Intolerance
Growing up, I heard it said that some people have “book smarts” but no “common sense”. This meant that some people, although highly educated, seemed lost concerning the simple things. This is a long standing observation. The Daodejing has some similar statements:
“The wise one does not know many things; He who knows many things is not wise.”
“The more knowledge you seek, the less you will understand.”
Science, Religion, Faith and Happiness
A friend and I were discussing religions (as I had been reading The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins), and he, like Richard, sees religion as nothing more than superstition formed by lack of knowing the real truth, which is science.
Throughout history, our religions have changed and adapted as our awareness and understandings also changed. We have gone from worshiping the sun and moon and seasons to worshiping beings that control the sun and moon and seasons. We have had pantheons that oversee almost every detail in our lives to singular omniscient deities that are seen as eternal parental figures.
Defining Tao
The Daodejing classically begins by stating the Tao that can be named is not the true Tao. Whatever you call it, is not what it is. It is defined as being undefinable. This leads many people who feel they understand it to also feel anyone who explains it does not understand it.
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