Yes, like LGBT rights, slavery is bad, scientific method is good. These are things most of us in the West take for granted as objectively true, but there is sur

Yes, like LGBT rights, slavery is bad, scientific method is good. These are things most of us in the West take for granted as objectively true, but there is surely a cultural component to everything. What can ya do? In traditional Chinese medicine (my uncle and dad believe in it despite both having PhDs) they believe in acupuncture and chi. Two months ago my ankle was bothering me. I thought “it’s because I just walked like ten miles.” My dad was like nah, it’s energy flow or something. Then I let him put huge amounts of pressure on my upper arm area (because apparently that’s connected to my ankle). After five minutes of pain, he proudly sat back and said, “better?” I wanted to say “no you idiot. I sprained my ankle badly ten years ago and just walked excessively. You know this.” But I didn’t because I don’t get to see him much and didn’t want to hurt his feelings. Believe it or not, it didn’t help at all, and my arm was bruised for two weeks. The guy has two PhDs. Two. Published papers and stuff. Just goes to show how... compartmentalized? Inconsistent? our minds can be. /end rant I’ve been trying to find a more “untainted” and universal set of truths, and that just leads to reflecting on human nature and behavior. Then again, there is a heavy dose of western skepticism and whatever in my methods. Culture runs deep.