Chapter 73 The Controversy Between Science and Xuan
Chapter 73 The battle between science and mystery
Greard, the president of the University of Paris, couldn't help but said: "I heard the president of the Royal Society said that Li Yu is a person who can bring surprises at any time. Today's meeting is extraordinary. This speech can be called one of the most successful speeches of the year!
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Li Yu actually had more on his mind:
Since the Middle Ages, science and theology have been fighting for hundreds of years. In the past, theology had always been superior and had the absolute right to speak. Even the earliest universities were basically church universities.
It can be seen from some of the names that have been passed down to this day: for example, the famous Trinity College of Cambridge University. What is "Trinity"? Isn't it the Trinity in doctrine, that is, the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit merge into one.
Theology in the past relied on theories that could not be refuted to be wrong to control the thinking of the entire Europe, and even sold jaw-dropping "indulgences": as soon as the coin rings, your sins are eliminated.
But can you prove this is wrong?
you can not!
If you are still suffering, the church will say that your heart is not sincere enough and you need to pay more!
Many theological theories are not falsifiable at all, and were very confusing to people in the Middle Ages, because the people at the bottom could really see a few people giving a lot of money, and then becoming rich and powerful. Then the church tried its best to publicize such one or two successes
It’s a special case, saying that this is correct, everyone should hurry up and buy indulgences!
Then the church raised its sickle high and easily harvested the green leeks that had been growing for thousands of years!
Don't you think it's ridiculous?
It’s not funny at all! Countless people are still falling for this scam in the 21st century.
So when you look at any confusing statement and want to distinguish between right and wrong, you only need to think about whether it can be proven wrong, and you can avoid many detours.
Don't listen to some success masters who use one or two successful cases to promote brainwashing. Such statements are very dangerous! Because if you fail, he can kill you with just one sentence: Success is my credit, failure is my fault.
It can only mean that you have not done enough. As for what is enough, it is a metaphysics, and there is no standard at all.
Since the extinction of ancient Greece, theology has ruled mankind for thousands of years, and during the thousands of years of suppression, science has been gathering power in dark corners.
It was not until the Renaissance that the sparks left by ancient Greece thousands of years ago were finally discovered in the burnt ashes.
As a result, science also began to revive.
But this fire was very difficult to burn, and from time to time basins of cold water were thrown on it by theology.
To this day, although science has conquered the city and even completely defeated theology, there are still many people who are superstitious and ignorant.
We can’t say they are stupid, we can only say they are lazy! They are too lazy to learn and just want to understand the world through simple explanations of theology and seek self-comfort.
Regarding science, the most ridiculous sentence I have ever heard is: The end of science is theology.
I was confused, what was this if it wasn't fart?
If you want to say that the end of science is philosophy, it still has some meaning.
Oh, after waiting for a long time, the millennium of scientific achievements was snatched away by theology in just one sentence?
This is simply six games better than Yuan Shikai! At least Lao Yuan has real power in his hands and can mobilize the entire Beiyang Army.
Starting from the Renaissance, the battle between science and theology remained stalemate until the beginning of the twentieth century.
As the saying goes, if you open your mouth to spread rumors, you will lose your legs if you refute them.
Science has always followed a broad and upright path; theology, however, only needs to use the illusory God to explain everything, which is simple but extremely confusing.
The theology of the birth of the world can be simply summed up as God created all things, and even after the hard six days of creation, he can take a day to rest. How pleasant!
How can you prove this?
Can you explain it clearly?
To talk about breaking the sky, people only need one sentence: Can you prove that I am wrong? Can you prove that God does not exist?
Can you?
Of course not! So this is a typical unfalsifiable!
Science has gone to great lengths to explain the birth of the world. Countless scientists have spent their entire lives working on everything from gravity to the Big Bang, from biological evolution to gene sequencing. But in the 21st century, it has not yet been fully explained, because science is
Rigorous, any unknown details will never be covered up with false words.
Li Yu really hates any false theories.
His grandma once had a leg disease many years ago, and then a goddess said she could treat it, and the charge was not high, and she had already cured several people.
But she didn't say how many times she had been disabled.
After a lot of hard work, my grandma was left with permanent bruises!
Li Yu really regretted that she was only a few years old at that time. If she were to break her legs now! NND, I will treat you too! If you can't cure it, then you are not sincere!
After listening to the speech, Mrs. Curie seemed to have tears in her eyes. She was a person who could dedicate herself to science, and she indeed fulfilled her promise and dedicated herself to science.
Especially four years later, Pierre Curie died in a car accident, and the departure of her soulmate almost destroyed her. But she soon devoted her life to the study of radiation science, and even had a glimpse of how radioactivity can be targeted.
cure cancer.
But it is a pity that she eventually died from the radioactivity she discovered.
Madame Curie had a great love for science. Today, someone could finally explain to her what science is, and she was naturally extremely excited.
She is a woman who has grown up amid doubts, and now she finally has a weapon that can deal with doubters.
The physics she is engaged in, and of course biology, are the easiest to be questioned by others, because physics and biology are closely related to everyone's lives, everyone has access to them, and many people can casually chime in.
As for mathematics, people don’t bother to fight at all, because mathematics is very abstract and can’t be understood at all if it’s a little advanced. Have you ever seen a few people making rumors about mathematics, but they don’t understand how you can compete with me in mathematics? It’s too complicated.
Needless to say, ask God to solve a partial differential equation for me!
But physics and biology are different. There are always some laypeople who think they understand very well and insist on giving you a few theoretical sentences.
The best way to deal with it may be to stay away from them.
Li Yu's speech today can be regarded as an introduction in advance.
It's just that science has not fully grown up yet, but it is also a good opportunity to witness that science will continue to be unstoppable and open up thousands of miles in the future.
Pierre Curie, who was sitting next to Madame Curie, even stood up: "Wonderful speech! Advanced theory! It's hard to imagine that you have made such achievements in philosophy besides rays, thermodynamics, and astronomy. I, Pierre
I would like to call you the star of science!”
The principal was also very satisfied. The compilation and publication of this speech would also allow the French newspaper industry to resist the strong momentum of British newspapers in the field of science during this period.
Li Yu had finished speaking and said: "It's just a family opinion. If there are any mistakes, please correct me. I'll go down first."
The principal quickly stopped him: "Wait a minute, it's rare to come here today, why do I have to answer some questions from my classmates."
Li Yu had no choice but to stay on the stage, and the principal said: "If you have any questions, just ask them."
A bunch of hands immediately rose up in the audience. Li Yu pointed to a man with a square inch and a mustache and said, "You tell me."
The mustache stood up and said: "Hello, sir! My name is Paul Langevin, and I am a doctoral student who is about to graduate from the University of Paris."
Okay! Li Yu lit up another big guy when he came up!
So it is not easy to give a lecture in this kind of university. You may meet future big names casually.
Langevin was a doctoral student of Pierre Curie, and the Langevin equation was created by him. He will also be an academician of the French Academy of Sciences in the future, and he also served as the chairman of the Solvay Conference. In addition, he will have a lot of people in the future.
Awesome student: De Broglie.
Ten years later, Langevin would still have a small scandal with Madame Curie. It is a pity that in romantic France, aristocrats engage in extramarital affairs every day, but they cannot tolerate Madame Curie, a widow, just because she is Polish!
Madame Curie had no choice but to stay away from right and wrong, and there was no trouble with Langevin from then on.
——The key is that Madame Curie won another Nobel Prize, which stopped the rumors.
Alas, even though France welcomed the Curies into the French Panthéon, which symbolizes France's highest honor like Westminster Abbey, in 1995, it still cannot forget the doubts that Marie Curie received during her lifetime.
Others may make countless mistakes, but as long as she goes out of her way a little bit, she will be immediately criticized by France.
It’s really difficult!
But that’s all for another day.
Li Yu was most afraid of the boss's questions, so he said: "Dr. Langevin, what questions do you have?"
Langevin is also studying X-rays now, well, rays again! So X-rays were really popular at that time, and a lot of scholars were studying them.
Langevin asked: "I have read your paper, which is also based on atomic theory. I am curious, how to use experiments to explore the existence of atoms?"
Li Yu said: "Many scientists are already studying this problem, and I heard that the Cavendish Laboratory of the University of Cambridge in the UK pays special attention to research in this area. If possible, you can also build a laboratory in our school."
Langevin really looked forward to the establishment of atomic theory, and his later famous research was also based on this.
"I think I will definitely remember this advice."
Curie seemed to have something to say, but seeing that the students behind him were very enthusiastic, he continued to sit firmly on his chair and continued to watch for a while.
Another student who studies thermodynamics asked: "Excuse me, do you think thermodynamics has reached its peak?"
Li Yu said: "Of course not. Although thermodynamics is relatively complete, its application still has a lot of potential."
Thermodynamics is indeed relatively complete at the theoretical level. For hundreds of years, scientists have studied it thoroughly. But if it is said to be completely complete, it has not yet reached that level. As for its application, there will be more in industry later.
This chapter is a bit emotional to write. Hey, I have really seen many friends who have been deceived. Friends, you must keep your eyes open!!!