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中西宗教观之比较AbstractThereareover80%ofpeoplearereligiousinthewest,whileinChina,thereareabout90%arenon-religious.Whatmakessobigacontrast?Wecanonlygettheanswerwhenwetakealookatthefollowingaspectsandthenmakeananalysistothem:modeofthinking,pointofvault,viewtogodandhuman,viewtotheeternity,theroleofreligioninasociety,regalityanddivineauthorityaswellastherelationbetweenphilosophyandreligion.FromtheanalysiswecanseethattherearevastdiversitybetweenChinaandthewestworldamongthoseaspectslistedabove.ItisthedifferencethatmakesdifferentviewanddifferentattitudetothereligionbetweenChinesepeopleandthepeopleinthewest.Keywords:viewtothereligioncomparisonstudydiversityAComparisonbetweenChineseandWesternViewofReligionIntroductionAccordingtoastatisticaldataofthelastcentury,theworldpopulationofmorethan5.89billion,ofwhich4.8billionpeopleoffaithtoparticipateinmorethan1500differentreligiousdenominationsandreligiousactivities.Thatis,intheworld'spopulation,morethan80%ofthepeoplearereligiousbelievers.WhileChinaIncontrast,morethan90%arenotreligiousbelievers.Howformedhugegap?Inthisregard,Chineseandforeignscholarsofcommonconcern.Earlyin1922publishedChina'sproblems,abook,Russellsaid:Chinaissimplynoreligion,notjusttheupperclassesso,butallthepeoplealike.Inreligiousterms,whyistheresuchabigdifferencebetweenChinaandwestern?Originally,beyondthislifeforthepursuitofhumanbornwiththedesiretodoChinesepeopleitisaspecialcase?ThispapertriestotalkaboutthereasonswhyChinesepeopleisindifferenttoreligionsconceptsfromChineseandWesternculturesandtheviewofreligions.I.ThedifferencesonthinkingstructureIntheinitialstageofthehumanmind,chaos,intuitivewayofthinkingandperceptionofintegrity,isacommonfeatureofhumanthinking.However,theancientGreekastherepresentativeoftheWest,thedevelopmentofalimitedoverallconceptistheconceptofmaterialandformanentityseparatefrom,andattributeanalysismethod,whichledtothetraditionalideologicaloriginsofmodernscience.AndtheancientChinesedevelopedaholisticviewofallthingsinfinitelycontinuouscommunication,Dahuapopularconsciousnessoranorganicwhole,thesubjectismoreimportantthanthespecificanalysisandunderstandingcapabilities.ThuslanesofWesternthinking,leadingtosubsequentdifferencesinwaysofthinking,customsandmentalperformancemethods,etc.area.Forexample,Chinesepeopleareaccustomedtointuitive,symbolicwayofthinking,soittendstobemoreoftentheexpressionmysteryfromconcrete,tendedtobyarealisticimpressionistic;andWesternersaccustomedtologicalthinking,thengoodspeculative,reanalysisandthereforeearlieralsoquicklyoutofthebodyandspiritwiththatis,Iwasmixedprimitivestage.Herepresentnobetterorworsethantheother,andrightorwrong,justthinkingfeaturesdifferent.ThisistheessenceandrootsofWesternculturesdifferencesreason.II.ThedifferencesontheviewofvaluesFromthepointofviewofvalues,WestandChineseareverydifferent.Chinaisoneoftheworld'sfourancientcivilizationsnationwhoisalong-termagriculturalpatriarchalsocietywiththefamilyasthebasicunitofsocialreproductionandarelativelyclosedenvironmentofself-sufficienteconomygraduallyformedakinshipasalinktofamily-based.Loyaltyandfilialpietywerethecorevalues,althoughdifferentperiodsshowdifferentcontentandfeatures,suchasmoralvaluesofConfucianism,Taoismnaturalisticvalues,universalloveutilitarianvaluesMohist,Legalistspowerutilitarianvalues.Chinesetraditionalmoralityisstressedonthatinsociety,loyaltytoservethecountry,infamilytobenicetoyourparents.InmedievalEurope,itruledtheology,Godisthesourceofthehighestvalues,andChristianvaluesisthewholesocialmorality.Bibletoencouragepeopletodespisethislife,willgivetheiralltoGod,listentothecallofGodaretheeternalpursuitoftranscendentvalues.ThefaithfulconcentratewaitonGod,ratherthanconcentratewaitBongparents,wifenottobeparamount.AftertheRenaissance,humanismEuropeansreplacedthefeudalspiritofhumanism,secularvaluesalsochangetherightsofmanfromGodtheprivilegeagainstmedievalasceticismandtheafterlifeconcept,advocatedliberty,equality,fraternityasthebasicvalues,theformationofindividualismandegoismreasonablevalues,whichfurtherresultsindifferentvaluesandWesternreligion.III.ThedifferencesontheviewofthemanofGodThereisabigdifferenceonviewfromthemanofGod,.God'srelationshipwithpeopleisnoreligionmustanswerbasicquestions.Ingod(God)worshipthepremiseoftheChristianGodwhoadvocateseparation.WesternreligiousoutlookunderstoodthatGodisonlyasupremegod,isnowexists,hasalwaysexisted,thefuturewillexist......allinnon-humanflesh,Godisatrinityofpersonality,andoftenworkmiraclesindaysandextraordinaryeventsInspirationtheirpersonalitycharacteristicsandindirectabsolutelyhis.ChristianwiththeloveofGodandloveyourneighborasyourselfthetwocommandmentsbetweenmanandGod,whowithSt.integration,theintegrationofindividualexperienceeternalmetaphysicalvalueandaphysical,havingindirectPersonalityofmetaphysicalrealismintegrationofindividualexperienceandmetaphysicalhavepersonalitycharacteristics,inordertostimulatereligiousfeelingsofbelievers,theultimateconcernoftheesotericandtheafterlifefantasybelievers.ChinaisdifferentwithwesternthatstandsforunityofGod.InancientChineseancestorwor