If it is a religion, what makes it so?
2006-11-20 08:49:58 · 8 answers · asked by Jazmin 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The problem here is different interpretations of ideas in the West and the East. We consider it a philosophy; in the East, it is considered a religion, as their definition of religion does not necessarily include gods, worship, prayer, etc.
2006-11-20 08:54:16 · answer #1 · answered by angk 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Religion
2006-11-20 09:00:10 · answer #2 · answered by baddrose268 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I still feel compelled to come to this site for some reason---and was not even conciously aware of coming here---I think it has something to do with this--I have all these concepts that are foreign to me...like taoism
I would say taoism is both a religion and a philosophy...it is intellectual, and spiritual in one sense.
I am not a taoist, but I have read tao-te-ching,...what I think is more interesting is the concept of TAO.
2006-11-20 08:56:35 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...I would say it is a religion because many people practice it. However, it is like a philosophy in a way, too.
2006-11-20 08:52:51 · answer #4 · answered by Hannah 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is more of a philosophy. There is no God implied or necessary in the study of the Tao. Just like God is unnecessary in studying Existentialism or Buddhism.
2006-11-20 08:52:50 · answer #5 · answered by NHBaritone 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Philo. Although some people look at it as a humanistic religion.
2006-11-20 08:53:42 · answer #6 · answered by Sick Puppy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
philo,
it doesn't really have rituals and other attributes of a religion.
2006-11-20 08:53:49 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
philosphy.
2006-11-20 08:52:18 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋