The answer is: 
b. to influence.
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Yes some of confucius's idea about people and society are relevant today because he had some great ideas and ways of thinking however some things are no longer acceptable in today's society. like mourning for 3 years over the loss of a parent. Lao-tzu's philosophy is somewhat compatible with the modern world because meditation is still a good for people but other things like gaining wisdom through understanding the universe isn't practical anymore because we know so much more about the universe than we did back in Lao-tzu's time.
        
             
        
        
        
Soon his study ivory stride was heard as to and fro he paced and his old rounds upon planks so familiar to his tread that they were all over dented like geological stones with the peculiar mark
        
             
        
        
        
The answer is: it is about evolution. 
Darwin himself characterized his seminal book, <em>On the origin of the species, </em>as “one long argument”. There is still debate as to what exactly did he mean by that characterization, but it is agreed upon that he evidently was referencing his theory of evolution based on common ancestry between species and natural selection as the process of differentiation between them, which, all in all, tells a story that took millions of years, or, in more poetic terms, it summarizes a very long argument. 
 
        
                    
             
        
        
        
Answer: I guess not or maybe they just don't want to drink it.
Explanation: I have never really met a kid that likes to drink coffee only adults.