# Why I Don't Like Confucianism

Because it's too humancentric. In their framework, human behaviors
and society reflect sacredness. Although there were some texts like
I Ching, there was no systematic cosmology over 1000 years before
Zhu Xi. And Confucian cosmology has been heavily influenced by
Taoism and Buddhism even after that.

Even with the great framework which Zhu Xi invented, what they have
been mostly concerned about are mostly psychological philosophy,
ethics, political philosophy. Li-Qi and Gewu Zhizhi could lead to
something like western alchemy. Instead, they applied Li-Qi on the
human mind and talked about how to purify the Qi part of the mind.
And Wang Yangming even discarded them. Though I quite like him and
think that he has points.

On ethics side, I can't understand why social harmony is THAT
sacred. And I can't agree at all on their statement that everyone
has a role and if everyone fulfill that role well, social harmony
(sacredness) can be achieved. No. What a bugmen ideology. Be a
Renaissance man and do everything yourself. If you live alone and
be self-sufficient, THAT means social harmony lol.

Though I appreciate their attempts to find sacredness from everyday
life. And its virtue ethics is notable. It's not about ethical
actions or rules, but about becoming an ethical man (Junzi).