How much Science in Yimutology?

Over the past 200 years, the Chinese have been in an accursed position under invasion and humiliation by foreign countries. Western countries had an ordered economic infrastructure that was supported by a strong understanding of Science and Practice of Technology (that is the dawn of the Industrial Revolution), whereas the Chinese were still under the conservative and bound social structure!

It is understandable that, at that time, the Chinese elites had to promote education and scientific practices to the general public in order to save China from the edge of its grave. Thus, preserving or practicing the old culture was not an important issue at that time. In fact, the worship of the term “Science” was born. This wave of worshipping Science still exists in today's Chinese mind all over the world. Modern Chinese has been frying to combine and/or explain the old Chinese metaphysics and Taoism via today’s science. There are so-called “I-Ching Science” or “marriage of Electromagnetism and Astrology”... etc. These practices merely make the general public feel better about our ancient properties or make the scholars (speakers) look superior.

In my mind, there is nothing scientific about Yimutology (I-Ching) or Chinese metaphysics, as there is no Science in journalism or no Science in the study of an ancient language. (Note: here I assume the readers realize that the term Science is based on two factors, namely, engaging formal logical system and involving systematic experiment). However, Yimutology should be logical Practicing and studying Chinese metaphysics and Taoism should also be logical Much like Mathematics and Philosophy, otherwise, it is just fraud or lies.

In the process of finding a solution to a question, a series of observations and thoughts are engaged. From one step to another, logical rules have to be applied; just like Mathematics and Philosophy. Thus, studying Yimutology is a way to train our way of thought. Nevertheless, the prediction capability of Yimutology is the most fascinating and attractive characteristic of the subject. Understanding the power of Yimutology and the logic of thought is a way to improve the quality of life.