Confucius said to stay away from ghosts and gods. Do ghosts and gods exist or not?

The early theory of ghosts and gods mainly came from people's awe of nature, such as lightning, rain, wind, earthquakes and even volcanic eruptions ... These incomprehensible natural phenomena, to a great extent, helped people to explain more easily that the world not only has human beings, but also has the power of ghosts and gods.

After a long period of social change, many smart people rely on the power of ghosts and gods to consolidate their dominant position, and through artificial explanation, turn the original natural phenomenon into another weapon to unify the human spiritual world.

During the Spring and Autumn Period, the princes died, not only with objects, but also with the living. To show the existence of ghosts and gods.

After the birth of Confucius, he advocated the establishment of people's moral concept as the main body, and advocated the words and deeds of gentlemen to change people's destiny. It represents the advanced Confucian people-oriented thought.

According to Confucius' lifelong theory, his old man's house is opposed to saying that "ghosts and gods" imprison people's subjective initiative, and even more opposed to saying that "ghosts and gods" are ignorant of people's hearts. It advocates that "morality" (serving the people) is the core to change society, rather than "ghost theory" to govern the country. This was really commendable in the social background at that time. Confucius' education is to create a sense of existence for the living and to affirm everyone's social value. Not through the theory of ghosts and gods to the emperor and general funerary objects.

But a person's strength is very small, even if Confucius does not recognize the existence of ghosts and gods, it will not help. He proposed a compromise, that is, we can have awe of ghosts and gods, but we can't confuse the future of individuals and even countries through ghosts and gods (unexplained phenomena).

As for the existence of ghosts and gods, no one can confirm or deny it, let alone a thousand years ago, even now. Can only say: you believe, you have; If you don't believe it, you will.

After all, man, as the spirit of the three realms, can better understand what Confucius said about "knowing destiny at fifty".

In the affirmation and negation of people and ghosts and gods, it is virtue that changes fate. This also makes those who rely on bribes suffer greatly from ghosts and gods.

Because he forgot that there are immortals who hold their heads three feet high, and some people know about black-box operation. He who does nothing wrong is not afraid of ghosts knocking at the door in the middle of the night. This is the true value and significance of ghosts and gods.