前段时候我提出了中药理论和假说，在科学上是可以成立的。因为科学假说并不需要是具体的，完全可以是抽象。只要经得起验证。这几天又看到了关于中医是伪科学的讨论，不少人引用庸医和一些保健品来说明中医是伪科学，我认为这是偏见的，不公正的。大多数人在讨论中西医的时候，对中医和西医，中国传统观念和西方的科学思维都没有基本的理解。有必要在这里重申，科学是一种解释自然问题的方法之一，不是绝对真理，也不可能完全正确。中国的传统观念，也是一种解释自然问题的方法，有不合理的地方，却也不是绝对的迷信。下面说正题：

 

我觉得我们应该排除偏见，正视中医理论中先进的东西（去除迷信的成份）。现在的所谓搞中西医结合，极少是明白中医的优点的。大多只是想用中药的“有效成份”治疗病症，基本上还是西医的思维。中医的在医学观点上是很成熟的。主要集中在辩证，整体思维两点，通过药物或物理手段，调整人体，使之回归阴阳平衡。前者是指根据各人（身体的性质，病情等）不同的情况，来确定治疗方案。说得“现代”一点，就是要考虑不同人的遗传背景(Genetic Background)，和病症的起因（引用的术语和西医不同）。后者是指全西协调身体情况，而不是依靠“特效药“一药解决问题。用一个类比，搞分子细胞生物学的人应该理解。在生物体内，同一个过程，受不同的信号传导通路(signaling pathway)控制。如果其中一个出了问题，很多情况下其它信号通路可以补偿。另一方面，如果加强一条起抑制作用的通路，很有可能起促进作用（反之亦然）。所以解决一些生物体出现的问题，单方面的抑制或者增强某种功能不一定能行，而且很可能会产生副作用。（比如很多治头痛的西药，副作用之一就是头痛。）

从治疗手段上来讲，中医发展了很长时间，大多数验方以及针灸都是经过时间和实践的检验的，不可能完全是运气和迷信。从这一点上可以说，中医的理论（假说）是成功的。近100年来，中医学在理论上和实践上几乎没有大的发展。这一是同中医历来的传授方式有关，二是同中国西化有关。一昧的不加鉴别地排斥中国传统观点，迷信西方的观点，就算用科学逻辑来看，也是不可取的。

 

很遗憾，大多数中国人（包括我）对祖国传统文化的理解很肤浅，这不能不说是当代中国的悲哀。

If you're old, I mean >25 years of age, and you're still a bachelor, I mean single, you would fits in this "older bachelor rule"; that is, once you find the right girl, you'll almost always marry her within 6 months. I've seen so many examples. Well, my wife and I married early, but I know what it is like. Older ppl are more mature, so that once they fall in love, it is serious.

 

Congratulations on your marriage, JH!!

Walker Evans

 

The more I look at Walker Evans' works, the more I realized the beauty of them. No one would doubt Evans' skills as a photographer, his ability of capturing subject in an aesthetic way is clearly shown in his early abstract works,  the Brooklyn bridge series, his pictures for Africa sculpture, and the common tools series. But his real contribution to photographic art are his concept of "documentary style" and much more than that. Of course, looking at those works, I found they are more than archival documentaries. Evans grasped one of the unique feature of photography, that is it might be the only art form that can capture the subject in a neutral way. The photos bring to us the subjects and their environment without any emotional interference of the artist himself. Therefore the aesthetic that were fixed, is in its natural form. The content tell by itself. I can't stop myself from admiring his works now. Except very few of them, those works were not attractive to me at first. I think the reason why, is that most people misunderstand Art as they misunderstand Science. As Art does not automatic mean producing thing that looks nice, Science does not provide proof, rather explanation to the question we asked. By definition, Art is the products of human creativity that brings aesthetic of the subject. Here the meaning of aesthetic is not limited to beauty, but also healthy pleasure that you will experience.

 

My unnamed fish died yesterday. According to the average life span of a platy (3-5 yrs), this Golden Tuxedo Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus sp.), lived in my fish tank for 4 years, was died of natural cause. She had been happy, healty and a little bit lonely.

A worth watching list of the 2005 films

Film I watched:
(listed by preference)
Brokeback Mountain - The "gay cowboy" movie? It's much more than that.
Good Night, and Good Luck - It is not old-fashioned. Great visual experience,

                                               even though it is black and white.
Turtles Can Fly - A film gets better and better towards the end. Touching!

                           So powerful that it kept me from sleeping the whole night.
March of the Penguins - Those birds are lovely.
Nobody Knows - Some Jps do make good films.

Capote - Worth watching for the acting. Almost a monologue.
Up and Down - It seemed to be weird, but it is much better than "Crash".
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith - No Sci-Fi fan should miss this

                                                              movie. Better watch it in a theater.
Pride and Prejudice - Maybe not as good as it should be, but still worth

                                  watching.

Film I have not watched:
(Random list)
The Squid and the Whale - A film about family dysfunction. Any parent or

                                           perspective parent should have a look at.
Transamerica - Another film about trans-gender.
A History of Violence - learn about the movie from reading an interview on

                                    Viggo Mortensen. The plot sounds fun.
Cache - French direct Michael Haneke's new thriller. Can not miss it, especially

             a film directed by a director said to be the present time Hitchcock.
Syriana - A political thriller with George Clooney and Matt Damon.

               You know how much I like thrillers.
Walk the Line - In 2006, tons of like firms will be made.

                         After Ray, Walk the Line, who's next?
The 40-Year-Old Virgin - Everyone watched it said fun. I'll watch it on DVD.
Cinderella Man - Another reason to call the Academy the Academy of

                           motion picture ethnic and ethics. Poor Crowe.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Is Johnny Depp good looking?
Tim Burton's Corpse Bride - To tell the truth, I may not like it, but it doesn't

                                            mean it is not worth watching.
Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang - Ignore the tittle, read the synopsis.
Munich - Spielberg.
Mrs. Henderson Presents - I am in it for Juji Dench.
North Country - n/a.
Paradise Now - For security reasons, I will not put these two word here.

                         Anyway, it is a sensitive subject.
Inside Deep Throat - When it was played in the Athens Film festival. All the tickets were

                                  sold out (for 3 sessions). They had to add another screening.

1.在文学城上看到一个贴子，很搞笑，内容也不错，转贴过来：

 

2.

我发现

人闲时怀旧

人忙时也怀旧

是为逃避

还是因为紧张

 

我的朋友

纷纷现身梦里

从前的日子

是轻松

还是无邪

 

从婴幼

到成年

所有的变化

是成长

还是因为衰老

 

我的孩子

柔嫩的肌肤

天真的笑容

是生命的开始

还是我生命的延续