Recently, a paper titled "Boiled Eggs Become Raw Eggs (Egg Rebirth) - Experiment Report on Incubation of Chicks" continued to attract attention on the Internet. It is reported that Guo Ping, the author of the "Boiled Egg Rebirth" paper, has resigned, the training school involved has been closed for rectification, and the "Photo Geography" magazine that published the "Boiled Egg Rebirth and Chicks" paper has also been suspended for rectification.
In fact, as early as 30 or 40 years ago, some pseudo-scientific "god manipulations" dressed in scientific guise appeared one after another and staged an absurd farce.
"Boiled eggs come back to life and hatch chicks" is reminiscent of the koan case of "playing chicken blood" back then, so I started talking about it. "Chicken blood" is now often used to describe a state of extreme excitement, but it used to be a real pseudo-scientific health care therapy. The chicken blood was injected into the subcutaneous muscle. The inventor claimed that the liquid protein entered the human body and caused an immune response. , has curative effect on many diseases. Chicken blood therapy was all the rage from 1967 to 1968, and there were spectacles of people holding roosters in line to get chicken blood in outpatient clinics of many urban hospitals.
's "special function" came into the public eye, starting with the discovery of "literacy by ear" in the late 1970s. In 1980, at least 68 newspapers and publications in the country promoted "literacy by ear", and news film studios also filmed The movie "Believe it or not? ", introduced eleven "persons with special abilities" in the country. The film was broadcast on TV station and had a great influence.
was also in the same year, Zhang Baosheng, a coal pusher at the Huanren Lead Mine in Benxi, Liaoning Province, and , relying on the magic of "nose recognition", were "discovered" by the Association for Science and Technology of Benxi City, Liaoning Province, and officially came out of the mountain. In 1982, Zhang Baosheng was called to Beijing. In June of the following year, he was officially transferred to the 507 Research Institute under the National Defense Science and Technology Commission, known as the " Chinese superman".
Zhang Baosheng
In 1984, the media published an article to promote Yan, calling him a "skillful doctor", saying that he could release "external qi", treat patients by remote control, and cure paraplegia and cancer. Make -paralyzed patients stand up in minutes. It can send work 2,000 kilometers away, change the molecular structure, and even put out the Great Xing'anling Fire. Yan said, "cooperating with some colleges and universities and scientific research institutions, in the fields of high-energy physics, basic chemistry, biological science, genetic engineering and other important disciplines, we are involved in macroscopic matter motion, microscopic molecules, particles, etc. structure, and successfully carried out dozens of major scientific experiments. Each of them can cause a modern technological revolution”.
In March 1984, Harbin driver Wang Hongcheng announced the invention of " water to oil ", which is known as China's fifth greatest invention. Wang Hongcheng announced that he has developed a special mother liquor, which can be made into "water-based fuel" as long as the mother liquor is mixed in water at a ratio of 1:100,000. This mother liquor was later also called "Hongcheng base liquid". He claimed to be a bulking agent for water-based fuels. It ignites at one point. Its calorific value is higher than that of ordinary diesel and gasoline, and the cost is very low. Water is directly converted into oil, which does not pollute the environment after combustion, and has certain environmental protection significance. To add a quarter of gasoline to three-quarters of water, and add a small amount of "Hongcheng base fluid" (or "water-based fuel bulking agent"), it can become "water-based fuel". The calorific value is higher than that of ordinary gasoline and diesel, and it is non-polluting and the cost is extremely low. Wang Hongcheng has become famous for his performances in various places to promote "water becomes oil".
In 1986, Zhang Xiangyu, who was a worker and an actor in a drama troupe, came to Beijing from Qinghai to promote the "Nature Center Technique". This technique claims to be able to see through the human body and communicate with all things. Zhang Xiangyu claims to have seen the Jade Emperor and Guanyin relying on this technique. Buddha. Around 1988, she was hired as a "special member" by the "China Qigong Science Research Association", and immediately established the "Natural Center Gonggong Research Institute", and began the commercial operation of the "Ten Thousand People's Gonggong" course.
For a time, all kinds of masters came out one after another, and the society participated in publicity and hype.
At the same time, people of insight in the world of thought, science, and the press are also questioning and criticizing.
" Science and Technology Daily " clearly questioned the phenomenon of "special functions", and proposed to take science as the criterion and repeated experiments as the test, standing at the forefront of the fight against pseudoscience. In March 1988, at the invitation of Science and Technology Daily, a group of 6 members of the "Scientific Investigation Committee on Abnormal Phenomena", which consisted of scientists from the United States, Canada and world-renowned magicians, came to Beijing. This international educational organization has carefully investigated paranormal phenomena, extrasensory abilities, telekinesis, as well as UFOs, astrology, the Loch Ness Monster, the Bermuda Triangle mysteries around the world for more than 20 years, and also No real, scientifically testable "paranormal phenomenon" has been found.
After the "Scientific Investigation Committee of Abnormal Phenomena" came to China, from Beijing to Xi'an and then to Shanghai , the functions of all the "special people" investigated by the delegation failed, and the famous magician James Randy quickly saw through it He took out these low-level little magic tricks, so he took out a $10,000 check, saying that whoever performed supernatural functions in front of him would be awarded the check. At that time, the masters were like clouds, but no one dared to fight.
On July 19, 1988, "Science and Technology Daily" published a speech by Kurtz and Kentley Frazier, members of the "Scientific Investigation Committee on Claimed Abnormal Phenomenon", when they visited China, pointing out that: so far, "extrasensory phenomena" Capability" has not been proven in labs , and the constant problem in this area is falsification and deception. On July 23, "Science and Technology Daily" published "Why do people believe?" ", along with an article introducing the magician Randy and a report "Exploring the Unknown with a Scientific Attitude" written by a reporter from Science and Technology Daily.
In the 1980s, the debate about peculiar functions and peculiar phenomena in social life continued.
Nobel laureate Li Zhengdao the following comments are concise and concise: science is not specific, specificity is not science.
In the early 1990s, anomalous phenomena made a comeback again, forming a boom. Books such as , Qigong Master, and Investigation of the Extraordinary Phenomenon of Life, written by well-known writers, became popular. The article claimed that Qigong master Chen Yunlin could inspect the interior of satellite rockets and predict the success or failure of satellite rocket launches. Some masters also claim that they can predict and apply energy to the success of the Olympic bid, and can predict the situation of the Gulf War and even the situation of the "Return of 1997" in Hong Kong.
Wang Hongcheng's "Water to Oil" used performances as bait and large-scale production as a guise. He cooperated with many companies, and the amount of fraud was no less than 400 million yuan, causing heavy losses to many companies.
In the face of all kinds of pseudo-science, people of insight in the press and the scientific community joined forces to stand at the forefront of the struggle to maintain the dignity of science, and in the summer of 1995, they made a combined punch.On May 23, 1995, "People's Daily" published "Putting the Propaganda of Destroying Superstition on the Agenda". On the 24th, "Guangming Daily" published "Unequivocally Oppose Superstition", and on July 26th, "Workers Daily" published a full-page article on the front page, including "The Palace of Science cannot be Defiled", and then published a series of articles on the front page. Five commentator articles including "Resolutely Oppose Pseudoscience" and "Mr.
In 1995, the sixth issue of "China Youth" published the article "Declaring War on Pseudo-Science", then "Tianjin Daily " published "If you want to worship, just worship Mr. Sai", "Wen Wei Po" published "Mr. Sai has a long way to go" . The press has shouldered its unshirkable social responsibility.
Yu Guangyuan, Gong Yuzhi , Zhou Guangzhao , Zhu Guangya , Wang Daheng , Zou Chenglu, Pan Jiazheng , Zhuang Fenggan and other scholars in the scientific community, call for a clear-cut call to defend the dignity of science, the spirit of science, and the conscience of science. scientists believe that defending the dignity of science and eradicating ignorance and superstition are important and urgent tasks.
Many years have passed, and during this period, there has been a master Wang Lin who dances snakes and tricks, and is surrounded by many stars, bigwigs, rich people and even local leaders.
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Mr. Yu Guangyuan named his self-selected collection of essays and essays "At least 100 years of fighting against pseudoscience".
As predicted by Mr. Lu Xun: "The battle is not indefinite, and the old pattern will continue to be used." The people of the world are eager to catch up, and they should pay equal attention to science and human rights. . .The truth is explained by science, and everything is confirmed by everything. Compared with imaginary and arbitrary actions, his steps are sincere and slow, but his steps are down-to-earth. There are endless things in the universe, and those who are in the scientific realm are boundless and open.”
The author is a senior media person
Source: Popular Science Times
Author:Sun Weilin
Editor: Wu Tong
Review: Wang Fei
Final review: Chen Lei
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