Confucius wants everyone to practice benevolence, but is submitting to Confucius’ idea of benevolence blindly conforming to an ideal that might or might not bring you to peace with the Decree of Heaven?
What reason would a person have to give their life to perfecting benevolence if there is no end goal involved? The end goal for people who believe in Confucianism is Heaven. By practicing altruism, one will live a happy life and be at peace with the Decree of Heaven.
The problem is that there is no proof that being good will send you to Heaven after you die. Confucius gives no reason to trust him and his idea of the Decree of Heaven. Following Confucius with so little proof and knowledge is similar to following a bee to the hive. The bee is leading you to honey, but you are unsure if you're going to get honey or a face full of bee stings. Christianity has the Bible as proof, Judaism has the Torah, and Hinduism has the Upanishads (and others) - what does Confucius have other than a book of his own quotes? While Confucius' ideas mean well, he has no justification, and therefore following him is blindly conforming to the philosophy of a man that doesn't know what he's talking about.
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