Mou Zongsan's Judgment on the Atheism of Confucianism
In the reflection on the relationship between Confucianism and religion in the 20th century,Mou Zongsan,based on the position of atheism,stated in his answers to"what is God","where is God"and"where is God going"that Confucianism,different from Western theistic religion,was a kind of morality education.As for"what is God",Confucianism developed no concept of personified God,but described the function of moral ratio-nalism with"God".As for"where is God",Confucianism simply made use of godhood to describe the solemnness,infinity and transcendence of moral creation,which stressed the effort and pursuit of becoming God,and the reali-zation of self values in the construction of social order and historical culture.As for"where is God going",in the moral metaphysics of Confucianism,the value of the existence of all things and the perfection of moral practice need not be guaranteed by the personified God.On the relationship of Confucianism and modern society,Mou Zongsan upheld the moral subjectivity of human beings and insisted on atheism.
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