If Mohism had always been at odds with Confucianism, what would the world be like now?

If Mohism had always been at odds with Confucianism, what would the world be like now?

First, Mozi’s theory is overly idealistic. As early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the Taoist priest Chong Fu had already emphasized in his classic works that Mozi's thinking could not last long. The main reason for Chong Fu's distinction is: according to Mozi, too much selfless dedication to others, too little personal experience, and too hard a student life ("If you call me for this, I'm afraid you won't love others; for this I will be independent"). , Do not love yourself"); although Mozi himself could do what he said, his successors may not be able to guarantee it ("The heart against the world. The world is unsightly. Although Mozi can do whatever he wants, what can he do in the world! "); if a school of thought believes that the vast majority of people cannot do it, it cannot endure for a long time ("It is not far away from the world, and its essence is not far away!") These views of Chongfu partly explain Mozi's Because of the decline of future generations.

Second, it has a certain anti-government color. ?In the late Warring States period, the Mozi school began to decline. But by the Han Dynasty, although there were "chivalrous knights" like Guo Xie, the Mozi school as an institution had long since disappeared. This is the key point. In order to protect the rights and interests of the people, the Mozi School will inevitably resist government actions. However, with the advent of the era of national reunification, the power of the government has become stronger than ever. Therefore, social organizations with strict institutions like Mozi will no longer be allowed to exist to avoid threatening their own governance. At the same time, due to Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty's "eight-legged essay recruitment" and changes in social mentality, Mozi basically faded away after the Han Dynasty.

However, after the Mozi school faded away, Mozi's thinking was still widely circulated again, such as the spiritual victory method of "sacrifice one's life in national disaster, and regard one's death as a sudden return", and the " The slogan "Convince people with virtue" etc. At the same time, the Mohists worked hard, were strict with themselves, and regarded upholding justice and benevolence as their unshirkable duty. This kind of spirit is worth learning for future generations. In the end, concepts such as "Mozi universal love" and "fairness, equity, and friendship" in socialist values ????are interoperable. Mohist thought is still worthy of learning and reference from socialist values.