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Confucius Was Loath To Discuss Supernatural Forces And Judgment In The Afterlife (2) (3) (4)
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Supernatural by tuanqilu6: 2:43am On Dec 07, 2020 |
Moreover, he described the virus as a demon or devil. Xi is a Confucianist. Unlike some other ancient Chinese thinkers, Confucius was loath to discuss supernatural forces and judgment in the afterlife. However, in a Chinese cultural context, devil means “white devils” or “foreign devils”: guailo in Mandarin, gweilo in Cantonese. This was Xi delivering a powerful statement in code. |
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