I've been reading about Taoism, and the general philosophy seems to be against progress and technology. Opinions?
2007-06-08 14:53:19 · 7 answers · asked by Cygnus 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
no, man, you got it wrong, man, progress ia anti-Taoism...
2007-06-08 14:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Acquiring knowledge and Technology is the western idea of what progress is, but I don't think it is really progress. I think Taoism has a different idea of what progress is.
Technology isn't all good. Technology has made people materialistic. People think having all the latest technology will make them happy. It won't. Technology creates more pollution, according to the scientists working for the United Nations it is causing the earth's climate to change. Some things to come from technology have been bad.
It says in the Tao Te Ching the more knowledge people have the stranger the things that will appear. It's true. We have human cloning, human animal hybrids, nuclear weapons, biological weapons, abortion, etc. I don't consider that stuff to be progress.
2007-06-11 09:34:12 · answer #2 · answered by Jim W 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Taoism is progress without progress. Technology is not progress, and neither is progress. Don't be fooled. You may find progress yet.
2007-06-08 15:01:46 · answer #3 · answered by Lao Pu 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No. Read the Tao Te Ching.
The flow of water is gradual yet unstoppable progress :)
2007-06-08 14:58:12 · answer #4 · answered by Thop ite 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that's right. I think it's more about understanding oneself first, and recognizing that technology is but a tool. Technology has always existed, it is how we use it that is a problem.
2007-06-08 14:57:04 · answer #5 · answered by Deirdre H 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
progress and technology bring attachment.
But progress and technology also bring comfort and speed.
2007-06-08 14:56:08 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
If that were true, it wouldn't have lasted as long.
2007-06-08 14:56:25 · answer #7 · answered by S K 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋