Chinese Medicine and Alchemy in This Book

First of all, let me make it clear that I put these two topics together forcibly, and they have nothing to do with each other. I talked about Chinese medicine out of my feelings, and I talked about the alchemy in this book to make this text relevant to this book.

Let’s talk about Chinese medicine first.

The topic of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular. I just saw a clear-cut debate on the news. I really want to share my opinions, but my accounts on major websites are basically dead, so I can only chat here.

A few years ago, the camp that denied traditional Chinese medicine had the upper hand. In the past two years, the trend has reversed. Everyone knows the reasons.

To be blunt, my views on Chinese medicine will definitely make most people feel weird. If you don’t believe me, just read on.

When the camp that denies traditional Chinese medicine prevails, I stand on the side that affirms traditional Chinese medicine. When the camp that supports traditional Chinese medicine prevails, I stand on the side that denies traditional Chinese medicine. It’s not that I deliberately sing the opposite tune for the sake of being new and different, but that I am opposed to these two. I don’t agree with Fang’s views.

I am a very skeptical person, whether it is science or metaphysics, because I feel that human beings are too small to be mentioned compared to the universe, and are far from being able to penetrate into the mysteries of heaven and earth, so I am skeptical of the unknown. I have a deep sense of awe. It is for this reason that I focus on karma and reincarnation in this book. I cannot say that I firmly believe in its existence, but I doubt that it may exist. My principle is to give various viewpoints in my heart They all retain at least some position and do not completely insist on or completely deny anything, even if it seems to be extremely correct or extremely absurd.

Based on this mentality, I think the origin of traditional Chinese medicine is mysterious. Its theories seem to be far beyond the cognitive level of mankind at that time. For example, the human body is regarded as a self-sufficient small world, and yin and yang are reconciled to cure diseases, such as the meridian theory. Stimulating acupuncture points does have strange effects, but meridians are not as visible as blood vessels. How did the ancients discover them? (Ancient India also had a similar theory)

Looking at the complicated meridian diagram of the human body, I really can’t believe that this is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Teachings from alien civilizations? From a dead ancient civilization? Or are we just "robots" created by a higher civilization, and the meridian diagram is just a design drawing? I do not reject Darwin's theory of evolution, but at the same time I do not deny all kinds of weird theories. After all, there are still many important links in the theory of evolution that cannot be self-consistent.

Then my views on Chinese medicine are relatively clear. I believe in ancient Chinese medicine, but not in current Chinese medicine.

In the long history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine, it is inevitable that many self-righteous quacks and ill-intentioned people will appear. Either for profit, for novelty, or even simply because of stupidity, they continue to add all kinds of dross to traditional Chinese medicine, and the theoretical doctrines become more and more complex. Traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more complex, and there are more and more harmful and unhelpful prescriptions, so that traditional Chinese medicine is gradually changing its flavor.

It is difficult to determine how much influence this addition has had on traditional Chinese medicine, because many of them may have been regarded as classics, and no one has the ability to strip them all out.

This is the reason why I support TCM in the wave of denial of TCM, and the reason why I deny TCM in the wave of support. In addition, there is another reason, and the reason is as follows.

I believe that learning Chinese medicine requires a certain amount of talent. The main diagnostic methods of looking, smelling, feeling, and asking are all subjective. There are no precise numerical standards. They have to rely on the doctor’s own understanding and judgment. , is it Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, imbalance or external evil? Different doctors may make completely opposite diagnoses. Although medical skills can be improved by accumulating experience and studying hard, it is still very different from the study of Western medicine. Yes, Western medicine has clear standards, and diagnosis is more based on test data. If you have the talent for learning, you can become a good Western medicine doctor, but only the talent for learning is obviously not enough for Chinese medicine. It is like mathematics and Chinese. The difference is the highest level of understanding of Chinese. Learning mathematics well depends on IQ, and learning Chinese well requires some language talent. (I won’t talk about the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, which is even further away from ancient Chinese medicine, but I admit that it is advanced, and at least it has positive significance in reducing misdiagnosis.)

At the moment, I don’t support praising Chinese medicine too highly because of the above reasons. I don’t think good Chinese medicine doctors can be trained on a large scale. Then there will be too many quacks, and quacks can kill people.

Okay, now let’s talk about the alchemy in the book.

In fact, not only alchemy, but also techniques such as making talismans and refining weapons, I didn’t devote too much time to describing. Writing about these things is undoubtedly very pleasing. The bizarre formulas, exciting refining scenes, and all kinds of strange and rare materials are all very interesting. I know many people like to read plots that are easy to stand out, but in the framework I constructed, these skills are just trivial. Spending too much time writing these things would go off topic, which is just watering down the book, so for this book The descriptions of these skills are all to the point. In fact, if you cheer more and support me more, I will have the confidence to write more, making the content of this book richer and the plot more detailed and full. So I blame you, eh. , it’s all your fault!

I haven’t posted a comment here yet, and if I haven’t given it a score, you’re going too far. It’s already over 5 million words, so even if you don’t comment, you still have to give it a score.

Hehe, joking aside, as long as you are reading this book, you are supporting me. At the same time, I hope that the brothers and sisters who have not rated it can help me and rate it with just a few clicks to attract more people to read this book. Then I will I have more enthusiasm to code words.

Those views about traditional Chinese medicine are just my random speculations, and they are completely fantasy ideas. Whether you agree or disagree, just laugh it off. Don’t take me seriously. My knowledge is not even civil science. It is metaphysics at most. ,hey-hey. First of all, let me make it clear that I put these two topics together forcibly, and they have nothing to do with each other. I talked about Chinese medicine out of my feelings, and I talked about the alchemy in this book to make this text relevant to this book.

Let’s talk about Chinese medicine first.

The topic of traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more popular. I just saw a clear-cut debate on the news. I really want to share my opinions, but my accounts on major websites are basically dead, so I can only chat here.

A few years ago, the camp that denied traditional Chinese medicine had the upper hand. In the past two years, the trend has reversed. Everyone knows the reasons.

To be blunt, my views on Chinese medicine will definitely make most people feel weird. If you don’t believe me, just read on.

When the camp that denies traditional Chinese medicine prevails, I stand on the side that affirms traditional Chinese medicine. When the camp that supports traditional Chinese medicine prevails, I stand on the side that denies traditional Chinese medicine. It’s not that I deliberately sing the opposite tune for the sake of being new and different, but that I am opposed to these two. I don’t agree with Fang’s views.

I am a very skeptical person, whether it is science or metaphysics, because I feel that human beings are too small to be mentioned compared to the universe, and are far from being able to penetrate into the mysteries of heaven and earth, so I am skeptical of the unknown. I have a deep sense of awe. It is for this reason that I focus on karma and reincarnation in this book. I cannot say that I firmly believe in its existence, but I doubt that it may exist. My principle is to give various viewpoints in my heart They all retain at least some position and do not completely insist on or completely deny anything, even if it seems to be extremely correct or extremely absurd.

Based on this mentality, I think the origin of traditional Chinese medicine is mysterious. Its theories seem to be far beyond the cognitive level of mankind at that time. For example, the human body is regarded as a self-sufficient small world, and yin and yang are reconciled to cure diseases, such as the meridian theory. Stimulating acupuncture points does have strange effects, but meridians are not as visible as blood vessels. How did the ancients discover them? (Ancient India also had a similar theory)

Looking at the complicated meridian diagram of the human body, I really can’t believe that this is the crystallization of the wisdom of the ancients.

Teachings from alien civilizations? From a dead ancient civilization? Or are we just "robots" created by a higher civilization, and the meridian diagram is just a design drawing? I do not reject Darwin's theory of evolution, but at the same time I do not deny all kinds of weird theories. After all, there are still many important links in the theory of evolution that cannot be self-consistent.

Then my views on Chinese medicine are relatively clear. I believe in ancient Chinese medicine, but not in current Chinese medicine.

In the long history of the development of traditional Chinese medicine, it is inevitable that many self-righteous quacks and ill-intentioned people will appear. Either for profit, for novelty, or even simply because of stupidity, they continue to add all kinds of dross to traditional Chinese medicine, and the theoretical doctrines become more and more complex. Traditional Chinese medicine is becoming more and more complex, and there are more and more harmful and unhelpful prescriptions, so that traditional Chinese medicine is gradually changing its flavor.

It is difficult to determine how much influence this addition has had on traditional Chinese medicine, because many of them may have been regarded as classics, and no one has the ability to strip them all out.

This is the reason why I support TCM in the wave of denial of TCM, and the reason why I deny TCM in the wave of support. In addition, there is another reason, and the reason is as follows.

I believe that learning Chinese medicine requires a certain amount of talent. The main diagnostic methods of looking, smelling, feeling, and asking are all subjective. There are no precise numerical standards. They have to rely on the doctor’s own understanding and judgment. , is it Yin deficiency, Yang deficiency, imbalance or external evil? Different doctors may make completely opposite diagnoses. Although medical skills can be improved by accumulating experience and studying hard, it is still very different from the study of Western medicine. Yes, Western medicine has clear standards, and diagnosis is more based on test data. If you have the talent for learning, you can become a good Western medicine doctor, but only the talent for learning is obviously not enough for Chinese medicine. It is like mathematics and Chinese. The difference is the highest level of understanding of Chinese. Learning mathematics well depends on IQ, and learning Chinese well requires some language talent. (I won’t talk about the integration of traditional Chinese and Western medicine, which is even further away from ancient Chinese medicine, but I admit that it is advanced, and at least it has positive significance in reducing misdiagnosis.)

At the moment, I don’t support praising Chinese medicine too highly because of the above reasons. I don’t think good Chinese medicine doctors can be trained on a large scale. Then there will be too many quacks, and quacks can kill people.

Okay, now let’s talk about the alchemy in the book.

In fact, not only alchemy, but also techniques such as making talismans and refining weapons, I didn’t devote too much time to describing. Writing about these things is undoubtedly very pleasing. The bizarre formulas, exciting refining scenes, and all kinds of strange and rare materials are all very interesting. I know many people like to read plots that are easy to stand out, but in the framework I constructed, these skills are just trivial. Spending too much time writing these things would go off topic, which is just watering down the book, so for this book The descriptions of these skills are all to the point. In fact, if you cheer more and support me more, I will have the confidence to write more, making the content of this book richer and the plot more detailed and full. So I blame you, eh. , it’s all your fault!

I haven’t posted a comment here yet, and if I haven’t given it a score, you’re going too far. It’s already over 5 million words, so even if you don’t comment, you still have to give it a score.

Hehe, joking aside, as long as you are reading this book, you are supporting me. At the same time, I hope that the brothers and sisters who have not rated it can help me and rate it with just a few clicks to attract more people to read this book. Then I will I have more enthusiasm to code words.

Those views on traditional Chinese medicine are just my random speculations, and they are completely fantasy ideas. Whether you agree or disagree, just laugh it off. Don’t take me seriously. My little knowledge is not even civil science. It is at most metaphysics. ,hey-hey.