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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 9 -> Anti-Fatalism I -> 1

墨子:「王公大人Mozi said: At present, in governing the states the rulers all desire to have their countries wealthy, their population large, and their administration orderly.
But instead of wealth they obtain poverty,
instead of an increase they obtain a decrease in population,
instead of order they obtain chaos;
i.e. they lose what they like
but obtain what they dislike.
?」 What is the reason for this?
墨子:「Mozi said: It is due to the large number of fatalists among the people.
The fatalists say:
"When fate decrees that a man shall be wealthy he will be wealthy;
when it decrees poverty, he will be poor;
when it decrees a large population, this will be large;
and when it decrees a small population this will be small;
if order is decreed, there will be order;
if chaos, there will be chaos.
If fate decrees old age, there will be old age;
if untimely death, there will be untimely death.
Even if a man sets himself against his fate,
?』 what is the use?"
王公大人With this doctrine the rulers are urged above
and the people are kept away from their work below.
Hence the fatalists are unmagnanimous.
。」 And their doctrines must be clearly examined.


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