It is said that science is not superstitious, and the definitions of science and superstition are completely opposite. Non-science is superstition, and superstition is non-science. Modern people who have long believed in science think nothing wrong at first glance, but it is ridiculous when they think about it carefully. Science and superstition are never either or! Think about everything we use in our technological life now, such as lighters and flashlights, or high-tech mobile phones, computers, planes and cannons. Which one didn't exist like a god in ancient times? Let me tell you a story here. In my hometown, the educated youth was sent to our village at that time, once again cutting weeds at the edge of rice fields and accidentally cutting them to my knees. There was a lot of blood. At that time, a man in the village held a handful of water in the field, mumbled a spell to the handful of water, then put the water in his mouth and sprayed it on the wound. The wound didn't bleed again, and then it was sent to the village health clinic. There are some things. Many people say that they have seen some supernatural phenomena with their own eyes, and some people say that they can talk to the gods in heaven. Of course, the latter is nonsense. In the past, a cleaner in our company often told everyone that she always talked to a certain bodhisattva, who said that our manager would make a fortune in a few years. I want to laugh when I hear this.
For people with underdeveloped technology, this is the so-called superstition. However, in today's life, if one day or even tomorrow, we can suddenly observe another world with the help of some technology, then what is still superstitious for us today will become a matter of course overnight. Therefore, science is only the fact that the principle has been mastered, and superstition is only the science that has not yet been mastered. Some people may say that all the examples I gave are true and scientific progress can explain them. Ghosts can't see, and it feels strange. It's definitely superstition. The theory of ghosts and gods has existed since ancient times. For thousands of years, it has never revealed the truth, been overthrown and denied. China has it, and so do foreign countries. Generally speaking, the possibility of its existence is infinitely magnified, and there are countless things that ghosts and gods show their spirits, and there are also many things that science cannot explain. This kind of incident has happened many times, but it is not so strange to appear once in a while. In fact, many things can't be seen with superstitious eyes, such as Zhouyi, Daoism and so on. . Many people don't understand these profound things, so they are put on superstitious hats, just like the so-and-so Qigong master who appeared before. These so-called masters are actually liars, using some magical means to achieve their goals.
The reason why ghosts and gods can't understand clearly may be that we have never embarked on the correct understanding path, and the direction is somewhat biased. The truth can not be found out by science and technology, but by the physical and mental feelings we have cultivated, which can only be understood by words. So is the theory of divination. Since there may be ghosts and gods, there may also be heaven. So it's not absurd to get a glimpse of heaven with amazing skills. It is also statistically possible and reasonable to know one's destiny by looking at one's face. Many famous scientists found in the later stage of research that all theoretical research ultimately points to theology. Perhaps after the extreme development of science and technology in the future, ordinary people can realize the power of immortals that we imagine now. In fact, this is superstition, and this is the real superstition. Some people often believe in superstition. One kind is insatiable people, who often want to clear their sins after greed. There is also the kind of person who often deducts employees' wages. After doing bad things, these people want to release some turtles and some small fish and birds, thinking that this will make their future life more leisurely, but people are watching. There are many such people.
In fact, we really can't look at many things with superstitious eyes. You think some things are superstitious, but others think it's just your ignorance, a frog in a well. Harris's whole exposition runs through a main clue: the formation of eating habits in different cultures is the result of a process of maximizing income. This process of maximizing income has formed different eating habits of different cultures after operating in different ecological and nutritional conditions and different humanistic environments. Humans are omnivores, feeding on plants and animals. From the perspective of human nutrition physiology, animal food can provide amino acids, vitamins, minerals and so on more effectively than plant food. It is relatively easy to obtain plant food, so people are more eager to obtain animal food in the case of food shortage. Harris's series of expositions are based on the motivation of human beings to diligently pursue animal food.
I am still the same sentence: too much faith in the so-called science is also a superstition. Superstition is not credible. Never waste good time or even delay business by praying to God and worshipping Buddha. For ghosts and religious gods, I still believe in ghosts, because religion is really artificially fabricated and circulated, and even used as a political means, the authenticity is greatly reduced, and the superstition is more intense. However, religious belief is still worth promoting. In my opinion, to believe in religion is only to have awe and be a good person for decades. There is no need to talk about God and Buddhism all day, or even be superstitious about their omnipotence, otherwise it will really become superstition. The so-called superstition is that you have a fascination with your own heart, and you should find a way out for it. There is no way. With consciousness, human life is completely different from animals. Animals can live by feeling and instinct, but people can't, or people don't want to, because with consciousness, there is hope and motivation for change. Every achievement and progress of human society is inseparable from the participation of consciousness, especially knowledge. However, consciousness is not foresight, but hindsight. Moreover, in hindsight, I still summed up where I came from, took many detours and experienced many failures. This is the defect of knowledge. It is precisely because knowledge is flawed that people feel uncertain and unrealistic when facing their own hopes and lives. In order to eliminate this kind of psychology, they have to find a support for themselves. It can be an ancestor, a Buddha, a scientific truth or a sage's sermon. In short, it is to make their actions and minds work closely together, without contradictions and entanglements.