"Then Dan Pearlman's inadequacy is my inadequacy." But then how would you react to 1) Specific quotes I mentioned which indicate that POUND HIMSELF equated Confucianism with modern fascism, and 2) Historical evidence which shows that Confucianism was used as a doctrine to butress a highly authoritarian central government in China, a system which strove to oppress the vast majority, and to stifle individual religious expression ??? [Incidentally, I am talking about a particular thesis being inadequate in the light of evidence. I am not talking about anyone's personal inadequacy. That would be counterproductive, I think. ] Regards, Wei ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com