In ancient times, judging state affairs by divination was a bit of a joke, wasn't it?

In modern times, it is absolutely feudal superstition to ask God for divination, and it is even more nonsense to judge state affairs by divination. It is no longer a joke, but it was another matter in ancient times. After all, ancient technology was not as developed as it is today. Most ancient people were superstitious, and the fate of a country depended on the sky. It is normal for ancient people to use divination to spy on God's will and judge state affairs. Not only did they not think it was a joke, but they also attached great importance to it!

The record of "ruling the country by divination" in China first appeared in the Yin and Shang Dynasties. At that time, some Oracle bones from the Yin and Shang Dynasties were unearthed in China, and some divination customs were recorded on these Oracle bones, including the use of divination to judge state affairs. At that time, people were crazy about divination and would ask fortune tellers to help them with divination.

At that time, the productivity was low and the labor force was relatively small. People mainly live by agriculture, hunting and other ways. Whether it is agriculture or anything else, it depends on the weather. The weather is bad and farmers' income is not good. To put it bluntly, people live by the weather. Ancient people believed that fate could be predicted by divination. In their eyes, divination is almost omnipotent. It was this superstitious belief that enabled the rulers at that time to use it to achieve their desired goals.

In some national affairs, the king's decision may make the people dissatisfied, but if it is the result of divination, the people will think it is God's will and accept it calmly, which has achieved the king's goal. In this way, judging state affairs by divination is no joke.