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== Criticism of Sun Tzu  ==

== Criticism of Sun Tzu  ==

Although Sun Tzu has some admirable strategies/tactics/philosophies, such as minimizing the breadth/duration of war, his advocacy of deception earned him critics among [[Confucius|Confucian]] scholars, [[Christianity|Christendom]] and others (The [[Bible]] repeatedly gives strong condemnation of [[Lie|lying]], and [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]] taught that lying is intrinsically wrong).<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/02/08/sun-tzu-the-enemy-of-the-bureaucratic-mind/ Sun Tzu: ''The Enemy of the Bureaucratic Mind'' by Walter Russell Mead]</ref><ref>[http://www.equip.org/articles/any-absolutes-absolutely/ Any absolutes? Absolutely] by [[Norman Geisler]]</ref> On the other hand, Sun Tzu wrote in his classic work The Art of War: “The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.” Furthermore, before D-Day the Allied Forces used inflatable tanks and other forms of deception that did not require lying to make it appear as if the D-Day invasion would occur elsewhere.  

Although Sun Tzu has some admirable strategies/tactics/philosophies, such as minimizing the breadth/duration of war, his advocacy of deception earned him critics among [[Confucius|Confucian]] scholars, [[Christianity|Christendom]] and others (The [[Bible]] repeatedly gives strong condemnation of [[Lie|lying]], and [[Augustine of Hippo|Augustine]] taught that lying is intrinsically wrong).<ref>[http://www.the-american-interest.com/wrm/2011/02/08/sun-tzu-the-enemy-of-the-bureaucratic-mind/ Sun Tzu: ''The Enemy of the Bureaucratic Mind'' by Walter Russell Mead]</ref><ref>[http://www.equip.org/articles/any-absolutes-absolutely/ Any absolutes? Absolutely] by [[Norman Geisler]]</ref> On the other hand, Sun Tzu wrote in his classic work The Art of War: “The consummate leader cultivates the moral law, and strictly adheres to method and discipline; thus it is in his power to control success.” Furthermore, before [[D-Day]] the Allied Forces used inflatable tanks and other forms of deception that did not require lying to make it appear as if the D-Day invasion would occur elsewhere.  

In the Christianity/[[theism]] vs. secularism [[culture war]], [[atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] have often acted inappropriately and engaged in lies/deception and cruelty (see: [[Atheism and deception]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[militant atheism]]).

In the Christianity/[[theism]] vs. secularism [[culture war]], [[atheism|atheists]]/[[agnosticism|agnostics]] have often acted inappropriately and engaged in lies/deception and cruelty (see: [[Atheism and deception]] and [[Atheism and morality]] and [[militant atheism]]).