《荀子.天论》主张“明于天人之分”,目的是要求人们“不与天争职”,即不干预自然。人应做的是“强本而节用”,“养备而动时”,“脩道而不贰”,因为人来源于自然界,要依靠自然界的资源生存,所以要“备其天养,顺其天政,养其天情,以全其天功”,即在顺应自然的前提下,利用自然规律为人造福,以保持人与自然的和谐与平衡。归根结底,“人之命在天”。 “Xunzi’s theory of heaven” advocates “a clear distinction between heaven and man” with the purpose of asking people to “fight against the sky”, that is, not interfering with nature. People should do things like “emphasize and use the festival”, “take care of themselves” and “cultivate instead of two” because people come from nature and rely on the resources of nature to survive. Therefore, they should “ Let it be bestowed upon one’s nature and one’s natural sentiments so as to give full scope to its heavenly service ”, that is, under the premise of conforming to nature, using the laws of nature as a blessing to maintain the harmony and balance between man and nature. After all, “man’s life is in heaven.”