Editing Mohism (section)

===Against fatalism===
Mozi disagrees with the fatalistic mindset of people, accusing the mindset of bringing about poverty and suffering. To argue against this attitude, Mozi used three criteria (''San Biao'') to assess the correctness of views. These were:<ref name=philosophers>''One hundred Philosophers. A guide to the world's greatest thinkers'' Peter J. King, Polish edition: Elipsa 2006</ref>
#Assessing them based on history
#Assessing them based on the experiences of common, average people
#Assessing their usefulness by applying them in law or politics<ref name=philosophers/>
In summary, fatalism, the belief that all outcomes are predestined or fated to occur, is an irresponsible belief espoused by those who refuse to acknowledge that their own lack of responsibility or the western view of sinfulness has caused the hardships of their lives. Prosperity or poverty are directly correlated with either virtue or vice,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Loy |first1=Hui-Chieh |title=Mozi (Mo-tzu, c. 400s—300s B.C.E.) |url=https://iep.utm.edu/mozi/#:~:text=Chapters%2035%2D37%2C%20%E2%80%9CAgainst,lead%20to%20indolence%20and%20chaos. |website=The Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy (IEP) (ISSN 2161-0002) |access-date=6 November 2024}}</ref> respectively, so realised by deductive thinking and by one's own logic; not fate. Mozi calls fatalism that almost indefinitely ends in [[Misanthropy|misanthroponic]] theory and behaviour, "A social heresy which needs to be disarmed, dissolved and destroyed".