Re: China: Mandate of heaven?

于 Tue, 20 May 2008 16:39:06 -0700，Albert K. Fung写到：

> 天道有常，不為堯存，不為桀亡 .... (荀子/天論篇)
> 

Do you really understand the sentence above ?
It means "The nature has its own rules,which does not depend on whether
the emperor is cruel or kind".

And you maybe know these:
子曰:未知生,焉知死?
子曰:未能事人,焉能事鬼?
子不语怪力乱神。