According to Weber, Confucianism and Puritanism are mutually exclusive types of rational thought, each attempting to prescribe a way of life based on religious dogma.[1] Notably, they both valued self-control and restraint and did not oppose accumulation of wealth.[1] However, to both those qualities were just means to the final goal and here they were divided by a key difference.[2] Confucianism's goal was "a cultured status position", while Puritanism's goal was to create individuals who are "tools of God".[1] The intensity of belief and enthusiasm for action were rare in Confucianism, but common in Protestantism.[1] Actively working for wealth was unbecoming a proper Confucian.[2] Therefore, Weber states that it was this difference in social attitudes and mentality, shaped by the respective, dominant religions, that contributed to the development of capitalism in the West and the absence of it in China.[1]