches, set up worship ceremonies, and follow the rules of faith, imitating everything like, yeah, for fear of being unworthy.This exhaustion says that it cannot be done, even if it can be done, it is too much to slander Confucius!Confucius did not call himself the son of the incarnate emperor like Jesus, Confucius did not call himself a dragon like the Buddha, Confucius did not make people untrustworthy outside my words, and impossible to follow outside my teaching.Confucius, a human being, a sage first, a teacher first, is not a heaven, a ghost, or a god.If you force Confucius to study Buddhism and Buddhism, and if you want to protect him, then the person you protect must not be Confucianism.Without him, it is also possible to misunderstand the definition of religion and envy others to forget oneself.

The third discussion on the signs of the decline of religious power in the future Where did the theory of protecting religion come from?Fearing the intrusion of Christianity, and thinking about resisting it.I think it is too much to worry about this.That religion is also incompatible with the civilization of the second stage of human evolution.As the power of science increases, the power of superstition decreases; as the realm of freedom expands, the realm of theocracy shrinks.The power of Christianity in Europe today is no more than one-tenth of a few hundred years ago.In the past, the monarchs of all countries looked up to the coronation of the pope as an honor, but now the monarchy is self-administered; the pope in the past held the heavenly palace of Rome and commanded the whole of Europe, but now he is in Italy; priests and priests in the past have special privileges , Now you are not allowed to participate in politics.This is the case in the political world.In the academia, education in the past belonged entirely to the church, but now it belongs to the state.Copernicus and others prospered in astronomy, but the church had an enemy country; Darwin and others promoted the theory of evolution, but the church had an enemy country.Although I tried my best to squeeze it out, I couldn't get it in the end, but so far I have to accommodate it and change its appearance to bridge the gap for a while.If it is about the future of the teaching of Jesus, we can know it.He extracts a lot of essence and uses a lot of things. There is a so-called centipede insect that will not stiffen until death. With the power of thousands of hundreds of years, it will not be worn away in a flash, but it will be fixed in the future.But since now, the Christianity has been able to preserve the ashes, and it must not be what it was hundreds of years ago, it can be asserted.But today I want to imitate the ritual of its decline, in order to imitate the strategy of learning from others, it is unnecessary!

Or say: Although that religion is declining in Europe, it is flourishing in China, how can I not resist it?Yes or no.People of Christianity in China also have two purposes: one is to be a true missionary, and the other is to be used by governments of various countries to invade our rights.There are also two types of Chinese people entering Christianity: one is those who really believe in the religion, and the other is those who use foreign priests to resist the officials and arbitrarily judge the country.Those who really preach and believe in religion will do no harm to China.The director of the Christian religion can also be falsely accused.Our China is like a thousand hectares of waves, Buddhism accepts it, Islam accepts it, and even the teachings of Zhang Daoling and Yuan Liaofan also accept it, but how can there be Jin Yuyi Jesus?Moreover, Christianity has been in our country for hundreds of years, but few of the upper class follow it, and its power must not be enough to make our country understand, but fear it like a tiger, what do you do?When the governments of various countries and the scum in the countryside use this teaching to invade our sovereignty and interfere with our politics, we must open a Confucius meeting and advocate to protect the teaching so that we can resist it.But to make the political affairs clear and the country able to stand on its own, it is possible to follow the teachings of Glanston and give the Elan Church equal rights, and it is also possible to follow the teachings of Bismarck and Garfur to limit the believers outside the mountain. The sovereignty is mine, and no one can invade it. !Therefore, those who insist on protecting the teaching and resisting, I see that there is no basis for their advancement or retreat.

Fourth Discussion on the Legal Principles of Freedom of Religion Those who maintain the theory of religion claim that what they see is superior to ordinary people, but they don't know that it is incompatible with the spirit of modern civilization and law.Now this theory is nothing but empty words, let it become more and more popular, and the theory holds the sovereignty of a country, and it is not practiced, and the so-called state religion is established to strengthen the people to follow?If Er, then our country will be troubled from now on.Because of the religious sect in Europe, there have been wars for hundreds of years and hundreds of thousands of bloodshed. Reading history so far still makes people shudder.After several discussions and accommodating, the constitutions of various countries began with the article of freedom of religious belief. As of today, all countries are not like this, and the disaster of conflicting religions has almost disappeared.The principle of freedom of religious belief is to make the character of the people tend to be noble (if there is a special national religion, those who do not follow it will not be able to enjoy full rights, then the people may have the heart to believe in other religions, but are forced by the situation to deceive themselves Those who follow each other means that the state guides the people to abandon their faith. The theory of freedom of religious belief is the most important.) One is to make the national group unified. Those are constant phases of water and fire.) And the most important thing is to define the authority of politics and religion so that they do not invade each other.Politics belongs to the law of the world, and religion belongs to the law of the world.The church cannot use its power to invade the government, no matter what, and the government cannot abuse its power to interfere with the hearts and souls of the people. (The principle of freedom: If a person’s speech, actions, and thoughts do not harm the freedom of others, the government must not interfere with it. If I want to believe in religion, I will bear all the benefits and harms, and those who do not harm others, so Neither others nor the government can intervene.) Therefore, the rule of law has made great progress.There is one thing in Chinese history that is uniquely superior to other countries, that is, there has been no calamity of conflicting religions for thousands of years.The statesmen in Europe for hundreds of years have spent half of their efforts in reconciling religion and restoring political power, and their traces can be found in modern history.Fortunately, China does not have such entanglements, and it is because Confucius is so fortunate to us.Now, why do you want to make this boundary by following the same mistakes of Taixi?Today's proponents of religious protection cannot prevent Christianity from entering China from now on.In the past, Confucius was from Confucius, and Jesus was from Jesus, each doing his own thing freely, together without guessing, drawing a gap for no reason, tree gates and walls, the two are in conflict with each other, and religious disputes will arise, and political disputes will follow. rise.It is also a severe order for the division of the nation.Word protectors must think deeply.

Fifth Discussion: The Theory of Protecting Education Constrains National Thought There are different reasons for the advancement of civilization, but freedom of thought is always the same.The reason why Europe is what it is today is that in the 14th and 15th centuries, ancient learning was revived, the barriers of the church were removed, and the slavishness of the ideological world was washed away. Its progress is almost irresistible. This is something that scholars of history can understand.The brilliance of Chinese academic circles and the greatness of characters are not as prosperous as in the Warring States Period, but because of the bright effect of freedom of thought.And Qin Shihuang burned the words of hundreds of schools, defrauded the scholars of alchemy, and suffocated their thinking;Since the Han Dynasty, it has been said that Confucius has been teaching here for more than 2,000 years. Hundreds of people adhere to the so-called charter and depose of a certain person, thinking that the spirit is consistent.In terms of textual research, they compete for the teacher's method, while in terms of rationality, they contend for orthodoxy. Each thinks Confucianism, while rejecting others as non-Confucianism, so the scope of Confucianism is shrinking day by day.Confucius became Dong Jiangdu and He Shaogong when he soaked in fakes; Confucius became Ma Jichang and Zheng Kangcheng when he was soaked in fakes; Confucius became Han Changli and Ouyang Yongshu when he was soaked in fakes; Confucius became Cheng Yichuan , Zhu Hui'an, and Confucius became Lu Xiangshan and Wang Yangming when he was immersed in the fake, and Confucius became Ji Xiaolan and Ruan Yuntai when he was immersed in the fake.They are all bound by one point of thought, unable to create a new life by themselves, like a group of women who get a fruit, throwing each other to grab each other, like a group of women getting a coin, scolding each other to grab each other, how pitiful the situation is!The world is vast, and the world of learning is vast. Who can limit the reach of the public, and the behavior of the public?There is no other, warm Shushu, Mr. Shouyi's words, there are some who are slightly outside this range, not only dare not say it, but also dare not think about it, this is the result of the achievements of the Baojiao Party in the past two thousand years.Is it true that it was Confucius?Confucius wrote "Spring and Autumn", which went forward and backward for three generations.The reason why Confucius is Confucius is because of his freedom of thought.And those who claim to be disciples of Confucius use it against their spirit. Is this the crime of Confucius?Woohoo, in today's era of new learning and overflowing thoughts, it is impossible to still respect Confucius as the protector of religion!

Today's words protect the teaching, and the way is slightly different from the past.He wanted to broaden the scope of Confucianism, so he took the new learning and new principles of modern times and attached it to it, saying that so-and-so was known to Confucius, and so-and-so was said by Confucius.I also respect him for his painstaking efforts, but it is a pity that he has repeatedly slandered Confucius and hindered people's way of freedom of thought.Husband Confucius was born two thousand years ago, and he couldn't fully understand the principles and theories of two thousand years later, so why should it hurt Confucius!Socrates never sat on a ship, and the shipbuilders had to respect Socrates; Aristotle never used electric wires, but those who created electric wires dared not underestimate Aristotle; this is a matter of course.Based on the sage wisdom of Confucius, there must be many people who coincide with today's new learning and new principles.If it is necessary to compare and include them one by one, then it is not because of the new learning and new principles that it should be in my heart and follow it, but because it coincides with my Confucius and I follow it.It is the beloved who is still in Confucius, not in the truth.If I search the Four Books and the Six Classics over and over again, but there is nothing comparable to it, I will know that it is an iron-clad and difficult truth, and I will not dare to follow it; if someone picks up what I have compared, saying that Confucius is not as good as Yes, Sri Lanka did not dare to abandon it.If it is the end of truth, we cannot leave our people behind.Therefore, what I hate most is playing with literature and condescending Confucianism, and motivating scholars attached to middle schools with Western learning, in the name of opening up new ideas, but in fact they are conservative, inciting the servility of the ideological world and benefiting it.I have eyes and ears, and I have a mind. Living in today's splendidly civilized world, I list the ancient and modern academics at home and abroad, and sit in the classroom to judge whether they are right or wrong. Take it if you can, and discard it if you don't. Sinning is not my husband's first pleasure!Must the ancients be regarded as shrimps, and oneself be regarded as jellyfish, and the males and others should be regarded as the ones?However, those who use this method to protect the teachings are not false or stupid, and it is absolutely useless to the people if they want to!

Sixth Discussion: The Theory of Protecting Education Is Harming Diplomacy Protecting education and hindering freedom of thought is the greatest purpose of this thesis.Secondly, it is said that it will hinder diplomacy.China is now weak, and outsiders are taking advantage of the church, and the people have always hated the church. Therefore, from the Tianjin religious case to the Boxer Rebellion, in the past few decades, all kinds of difficult and dangerous diplomatic issues have arisen from the There are almost 17 or 18 people who compete between people and religion.Of course, it's all just the provocations of ignorant people.Nowadays, there are well-educated literati and bureaucrats who hold high the banner of "protecting religion and protecting religion", so their writings and speeches must all speak eloquently about why it is necessary and what kind of teaching is necessary, and they must slander Christianity.Husbands quarrel with each other, there must be a lot of evil words, and there is no restraint in their words, and the words are written to make them say, and those who want to scare the ears are afraid of the ineffectiveness of the petty people's hatred of religion and will make more waves.When I say this, I am not persuading the people to flatter outsiders, but to make a decision, we must consider whether it is beneficial or not, whether it is harmful or harmful, and weigh the advantages and disadvantages.The survival or non-existence of Confucianism today cannot be caused by one guarantee; the entry or non-entry of Christianity cannot be refused by one guarantee; the same is true for its benefits.And if I use my clamor to arouse the clamor of others, it will be like the case of Tianjin in the future, where a church is used to claim the head of the magistrate and county magistrate; like the case of Jiaozhou, where two priests lost a hundred miles of land and lost a province. For example, in the case of Yihe, where dozens of Westerners were killed, soldiers from eleven countries were mobilized, and those who paid 50 million coins were worried about the country.Alas!The beginning of the world is simple, and the end is also huge.Those who maintain the theory of religion, don't take me as a scumbag.

Seventh Discussion on the Invincibility of Confucianism Although, I deeply understand and respect the intentions of the Baojiao Party.He also loves Confucianism very much, the more he loves it, the more he worries about it, fearing that it will perish, so he no longer has rights and interests, no longer thinks about power, but wants to move mountains and fill seas to protect it.Gu Wu thinks that those who have this hidden worry are really unreasonable.Those of Confucianism, hanging the sun and the moon, covering the sky and the earth, are also those who cannot be destroyed through the ages.He teaches that ritual is the most important thing, so freedom prospers and ritual dies; whoever takes superstition as their home, so truth is superstitious and superstition is replaced.It is absolutely incompatible with the future civilization, and so is the common law of natural evolution.Confucianism is different. What it teaches is what makes a human being a human being, what makes a group of people a group, and what makes a country a country.For all these, the more civilization advances, the more necessary it is to study it.Most modern educators advocate the theory of personality education.Who is the character educator?Examining the qualifications that make a person a human being, and educating young people so that they have this qualification.The ancient and modern sages of the East and the West have different words that are in line with their personality, but none is like Confucius.Confucius will occupy one of the most important positions in the forest of moral education in the future world, which I dare to predict.What Confucius hopes for in our generation is not that he wants us to call him the savior and respect him as the world-honored one.Now, thinking that others have the title of Savior and World Honored One, but I don't, they are surprised to think that Confucianism is about to perish, so it's impossible for anyone to know Confucius!Socrates and Aristotle's failure to catch Confucius is also far away, and the teachings of Socrates and Aristotle still get better with time. It was Confucius who was afraid of it!I dare say: If there is no politics, no education, no philosophy in the world, then Confucianism will perish.If there are these three, the glory of Confucianism is still in its infancy!Those who maintain the theory of teaching are lying on their backs. The Eighth Discussion When the Directors of Qunjiao should be used to make Confucianism great There are other reasons why I am loyal to Confucianism.Said: Don't set up the boundaries of a self-religion, but open up its gates, restore its territory, damage the group's teachings and enter it, so as to grow and protect our self. Confucius is also.Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and even all kinds of religions in ancient and modern times have no capacity to accommodate the teachings of other religions.Why?He bases it on faith and uses it to subdue demons, and those who follow it are almost like a woman who can't handle two husbands.Therefore, the Buddha said: In heaven and earth, I am the only one.Ye said: Unique, true son of God.Its range is definite, and it cannot be increased or decreased.Confucian is not the case, the poor man can exhaust both ends, three people can be my teacher, because of the spirit of Confucianism, it is not autocratic but free.We sincerely respect Confucius, so we should directly address his spirit and not stick to his deeds.The teachings of Confucius are true for people two thousand years ago, and for the Chinese people who have unified and retreated. There are many common meanings that will not last forever, and there are many different meanings that change with the passage of time.Mencius didn't say: "Confucius is the one who is holy." Even if Confucius is born today, I know that his teachings will have more benefits and losses.Today, the people of our country cannot be the people of the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but they are the people of the 20th century. They are not just people of one township and one country, but people of the world. Therefore, there must be those who learn from Confucius and receive the gift of Confucius. Here we go. Therefore, just like the universal love in Buddhism, the fearlessness, the exploration of life and death, and the universal salvation of all living beings, the equality of Christianity, the treatment of enemies as friends, and the killing of one's body for the people, although this meaning is inherent in Confucianism, I adopt it especially profoundly. Those who are clear are invented by appearance; if there is no such thing, I am eager to take it and cherish it, and dare not be cheap;It is not only true of various religions, but also the theories of ancient Greece, modern European and American philosophers, who can't be compatible and inclusive!If it is beneficial to Confucianism, is it harmful?Don't wait for the wise to decide.Husband Confucius is different from the narrow group of religions, and he opened this method for those of us who follow Confucianism.Great Confucius, great Confucius!The sea is wide and the fish leap, and the sky allows the birds to fly. Therefore, Confucius is respected, and the truth of Confucius is seen;And why bother to derogate yourself, build a gate, draw a ditch, and say that it is to protect education and education! in conclusion Huh, huh, mere boy, in the past he was also the leader of the Baojiao Party, and now he is also the enemy of the Baojiao Party.To despise my ancestors, to despise my old friends, there must be no one who hates his repetition, blames his ambiguity, and considers it a mere crime.Although, I love Confucius, I especially love truth!I love my ancestors, and I especially love my country!I love old friends, and I especially love freedom!I also know that Confucius loves the truth, the ancestors and old people love the country and freedom, even more than I do.I am confident, I am remorseful.I don't hesitate to reverse the verdict for two thousand years; I don't fear to challenge 400 million people.I repay the kindness of Confucius, I repay the kindness of the leaders of the group, and I repay the kindness of our people.