Of Physics and Metaphysics

Lately I have been wondering about the claims of many a Feng Sui, BaZi and Tao Masters that their practise is "scientific" and "logical" as opposed to quackery.

Whilst I can accept that not everything factual can be experienced and verified by our five senses, it also does not make sense that we can claim something to be scientific just because we could chart out its paradigm.

Take for example gravity, magnetism and electricity. Before these we discovered, its proponents were ridiculed. Yet till today, while we accept gravity exist although we cannot touch, taste, see, feel or smell it, the same cannot be claimed for something like Feng Sui. Gravity may not be verifiable by our senses, but it can be scientifically proven to exist by repeatable experiments that yield predictable and consistent results.

The same cannot be said about Feng Sui and the likes.

Feng Sui is not scientific because its outcome is never consistent nor predictable.

The Feng Sui Master will always take the easy escape route when his recommendations fail to yield result: "Lack of Faith".

If Science relies on faith, that it is no science for Faith is not required in a sure thing as Fact.

If the outcome of an event depends on faith, "If you believe it will come true, if you don't it will not" kind of premise, you can safely chuck it out as unscientific.

When was the last time your physician told you to have faith in him and/or the medicine he is prescribing you as the prerequisite to your healing? This only comes from a "witch doctor" not a qualified physician who knows that diseases is primarily caused by germs; not charms.

I make no apology, let the charlatans have their own clientele, but please do not insult the intelligence of people who understands what Science and being scientific is.

A Science that does not have predictable Cause and Effect Results is no Science and people who practise something that had to depend on faith to achieve the desired result and not on the law of Cause and Effect alone, please at least be honest and admit that theirs is no Science.

There is no shame to be honest, even when people wants to follow you in spite of knowing that you are a fraud and what you have to offer is a lie.

If people wish to feed their superstition appetite, so be it, you don't have to dishonestly mislead them, be honest about your dishonesty, this is the least you can be.

Honest dishonest Chinese Meta-Physics Masters, any takers?