如果康德与孔子能够见面，交流一下对事物的看法，他们可能会发现，他们对精神世界方面的看法，可能有不少是相同的。
康德相信我们只能认识经验的东西，所以我们不能够以推理来知道上帝的存在。可是，我们需要上帝这个理念来作为我们道德生活的基础。所以，上帝是一个必要的理念，为了过个好日子的必要，为了道德的必要。
可以说，孔子很可能并不相信神灵这些东西。他就被引述说他没有兴趣谈怪力乱神。所以，“季路問事鬼神，子曰：‘未能事人，焉能事鬼。’問死，曰： ‘未知生，焉知死。’”
可是，孔子并没有明确地说他反对神灵的事，因为他相信为了教化道德，那是一个必要的理念。所以《易经》说：‘观天之神道，而四时不惑，圣人以神道设教，而天下服矣。’
一个人不可能精确地知道什么是神道。可是，接受圣人的教化才是重要的。所以，为了有效地教导道德，可以神道设教。
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If Kant and Confucius had a chance to meet and exchange their views on various topics, probably they would find out that they actually shared some common views on the subject of spiritual world.
Kant believed that we can know only our experiences and as such we cannot know by our reason that God exists. However, we need the idea of God to serve as a foundation of our moral life. Therefore, God is a necessary idea, necessary for the living of good life, for morality.
Confucius, it is said, probably did not believe in spiritual things. He was quoted as saying that he was not interested in talking about devil, violence, disorder, or deities (gods and goddesses). So when Ji Lu asked about serving the spirits of the dead, Confucius said, 'While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' Ji Lu added, 'I venture to ask about death?' He answered, 'While you do not know life, how can you know about death?'
However, Confucius did not say explicitly he objected to spiritual things, probably because he thought it was a necessary idea for the sake of teaching morality. That is why Yijing says: ‘When we contemplate the spirit-like way of Heaven, we see how the four seasons proceed without error. The sages, in accordance with this spirit-like way, laid down their instructions, and all under heaven yield submission to them.’
It is impossible for anyone to know what exactly the spirit-like way is. However, the focus point is on conveying the sage’s instructions. Therefore, in order to effectively teach morality, we can lay down instructions in accordance with the spirit-like way.
康德相信我们只能认识经验的东西，所以我们不能够以推理来知道上帝的存在。可是，我们需要上帝这个理念来作为我们道德生活的基础。所以，上帝是一个必要的理念，为了过个好日子的必要，为了道德的必要。
可以说，孔子很可能并不相信神灵这些东西。他就被引述说他没有兴趣谈怪力乱神。所以，“季路問事鬼神，子曰：‘未能事人，焉能事鬼。’問死，曰： ‘未知生，焉知死。’”
可是，孔子并没有明确地说他反对神灵的事，因为他相信为了教化道德，那是一个必要的理念。所以《易经》说：‘观天之神道，而四时不惑，圣人以神道设教，而天下服矣。’
一个人不可能精确地知道什么是神道。可是，接受圣人的教化才是重要的。所以，为了有效地教导道德，可以神道设教。
.
If Kant and Confucius had a chance to meet and exchange their views on various topics, probably they would find out that they actually shared some common views on the subject of spiritual world.
Kant believed that we can know only our experiences and as such we cannot know by our reason that God exists. However, we need the idea of God to serve as a foundation of our moral life. Therefore, God is a necessary idea, necessary for the living of good life, for morality.
Confucius, it is said, probably did not believe in spiritual things. He was quoted as saying that he was not interested in talking about devil, violence, disorder, or deities (gods and goddesses). So when Ji Lu asked about serving the spirits of the dead, Confucius said, 'While you are not able to serve men, how can you serve their spirits?' Ji Lu added, 'I venture to ask about death?' He answered, 'While you do not know life, how can you know about death?'
However, Confucius did not say explicitly he objected to spiritual things, probably because he thought it was a necessary idea for the sake of teaching morality. That is why Yijing says: ‘When we contemplate the spirit-like way of Heaven, we see how the four seasons proceed without error. The sages, in accordance with this spirit-like way, laid down their instructions, and all under heaven yield submission to them.’
It is impossible for anyone to know what exactly the spirit-like way is. However, the focus point is on conveying the sage’s instructions. Therefore, in order to effectively teach morality, we can lay down instructions in accordance with the spirit-like way.
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