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I enjoy the minimalism of Taoism, however beyond that, it's philosophy becomes totally useless because concepts of nature and order and balance are subjective.
I think that Taoism came from the era and mindset of the mystery schools. There was the surface level analysis, available to all the vulgar masses, and then there was a deeper layer maintained through a distinct class in the society. Unfortunately for us, the only thing we in the West ever see is the surface level, “zen poetry-woah that’s deep dude here hit this” facet.
For instance, what makes you think that a Taoist philosophy results in the idea that nature order or balance are subjective? Or are you saying that you think those things are subjective?
Neither. Concepts of nature and balance are subjective, irrespective of what I think or Taoism says. It's no different to the concepts of harmony and respect. All of these worlds become meaningless because I can justify anything I want using those terms.
Are you a Christian? If so, I’ve found the best way to understand what Taoism speaks to is to understand the concept of “The Will of Heaven”. I find a lot of overlap between that and the ideas expressed by, for example Matthew 6:10
I had a quick look at your link and it doesn't address my argument: that Taoism is fundamentally flawed because almost all of it's concepts are subjective.
Christianity mitigates these problems by focusing on the life, acts and teachings of Jesus Christ so the interpretation of teachings are powerfully constrained by the behavior of Jesus Christ. There's still plenty of ways to interpret the New Testament, however interpretations are constrained by how Jesus Christ lived and acted, rather than only by what he said.
Taoism does have little stories to illustrate points, however those stories almost always fail to constrain points and serve mostly as metaphors.