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Xunzi Contrasts Eclipses and Shooting Stars with Neglected Crops and "Men

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Xunzi contrasts eclipses and shooting stars with neglected crops and "men and women mingling wantonly" in order to


A) suggest a connection between bad omens in the heavens and bad behaviors on earth.
B) argue that because we cannot know the causes of heavenly events, we must stick to things we can understand.
C) argue that Heaven demonstrates its displeasure at human misbehavior by sending bad omens.
D) suggest that society's future depends on people's behavior, not on supernatural omens.

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