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Maybe because most people who live in the west have little or no knowledge about Tao or Taoism.Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
Ditto.I never had that impression at all. I know nothing about it, but never thought of it as a god.
Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
Because there is a widely held misconception that religions need some form of god, I assume.Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
The Tao is basically the natural order of the universe. It's similar to Brahman and the ancient Egyptian concept of Ma'at.I never had that impression at all. I know nothing about it, but never thought of it as a god.
Probably for the same reason many Westerners believe Buddhism is a religion--ignorance.
WTH are you talking about?
The Tao is God because there is nothing beyond it. In Greek paganism, we call it ''On''. ''On'' means ''that which is''. Tao = On = God.the Tao is a god
Because they mistake one of the colors in the Yin Yang symbol as God and the other as earth? Because they are radical dualists?Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
Buddhism is a religion. From the Lion's Roar website, if you don't want to take my word for it: Is Buddhism a Religion?Probably for the same reason many Westerners believe Buddhism is a religion--ignorance.
Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?
As others have suggested, the influence of abrahamic faiths and the fact that such faiths discourage thinking outside of their boxes, so people tend to perceive things within an incorrect context.Why do so many Westerners mistakenly believe either that the Tao is a god or that the Tao did not come into existence before the gods?