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Revolutionary trading extremes for religion (6)

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taoism

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(Other definitions for taoism that I've seen before include "Religious movement" , "Maoist (anag) -- Chinese religion" , "Chinese thinking" , "Chinese philosophical system" , "Ancient Chinese philosophy" .)

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