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Mohism -> Mozi -> Book 8 -> On Ghosts III -> 10

Those who deny the existence of spirits ask:
"Are the senses of hearing and sight of the multitude sufficient to decide a doubt?
君子天下?」 How can people strive to be learned gentlemen while they continue to trust the senses of hearing and sight of the multitude?"
Mozi said:
1曰:
If the senses of bearing and sight of the multitude are thought to be not trustworthy,
we may ask if such men like the sage-kings of the Three Dynasties, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu, are trustworthy?
Of course, about this
all people above the mediocre will say
such men like the ancient sage-kings of the Three Dynasties, Yao, Shun, Yu, Tang, Wen, and Wu, are trustworthy.
If the ancient sage-kings of the Three Dynasties are trustworthy,
we may review some of their deeds.
In ancient times,
武王使諸侯having captured Yin and punished Zhou, King Wu let the feudal lords share in the worship (of the ancestors of Yin).
使Those more closely related were to partake in the temple sacrifices
。』 and those less closely related in the outdoor sacrifices.
武王 So then King Wu must have believed there were spirits and ghosts,
therefore after capturing Yin and punishing Zhou
使諸侯 he let the feudal lords share in the worship.
If there were no spirits and ghosts
武王 why did King Wu assign the duties of worship?

1. 墨子 : Inserted. 孫詒讓《墨子閒詁》


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