...Which suggests the whole lot is being exposed, all of it; law, religion, medicine etc., and us too in our hypocrisy. Then all washed clean and reimplemented.

I do wonder if the Confucian aspect has a part to play on the future mentality of

Guns/Bible/F*Yeah USA, because it's not a religion per se, but a philosophy (and a decent one).

Meister Ekhart, (medieval Christian) said,

"The only thing that burns in hell is the part of you that won't let go of your life: your memories, your attachments. They burn them all away, but they're not punishing you, they're freeing your soul. If you're frightened of dying and you're holding on, you'll see devils tearing your life away. If you've made your peace, then the devils are really angels freeing you from the earth."