Lin Yuan was very calm. Regarding Black's statement, he chose to admit it openly.
"Experts and friends present, I think it is very possible that traditional Chinese medicine was born out of primitive witchcraft as mentioned by Mr. Black. This is nothing to make a fuss about. Also, Mr. Black, science is always born out of primitive witchcraft.
In ignorance, isn’t this a truth full of paradoxes?”
Black couldn't argue with that, it was just the way it was.
Lin Yuan continued: "Let's talk about Western medicine. Is it a long time ago that it embarked on the scientific track? The founding president of the United States adopted the popular bloodletting therapy at the time due to illness, which led to the death of the founding father of the United States.
People at that time didn't think it was anything. But from today's perspective, it is murder. Didn't Western medicine also develop little by little from such ignorance? And this time is only more than three hundred years ago.
It’s just a matter of years.”
Black couldn't sit still anymore and immediately stood up again and said: "Mr. Lin Yuan, please don't mislead me. What Western medicine experienced in the past was very ignorant and even very dark. However, its subsequent development has become scientific.
development track. Now Western medicine has become the worker for most people in the world, including China. Can you deny this?"
"Mr. Black, I did not mislead you. Western medicine can move from a state of ignorance to the right track of science, so why do you think that Chinese medicine cannot? This is a cognitive narrow-mindedness caused by the inherent prejudice of you Westerners.
, you have always been inconsistent with your views and are heretics. This has never changed since the Holy See in the Middle Ages."
The Holy See in the Middle Ages was an extremely dark scene in human history. At that time, many of mankind's best scientists suffered varying degrees of persecution.
Beatings, imprisonment, exile, and even burning at the stake were the most unbearable pains for science in that era.
The situation at that time was that anything that was not in line with the teachings was considered heresy, books were burned and the people who wrote the books and theories were treated in a way that was simply outrageous.
This is the eternal scar in the heart of Western science, and it is also the blood sacrifice of the world from ignorance to civilization. Lin Yuan mentioned this, making the expression on Black's face change.
"Mr. Lin Yuan, I admit that it was a dark era, but the replacement of darkness must be light. Our Western academic community has entered an academic system based on observation and experiment, which can reveal the basic laws of the origin and development of the world.
Traditional Chinese medicine, on the other hand, is stuck in its stead, still diagnosing based on spiritual feelings and making theories based on illusory theories, which are essentially different."
Lin Yuan smiled and said: "Mr. Black, decades ago, Western medicine concluded that the brain is a thinking organ, which completes all sensory functions of the human body through the neuronal cells of the cerebral cortex. I would like to ask, is this conclusion correct?"
Black immediately replied: "This conclusion is problematic. With the continuous deepening of experimental methods, scientists have reached a consensus that thinking, or human thinking, is not completed by neuron cells alone, but is a complex process.
Biophysical and biochemical processes. However, science sometimes advances based on mistakes. Wrong conclusions are drawn not because science is no longer good, but because we humans need to make more progress."
"Okay, okay..." Lin Yuan kept saying "ok" and applauded Black.
"In this case, let's return the topic to traditional Chinese medicine. Mr. Black, the United States has made significant discoveries in research on traditional Chinese medicine, especially in the field of acupuncture. The meridian science of traditional Chinese medicine and the analgesic effect of acupuncture are all through
It has been certified by American experts. So, Mr. Black, do you want to ignore such scientific findings?"
"Mr. Lin Yuan, I have read these reports and admit that traditional Chinese medicine is effective to a certain extent. However, this does not hinder some of Wikipedia's conclusions about acupuncture. Indeed, acupuncture sometimes has a certain analgesic effect.
But most of the time, it’s more of a psychological suggestion.”
"I would like to ask Mr. Black, have you done experiments on this? Do you have specific data? Also, have you ever undergone acupuncture treatment? If so, please show it. If not, why can you come to this conclusion?
conclusion?"
Blake was stunned for a moment. What Lin Yuan asked was exactly what he failed to do.
After a while, Black said: "Mr. Lin Yuan, I don't like to experience traditional Chinese medicine, so I have not experienced acupuncture treatment. I have not done any experimental observations, but can't the things listed on Wikipedia be used as evidence?
?This is like Galileo throwing two balls from the Leaning Tower of Pisa. Will future scientists have to repeat this gravity experiment?"
"Mr. Black, I don't want to turn an academic debate into a sophistry. Yes, Galileo's gravity acceleration test already exists like a theorem. Even if people do similar experiments, they only want to test specific data. I want to ask
Why does Mr. Black think that what is written on Wikipedia is as indisputable as Galileo's experiments?"
"Because there are problems with the theoretical system of traditional Chinese medicine. May I ask, what is qi in traditional Chinese medicine? In what state does it exist? What is its specific material composition? With reasonable and effective data, I can definitely make a traditional Chinese medicine powder.
"
"Mr. Black, if you say so, Planck's quantum theory should be pseudoscience. Who can take out the quantum theory to take a look? Who can analyze its specific components? Quantum means one copy, in terms of energy state.
If it exists, take it out and let me see it. Can you say that quantum mechanics is wrong?"
"Lin Yuan, I find that you are sophistry. Mr. Planck's quantum mechanics was developed step by step based on the scientific foundation of previous generations. Early science is based on objective facts and theoretical basis. It can also explain many things.
If you say it is a physical phenomenon, it is scientific, but it has been verified."
"Very good, Mr. Black, let me ask you something. The efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine has been verified by China for thousands of years. In the long history, traditional Chinese medicine has been the protector of the Chinese nation in the face of diseases. I don't understand.
Why is it that a scientific category that has been proven for thousands of years is not science in your case? Does it mean that you have to hold a syringe to inject? "
"Mr. Lin Yuan, Chinese medicine has certain effects, and Wikipedia also specifically mentions this. That is because it has some effects, so Chinese medicine is praised too highly. Many pseudosciences are disguised as science.
People will mistake it for science only if it has some effect. Pseudoscience is actually more harmful to people than theology!"
Lin Yuan glanced at Blake and asked with a hint of teasing: "Mr. Blake, what do you mean by having some effect?"
Blake suddenly became energetic: "TCM cannot make an effective diagnosis or treat major diseases."
"On the contrary, Mr. Black, the diagnosis of traditional Chinese medicine can best reflect the actual condition of the patient. Moreover, in terms of preventive treatment, the diagnostic effect of traditional Chinese medicine is far stronger than that of western medicine. The examination of western medicine is generally similar to that after death.
Autopsy, but Chinese medicine can accurately draw conclusions before you get sick."
Blake was about to retort when he heard Luther say: "Blake, let me say a few words. Mr. Lin Yuan, what you said is very lively, and I have also seen similar reports, saying that Chinese medicine can tell whether a person is sick at a glance.
Disease. There are many myths about Chinese medicine. It is said that a doctor saw a king and told him that he was sick, but the king did not listen to him and died in the end. Haha, Chinese medicine is just like an X-ray machine, it can see the inner state of a person
As for illness, the Chinese can blow something that is nothing into the sky."
Lin Yuan was full of disgust for this Luther. The feeling that a shabby nobleman was superior to others was really unbearable.
"Mr. Luther, whether you are arrogant or prejudiced, don't always talk about the Chinese people. Why do the Chinese people offend you? I really don't know where your sense of superiority comes from? If you feel that the Chinese people are not
Okay, you don’t have to come, you don’t have the ability to make a place feel full of glory.”
"Mr. Lin Yuan, my sense of superiority is based on my absolute rightness. Well, you are very unconvinced, aren't you? Can you tell who is sick at a glance? If you can, I will
Admit that I am arrogant and extreme. If you can't, please don't be unconvinced. This world is a world of truth. What is truth? Science, the science that you Chinese people stay away from!"
Lin Yuan felt a fire surge into his heart. He looked at Luther coldly, snorted and said: "Mr. Luther, if you want to see the unique skills of Chinese medicine, that's no problem. I'll show you.
What do you think?"
Luther spread his hands, made a typical European gesture, and said with an exaggerated smile: "Lin Yuan, can you tell me what's wrong with me? Haha, I want to see what kind of disease my body can have.
You're not going to give me an injection, are you? Then don't even think about it, I don't want to die at the hands of a Chinese medicine doctor."
Lin Yuan said calmly: "He who humiliates others will always humiliate himself. Mr. Luther, don't you want to see the unique skill of Chinese medicine that can identify diseases at a glance? Okay, I will help you, but you have to think about it, my
The results may be very unexpected, can you bear it?"
Luther's expression changed and he said: "Lin Yuan, don't say useless things, and don't try to scare me with alarmist words. Let me tell you, I often undergo medical examinations, and my body is very healthy. Can you
It is simply a big joke to find out that you are sick."