Is it illegal to play tricks on the masses?

Playing tricks on the masses is superstition. If the degree constitutes fraud or cult, criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.

Constitute fraud:

Article 300 of the Criminal Law commits the crime of organizing and using guilds, cults ZZ, and using superstitions to undermine the law; Organizing and using secret societies and cults ZZ, and using superstition to cause death; Strong j crime; The crime of fraud is committed by organizing and using the cult ZZ or superstition to undermine national laws and administrative regulations, and is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years; If the circumstances are especially serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than seven years.

Whoever organizes or uses cults or uses superstition to deceive others and causes death shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.

Whoever organizes or uses sects, cults or superstitions to rape women or defraud property shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of Articles 236 and 266 of this Law respectively.

Party member participates in superstition:

Article 58 of the newly revised "Regulations on Disciplinary Actions within the XX Party in China" stipulates: "Those who organize superstitious activities shall be given the punishment of revoking their positions within the party or staying in the party for observation; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be expelled from the party. Those who participate in superstitious activities and cause adverse effects shall be given a warning or a serious warning; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be dismissed from his post within the Party or be placed on probation; If the circumstances are serious, expulsion from the party will be given. " This changed the previous rule that superstitious activities were simply classified as acts that interfered with social management order, and it was considered to be a violation of political discipline. This is actually a reaffirmation of China's adherence to party spirit and an emphasis on the difference between party member and ordinary citizens.

Christopher Bacon stated in On Superstition:

"... but superstition has thrown many countries into chaos. It pinned the fate of mankind on the rule beyond the ninth heaven, but this new ninth heaven forced the government legal system on the earth to deviate from the normal track and run instead. The subject of superstition is man. In the age of superstition, the wise always follow fools, while reason is used to meet practical needs in reverse order. "

If superstition is not broken, it will be difficult for society to develop healthily. In society or among the people, some people flaunt "fortune telling" and introduce computer fortune telling and psychic prediction. And use modern sound, light, electricity and other equipment to create all kinds of mysterious effects to deceive and fool the masses. All this is because the rapid development of science and technology has a growing impact on human society, and people who engage in superstition and pseudoscience raise the banner of "science" and betray their traitors. Cheat money by hook or by crook. There are also some places that develop tourism and folk culture and build various haunted houses, Buddhist temples and ancestral temples. Many farmers lack a correct understanding of religion because of their low educational level. They burn incense in every temple and worship the gods and buddhas. In some rural areas, feudal superstitious activities are becoming more and more serious, which seriously affects people's thoughts and behaviors.

The opposite of superstition is the scientific method. There is no superstition in science. Science is a dynamic, open and reliable method that allows self-falsification, and pays attention to formal logic and evidence. Superstition is unconditional acceptance, no doubt, no formal logic, no reliable evidence and blind belief.