Kalam
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- Mar 5, 2009
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Ever hear of a Taoist named Sun-Tzu? He wrote "The Art of War".
"In general, the method for employing the military is this: Preserving the [enemy's] state capital is best, destroying their state capital second-best. Preserving their army is best, destroying their army second-best. Preserving their battalions is best, destroying their battalions second-best. Preserving their companies is best, destroying their companies second-best. Preserving their squads is best, destroying their squads second-best. For this reason attaining one hundred victories in one hundred battles is not the pinnacle of excellence. Subjugating the enemy's army without fighting is the true pinnacle of excellence."
- straight from my copy of it.
"Taoist" is a loanword. It's based on "tao," which means "path" or "way," and the English suffix "-ist," which denotes a follower of something.Additionally, Taoist means "scholar warrior".
No. Are you a failed Christian that converted to Taoism?Try again jackass........are you another person in the image of Sunnidiot? A failed Christian that converted to islam?
I've read enough Lao-Tzu to know that calling for slaughter and destruction isn't exactly in line with Taoist teachings.Just out of curiosity, what do YOU know about Taoist philosophy?