According to Taoist teachings, demons might cause sickness on the earth because they want independence from god.
The fundamental beliefs of early Taoism regarding the causes of evil and how to combat it was remarkably stable. Evil is essentially everything that threatens or is hostile to life.
Life is the highest good, hence all efforts should be made to preserve and even prolong life. However, the concept of sin, guilt, debt and personal responsibility was added to what it meant to be devoted to life very early on.
Adherents conjured up a massive bureaucracy that spied on people and reported their actions to a central repository. It is one's responsibility for whatever occurs to them, whether it is illness or poor luck.
The guilty-inducing mistakes must be admitted, and corrections or restitution must be made.
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