Into Unscientific

"Xiao Wang, why can the salt water produce such a highly poisonous substance after such treatment?"

yard.

Facing Old Su's question, Xu Yun immediately felt a sense of solemnity.

Sure enough, it came.

This was what he had foreseen in advance, and it was also his purpose today.

In fact, not to mention Lao Su, any ancient person who saw the previous scene would inevitably have doubts in his heart.

Then Xu Yun took a deep breath and did not directly explain the concept, but asked:

"My lord, I wonder if you have read "The Fundamentally Says Everything Has a Hundred and One Karma" translated by Master Sanzang Yijing?"

Speaking of Master Sanzang, many people may have the brain door of Xuanzang in "Water Margin".

But in fact, Master Sanzang is a "professional title" just like Professor Lucas introduced before.

It refers to the masters in Buddhism who are proficient in the Tripitaka, and Yijing is one of them who is not very famous.

But right now, Lin Lingsu, the patriarch of the Shenxiao Sect, is still in the stage of becoming famous, and there is still a certain distance from the peak period of exterminating Buddhas in history.

In addition, the time span of Tang and Song Dynasties is not long, so Lao Su still has heard about this work of Yijing:

"Of course."

"Then do you remember a sentence in the book?"

"Which sentence?"

"Ayu led the man Aniluduo to look at the water with the eyes of the sky, and then he can clearly see it."

Before Xu Yun finished speaking, Lao Su subconsciously continued:

"In the water, there are countless living beings."

Xu Yun nodded, and heaved a sigh of relief.

It's good that Lao Su knows this sentence.

Then he organized some language and continued:

"Sir, have you ever thought about it.

In the world you and I live in, whether it is air, utensils, or even the blood of the human body, are there countless sentient beings?

or in layman's terms

Are all substances visible to the naked eye actually composed of tiny particles? "

"particle?"

Old Su was taken aback when he heard this.

It looks a little unclear so.

But soon, he understood what Xu Yun meant.

In an instant, Old Su only felt a tingling sensation from the tailbone to the head.

He subconsciously lowered his head and glanced at his arm.

Due to the decline of qi and blood in his old age, the blue veins on his hands are extremely conspicuous.

As a great medical scientist, Old Su is naturally very clear.

The blood of the human body flows through the veins.

But if it is according to what Xu Yun said.

Could it be that there are all living beings in this blood?

Or particles?

This...how is this possible?

This concept has already involved the cognition of the world view, and Lao Su subconsciously wants to refute something.

But thinking of Xu Yun's previous actions, he finally just opened his mouth and didn't speak.

Looking at Lao Su who seemed to have countless things to say but didn't know how to speak, Xu Yun was also deeply moved.

Now it is 1100 AD, and there are still more than five hundred years before the microcosm is discovered by real scientific instruments.

It is even further away from the microcosmic theory being aggregated into a system, and the guarantee is seven or eight hundred years old.

So he knows.

It is not an exaggeration to say that what I said was such a shock to Lao Su.

Of course.

With the beginning of the Buddhist gatha, the impact of this topic has been minimized.

Many people in later generations talk about the microcosm, and often quote another Buddhist verse:

"A bowl of water in the Buddha's view contains eighty-four thousand insects."

However, this sentence will not be recorded in the "Vini Daily Record" by the lawyer who read the body until the Ming Dynasty, so now Xu Yun can only quote the book "Basically speaking, everything has a hundred and one karma".

The title of this book can also add a few words, which is quite good.

Then Xu Yun observed Old Su for a while, seeing that he gradually recovered from the shock, he continued:

"Master, according to the handwriting of Fenglingyueyingzong, everything in the world is composed of smaller particles.

These particles are called molecules, and molecules are composed of atoms, and atoms are the smallest things in the world.

Therefore, it can also be said that everything in the world is composed of atoms. "

Old Su repeated:

"Atoms? Molecules?"

Xu Yun nodded, and pointed to the coarse salt solution left in front of him:

"Salt water, for example, is a substance made up of sodium chloride molecules and water molecules.

Contains chlorine, sodium, oxygen, hydrogen and other atoms.

Among them, the combination of chlorine atoms and hydrogen atoms will form hydrogen chloride gas. When hydrogen chloride is dissolved in water, it will form the hydrochloric acid we see. "

be honest.

From the perspective of later generations, Xu Yun's remarks are actually not rigorous.

In later generations, matter from the largest to the smallest is almost like this:

The entire universe can be decomposed into various galaxy clusters and galaxies.

Galaxies can be broken down into stars, and stars can be broken down into molecules and atoms.

Molecules can be broken down into atoms.

Atoms can be broken down into nuclei and electrons.

The nucleus can be broken down into protons and neutrons.

Protons and neutrons can (theoretically) be broken down into quarks.

The current theories and technologies are reaching the quark level. There are 62 kinds of "elementary" particles such as quarks, leptons, and gluons, among which photons are more special.

Therefore, Xu Yun's correct statement should be 'sodium chloride is an ionic compound, consisting of a sodium ion and a chloride ion in the form of an ionic bond'.

Another example is when referring to chemical properties, it is more accurate to describe sodium, chlorine, hydrogen, and oxygen in terms of elements.

However, for a beginner like Lao Su, the most urgent task now is to establish microscopic cognition as soon as possible, so the subdivision of matter is not so important:

It doesn't make much sense for you to explain ions, protons, and atomic numbers to him.

Sometimes it may be a good thing to exchange academic sloppiness for easy-to-understand knowledge.

As he spoke, Xu Yun grabbed the air again, and said to Old Su:

"In fact, not only the solution, but also in our air, there are gas molecule particles formed by oxygen atoms and carbon atoms.

These are things that cannot be seen or touched.

These particles are inhaled into the body and some of them provide the energy our bodies need to survive. "

Old Su also took a handful of air, looked at the empty palm, and suddenly thought of something.

He turned his head to look at Xu Yun, and said in his mouth:

"A one-foot-long stick, take half of it every day, and it will last forever?"

Xu Yun was taken aback when he heard the words, then his eyes widened suddenly, and he took a deep breath.

Good guy.

Lao Su's acceptance speed is so terrifying!

If Lao Su was born in a later life, he would probably be a super super genius.

Take half of a one-foot stick every day, and it will last forever.

This sentence comes from "Zhuangzi · Tianxia Pian".

Actually.

The original meaning of this sentence is that Zhuangzi is satirizing Huishi, saying that he likes to create weird theories through sophistry.

However, the understanding of later generations has gradually become distorted, and it is regarded as a question of exploring the origin of the world:

A stick that is one foot long, if you keep taking half of it, is it not endless?

Also worth mentioning.

The later generations here do not refer to the 21st century, but to the period of the feudal dynasty, from the beginning of the Tang Dynasty to the end of the Ming Dynasty.

It is clear.

This sentence involves a certain microscopic concept—especially in the current environment, so there is no need to say much about what Old Su quoted it.

Under the premise that the distance between the two parties is close to a thousand years or a complete scientific theoretical system, this is already the most suitable sentence that Old Su can find.

This is like a junior high school student who has only mastered basic algorithms and is learning Maxwell's equations across stages.

There is clearly an insurmountable barrier between the two, but the junior high school student managed to find a generalized solution of a linear group.

Then Lao Su tapped the table where Xu Yun was doing experiments with his fingers, and the stone table made a dull sound:

"Xiao Wang, according to what you said, this stone table is also composed of molecules?"

Xu Yun nodded, affirming:

"That's right, its constituent molecules are called calcium carbonate and silicon dioxide, made up of calcium atoms, carbon atoms, oxygen atoms and silicon atoms."

Old Su blinked, noticed a word, and said curiously:

"Xiao Wang, if the old man remembers correctly.

In the three examples you mentioned, it seems that the word oxygen atom is mentioned? "

Xu Yun was no longer surprised by Lao Su's acuity, so he nodded sharply:

"Yes, oxygen and carbon atoms are basically one of the most common atoms in nature, so the number of occurrences must be higher."

Old Su nodded slightly, and just when Xu Yun thought he was going to ask some more questions related to particle structure, he suddenly changed the topic:

"Xiao Wang, according to what you said, Zhengru's illness is also caused by molecules or atoms?"

Xu Yun was stunned for a few seconds in surprise, and after recovering, he was silent for a moment:

"Although Zhonghou's illness can also be said to be related to atoms, it is more accurate to say that

Bacteria cause disease. "

"bacteria?"

Xu Yun took a deep breath and explained:

"Master, do you still remember the sentence I quoted earlier? There are all kinds of beings in the air.

This term is not an exaggerated description. In fact, in the air, there are a large number of tiny creatures that are difficult to see directly with the naked eye.

In the handbook of Fenglingyueyingzong, they are called microorganisms.

Some of these microorganisms are beneficial to the human body, some are relatively neutral, and some are extremely harmful.

For example, Zhonghou's disease is bacteremia and sepsis caused by Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus saprophyticus, and Gram-positive bacteria, which can be regarded as a serious illness.

After these microorganisms entered Zhonghou's body, a large amount of toxins were carried in Zhonghou's blood.

These toxins reach all parts of the body through the weekly circulation from the wound, which makes it severely comatose. "

It is the same as the previous particle structure of matter.

Xu Yun’s explanation of microbes is also a bit broader:

He temporarily concealed the key distinguishing point of cell structure, and directly classified the properties of bacteria and viruses together. The purpose is the same, or for Lao Su to understand.

Maybe it is because of the background of the previous material particles.

After Xu Yun's words were contrary to the eyes of this era, Lao Su's reaction was not so gaffe.

After all, he is also a quasi-authoritative doctor, and there is a relatively slight cognitive fit for the concept of 'microorganisms'.

After all, the descriptions of many diseases in Chinese medicine begin with the word "feeling", for example, the often heard "evil qi/yin qi/turbid qi enters the body" and so on.

Chinese medicine believes that the human body has a normal state of operation, and any factors that cause problems in this state of operation are evils.

Wind-cold is a cold evil, and tuberculosis is an epidemic evil.

In fact, the word epidemic is enough to explain many things.

But in order to avoid tearing, let's be conservative.

Not to mention the microscopic concept, at least it can be regarded as the judgment of the source of the disease. There is nothing wrong with this, right?

This is a relatively primitive cognition, so it is quite easy for Old Su to understand what he said about 'microorganisms'.

But if you listen to it, it doesn't mean you accept this concept. Old Su's temperament is obviously not the kind of person who listens to the wind and rain.

He thought for a while, and then asked aloud:

"Whether it is an atom or a microbe.

These things are bound to be invisible to the naked eye, so how do you know they exist? "

Xu Yun was silent for a moment, then suddenly smiled:

"Sir, have you ever heard of a microscope?"