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Volume 1: Do Not Use Hidden Dragons Chapter 443: Science and Superstition (Part 2)

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    Chen Zheng began to answer, but before continuing, he asked: "This classmate, since you are a graduate student in medicine, I think you should also know that even according to current Western medicine, a woman who has just given birth will also  You can¡¯t catch a cold, right?¡±

    This is true. Even Western medicine doctors try their best to prevent women who have just given birth from taking cold showers.  ¡¾High quality update.¡¿

    The classmate nodded, but then said: "But what we require in Western medicine is more scientific, at least there is no need to make people realize prickly heat."

    "This must refer to the actual situation in ancient times. What living conditions did the ancients live in? Poor people's houses had only four walls, especially in rural areas, with thatched roofs. It leaked when it rained and the wind blew. It was because  In such extreme living conditions, cold wind often pours in as soon as the door is opened, so the requirements must be stricter to avoid catching cold." Chen Zheng added: "With the current living conditions, people will not catch cold easily.  Suffering from wind naturally needs to be discussed separately. It¡¯s just that many people don¡¯t understand the essence of traditional Chinese medicine, but just copy it mechanically. That¡¯s why this situation occurs in modern times.¡±

    "So that's it" The graduate student seemed to have some realization.

    In fact, he once consulted a professor of Western medicine about this question, and the professor only gave an answer on the grounds that Chinese medicine was not scientific enough.

    But some students still didn't believe it and asked: "Mr. Chen Zheng, since you said that traditional Chinese medicine is so powerful, then I have to ask you. In ancient China, traditional Chinese medicine was popular, so what is the average life expectancy? Since you said that traditional Chinese medicine is so powerful,  , Why is the average life expectancy not long? But with the advent of Western medicine, the average life expectancy has increased significantly, which is enough to prove that Western medicine is better than traditional Chinese medicine.¡±

    ¡°That¡¯s right, do you admit that with the introduction of Western medicine, the average life expectancy has become longer?¡± Everyone said one after another.

    "I admit this." Chen Zheng did not mince words.

    "Ha!" Dr. Shen Zhechen on the side took a breath of cold air.

    Although this issue is related to traditional Chinese medicine, it is not within the scope of the combination of Feng Shui and environmental art he talked about.  But if Chen Zheng is defeated on this issue, then people will no longer trust him and all the questions that follow.  There is no need to discuss it.

    However, Chen Zheng was confident and said: "Although with Western medicine, the average life expectancy has become longer. But there is a reason for this."

    "What's the reason? Isn't it because Western medicine can really cure the disease?"

    "It is a good thing to make comparisons. But it cannot be compared like this. Comparisons must be made comprehensively. The degree of medical advancement is one of the criteria, but it is not the only criterion. There is also the popularity of medicine at that time, people's  Factors such as living standards, health conditions, war conditions, etc. must be considered together. "Chen Zheng said eloquently: "For example, no matter how powerful Western medicine and Chinese medicine are, they cannot cure patients who starve to death.  It is said that turtles can live for ten thousand years, but humans can¡¯t live for a hundred years. How can we say that human medical methods are not as good as turtles?¡±

    "" The graduate student was speechless when asked.

    Even Dr. Shen Zhechen, who was standing by, couldn't help but admire Chen Zheng's eloquence and wit.

    The scene was silent for a long time. Then suddenly there was a burst of applause. A foreigner stood up from the audience and shouted: "Good! Very good!"

    Everyone looked at him.  I saw that he was already in his forties or fifties, and he did not know any students or graduate students at Xianggang University.

    He¡¯s not even a professor. Who is this person?

    "Mr. Chen, you are so awesome~~" Just as everyone was guessing, the man began to introduce himself in Chinese. However, his Chinese level was really average and he couldn't pronounce the words clearly, especially the last consonant. He also turned around with a gibbering sound: "Mr. Chen  Save~ I¡¯m from the country of Mei, Steve Taylor. I heard that you have excellent medical skills and I came here to see you.¡±

    Although this man spoke unclearly, Chen Zheng could still understand him.

    I remember that when he was in Canghai City a few days ago, he heard Professor Wang say that there was an American doctor specializing in heart and kidney function who wanted to find him and ask him about his unique skills in treating heart and kidney diseases.  But when he ran to the United States, he had returned to Canghai City at the same time.

    And the foreigner in front of me calls himself Steve.  He must have run back to Canghai City because he didn't find him in the United States. Then he heard that he was coming to Hong Kong, so he chased him.

    I don¡¯t know how, and I knew I was giving a lecture here, so I made a special trip here.

    This Dr. Steve is very perseverant.  Chen Zhengxin said.

    "Chen Xiansheng~"??As a doctor of medicine, I have to admit that you are very good at treating heart and kidney function!  Dr. Steve raised his thumb, but he first raised it and then lowered it, and then said: "But I have to continue to say that it is incorrect to compare traditional Chinese medicine with modern medicine."  Because modern medicine is science, but traditional Chinese medicine is not.  Science, more precisely.  There are also many famous quotes that have broken through human imagination. For example, give me a fulcrum and I can tilt the earth.  Such bold words break through the original thinking limitations of us humans and make us realize more things.  "

    "Yes," many people in the seats began to whisper.

    But Chen Zheng shook his head: "This sentence is regarded as a famous saying, and it is said that it breaks through the imagination of you Westerners? That may be because you Westerners have too narrow imagination and too stupid brains."

    "Why? Chen Zhengxian, I respect you very much, but why do you say this is unreasonable?"

    Listening to Steve's twisting ending, Chen Zheng couldn't help but want to laugh, but in the end he held it back and asked, "You Westerners, what did you use for weighing in ancient times?"

    "What does it matter if you use a scale?" Dr. Steve didn't know what Chen Zheng meant.

    "We are only talking about the oldest method of weighing. With your Western scales, to measure the weight of an object, you must use weights of the same weight. How time-consuming is this? But do you know what we Chinese use? We  The scales used by the Chinese only need a weight, and in theory it can weigh anything of any weight. Don¡¯t you think you Westerners are stupid in comparison?¡±

    "Uh" Dr. Steve was speechless.

    Although in the later period, the Western balance also invented the swing balance, but that was very later. Compared with the original weighing method of the balance, it is indeed very different from the Chinese scale.

    Chen Zheng is right.  The Chinese scale is also one of China's greatest inventions.

    "We in China have an old saying. It's called 'A small weight weighs a thousand pounds.' What is the principle? I don't think I need to say more, you should also know that this is the principle of leverage." Chen Zheng smiled: "So we in China  People have known for a long time that if you give me a fulcrum, we can use a weight to lift very heavy objects, but they didn¡¯t know at that time that the earth was round.¡±

    "Uh" Dr. Steve was speechless again.

    Chen Zheng smiled and continued loudly: "We just chatted for a moment, but everyone mentioned the words 'science' and 'superstition' many times, and also said that the Feng Shui and traditional Chinese medicine left by our Chinese tradition are  It¡¯s superstition. So I want to ask everyone, what is superstition?¡±

    This time.  Everyone really couldn't tell the specific meaning of this word.

    Chen Zheng waited for a while and then answered by himself: "Superstition is superstitious, superstitious and superstitious. In other words, blind obedience without distinguishing whether it is correct or not. This is called superstition. You often say that our Feng Shui and Chinese medicine are wrong.  If there is one mistake, can it deny everything? Then, is there any mistake in your so-called "science"? For example, the heavier iron ball will definitely hit the ground first, not the same.  Was it once believed to be the truth? This is called superstition. In the end, someone tested it himself and proved that two iron balls hit the ground at the same time. This is called not superstitious. "

    Everyone nodded.

    Chen Zheng added: "So, being superstitious about science is also a kind of superstition. As for your views on Feng Shui and Chinese medicine, you don't understand it at all, and you are not willing to prove whether it is right or wrong. How is it right?  It¡¯s wrong, and I don¡¯t even bother to discuss it, so I just reject it and don¡¯t believe it. You may think I¡¯m superstitious, but I think you¡¯re superstitious and you¡¯re pitiful about our great Chinese culture.¡±

    Hearing what Chen Zheng said, the whole place was silent.

    In fact, what Chen Zheng said is right. Let alone these college students, most of the people who really reject Feng Shui, Chinese medicine and other contents are ignorant people.

    And those who are willing to understand are gradually attracted by the essence of it, and they are deeply trapped and unable to extricate themselves.

    Perhaps, this is the charm of Chinese culture.

    "But haven't you seen so many people using the Feng Shui and Chinese medicine you mentioned to deceive people? Shouldn't all Feng Shui and Chinese medicine be banned?" Someone finally asked again.

    "So no one is using your so-called 'science' to deceive people? Should you ban all your so-called 'science' if you find one case?"

    "" The man sat down dejectedly, having nothing to say.

    "But Western science makes sense. What sense does the yin-yang and five-element theories in Feng Shui and traditional Chinese medicine make? Fundamentally??It¡¯s just conjecture!  "

    "Does your so-called science contain no conjecture?"

    At this point, Dr. Steve finally spoke the truth again: "What Chen Zhengxian said is very correct. In fact, we have no real evidence for the theories of plate drift, the origin of species, and the formation of the universe.  To prove it is just so-called 'scientific conjecture'. We don't even understand the most basic things, let alone the universe."

    Seeing what Dr. Steve said, everyone finally could no longer raise any questions.

    In the following time, it completely turned into Chen Zheng¡¯s personal show, and he quickly returned to the main topic, talking about the relationship between Chinese Feng Shui and environmental art.

    It is also because the debate just now made them look at Chinese metaphysics a little more correctly and listen carefully to Chen Zheng's explanation. Everyone here, whether they are students or professors, have benefited a lot.

    ¡­¡­

    In the blink of an eye, the four-hour lecture finally ended.

    This lecture lasted a long time, but after they really became interested in Chinese culture, many students were really attracted to it, and it was not enjoyable.

    Therefore, many people gathered outside the lecture hall, waiting for Chen Zheng to come out and have more in-depth exchanges.

    Of course, there are also many students who did not come to attend the lecture. They just heard about the content of Chen Zheng¡¯s lecture, and they all held up placards such as ¡°Advocate Science, Oppose Superstition¡± and similar slogans.  Protest outside the lecture hall.

    There were even many reporters present.

    You know, Chen Zheng is indeed a man of great influence in Xianggang. The last time he set foot here, he caused an uproar in public opinion.

    This time Chen Zheng came to participate in the Hong Kong Film Awards, and he was a favorite to win the award.  Now I go to Xianggang University to give lectures, especially those related to Feng Shui, which are even more newsy.  How could these reporters miss it?  As soon as I heard the news, I rushed over immediately. I actually arrived before Chen Zheng's lecture ended.

    ??Look at this posture.  It was difficult for Chen Zheng to get out now, so Shen Zhe invited Chen Zheng to rest in the office at the back first, and asked the school staff to prevent reporters and students from intruding.

    But these people are like flies, waiting outside one after another, refusing to leave even if they live or die.

    The student reporters outside stopped him, but no one inside the school could do anything to stop him. Within half an hour, many professors came to see Chen Zheng, and some even asked for his autograph.

    fine.  After all, these professors had received some education. Although some people also rejected Chinese metaphysics, at least they did not express it in person.

    With great difficulty, one group after another was sent away, and finally another person came, bald.  Slightly thin, with a pair of black-rimmed eyes, he doesn't look amazing, but even Shen Zhe is extremely polite to him.

    "Master Chen, this is President Wu of our Xianggang University. We are able to hold a lecture here this time, and we have to thank him, because he still approved this event despite great pressure." Shen  Zhe introduced.

    Before Chen Zheng could express his position, Principal Wu had already taken the initiative to hold Chen Zheng's hand and said, "It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter. The principle of our school's governance is to be inclusive. Those who do knowledge must not be narrow-minded. Master Chen's lecture today  ¡±

    Chen Zheng was humble again and again.

    "There is another person I want to introduce you to. This person heard that you were giving a lecture in our school and came here all night. He also said that he had something to ask you." Then Principal Wu walked out the door.  Called: "Dr. Steve, come in quickly."

    Only then did Chen Zheng realize how Dr. Steve came here to look for him.

    The relationship is that he knows the principal Wu of this school. Through the relationship with principal Wu, he got the news and came here in a hurry.

    Later, Dr. Steve had walked in. Chen Zheng shook hands with him and asked: "Dr. Steve, I heard Professor Wang from Canghai Medical College talk about you. You came here this time for the sake of your heart."  Come to me for kidney problems?¡±

    "Yes! yes! yes!" Dr. Steve said three yeses in one breath, and then said: "Chen Zhengxian~ I have learned about several cases of your treatment of patients. Your method of treating heart disease and kidneys is unique.  . I also asked Professor Wang. He said that the heart and kidneys are one, and he also said, "If they rise, they will rise together. If they fall, they will fall together." What does this mean?

    Chen Zheng knew that what he said was "the prosperous ones will prosper together, and the declining ones will decline together." It's just that the pronunciation is not standard.

    But as long as he understood it, Chen Zheng did not correct him. He just said: "In Chinese medicine, the heart belongs to fire and the kidneys belong to water. The two restrict each other."??Interdependent and complementary.  "

    But looking at the confused expression on Dr. Steve¡¯s face, Chen Zheng knew that he didn¡¯t understand, so he thought for a moment and tried to say it in words he could understand: ¡°In your scientific terms, it is the dialectical relationship of contradiction and unity.¡±

    "Oh~" Dr. Steve laughed awkwardly: "I still don't understand~"

    Chen Zheng sweated furiously.

    He doesn¡¯t understand Chinese culture. How should I make him understand what I mean?

    When I turned around, I happened to see a Western scale placed on the desk in this office for decoration.

    So Chen Zheng took it over: "Remember the metaphor I used a scale in the lecture just now? In fact, the human body is just like this scale. The best state is balance."

    Chen Zheng then placed a weight on one of the pallets, and the scale immediately tilted: "It's unbalanced, what should we do? We can lift it up -"

    After saying that, Chen Zheng held up the hanging tray and restored the balance to the balance.

    "But this is not the best way, because as soon as you let go, the scale will tilt again." Chen Zheng smiled: "So the best way is to put the same chips on the other side of the scale, and he will naturally  It returns to a state of balance.¡±

    This reason is very simple, but Steve didn't understand what Chen Zheng meant by saying this.

    Chen Zheng couldn't help but said to himself that foreigners are really stupid and don't know how to adapt, so he had to explain in detail: "The heart is this tray; and the kidney is another tray. The two of them are water and fire, restricting each other. Heart fire  If the heart fire is strong, the kidney water will be weak. Vice versa, it is like placing chips of the same weight on both sides of the scale. If one of the two sides changes, the balance will lose its control.  It¡¯s bound to tilt.¡±

    Having said this, Dr. Steve finally understood something.

    "As for the treatment method, your Western medicine method is to lift up the tray that represents the heart when it hangs down. This is treating the symptoms but not the root cause. Our traditional Chinese medicine method is equivalent to adding more to the tray on the other side.  Or reduce the chips, so that the balance will naturally reach a balance." After Chen Zheng finished speaking, the scholar Dr. Steve asked in a tone of voice, "Do you understand~?"

    "Understood! Understood!" Dr. Steve smiled and corrected at the same time: "In addition, I am a Japanese devil, not a Japanese devil~so, I don't speak Japanese."

    "Haha~" Everyone in the room burst into laughter.

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