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The quarrel between the two on the court intensified.

Fortunately, no action was taken.

Cavendish:

I want to see a river of blood!

Lu Shi: "..."

If this continues, it will be troublesome if Floyd and Gale really fight.

He coughed lightly,

"Both of you."

This sentence seemed to carry a magic spell, casting a silent curse on the entire audience.

In an instant, everyone's eyes fell on Lu Shi.

Lu Shi spread his hands,

"You must be magnanimous."

Freud immediately said: "But the problem is that Mr. Gale is not willing to refute my point of view, but instead makes nonsense. In this case, I really don't know what to communicate."

Gale crossed his arms;

"Yes, I also want to refute you. I even bought a copy of "The Interpretation of Dreams". In the end, who would have thought that it was a pirated copy?"

After saying this, Freud was quite happy.

"Piracy!? My book is pirated!?"

Gale said "Yeah\

,""There are pirated copies."

The muscles on Freud's face trembled. After all, he couldn't hold it back. He laughed loudly and muttered: "There are pirated copies of my book! Good! "The Interpretation of Dreams" has finally been recognized by the public! Hahahaha... "

Gale: "..."

Lu Shi: "..."

Cavendish: "..."

The scene fell into silence, and the atmosphere was eerie and terrifying.

After a while, Gale reacted,

"Well... how about... I lend you a pirated copy of "The Interpretation of Dreams"?"

With that said, he walked off the stage,

The briefcase was placed next to it, with the Stitch Monster lying inside.

Gale hesitated for a moment and handed it over.

Freud took it over happily. As a result, as soon as he turned to the catalog, his face changed. The more he turned back, the more wrong he looked. His rosy cheeks from laughing even turned purple, as if he had been cut from a dead pig. Down the pig lungs.

Cavendish asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

Lu Shi sighed and told him about the pirated books.

"puff!"

Cavendish couldn't hold it back and burst out laughing, completely ignoring the noble manners.

He turned away,

"This guy is really miserable."

Lu Shi thought so too.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Freud, and they were discussing in low voices.

"The packaging does look like a pirated version."

"Why doesn't he speak?"

"Well, maybe he is too happy. I'm going to go! Look! He was so happy that he almost cried, and tears were rolling in his eyes~"

…

When a man tears, he doesn't shed them easily.

It’s just that I haven’t reached the happy place yet.

Suddenly, a student started clapping,

"Well done, Dr. Freud! It is the inner desire of every academic to have his work recognized."

People stood up,

A tsunami of applause flooded the auditorium.

On the podium, Floyd and Gale looked at each other, and the atmosphere became even weirder.

After half a minute, the applause subsided,

Gale sighed and did not reveal the other party's secret, but he still added: "Dr. Freud, you also saw it, this is the situation. I really want to refute you, but I don't understand German... …”

Floyd's face turned from purple to black,

"I...well..."

When Gale took out the pirated book, the winner or loser was already decided.

"The Interpretation of Dreams" should be listed in the same place as "Zhou Rites", "Zhuangzi", "Zhou Gong's Interpretation of Dreams", and "Huangdi Neijing", which shows that the general public acquiesces that it is a work of the great dance master.

What else is there to defend?

The tears couldn't be held back after all.

The water droplets slowly slid down the cheeks, entered the twisted beard, and then trickled down the beard, hitting the ground and breaking into several pieces.

Cavendish shook his head.

"well……"

When he turned to Lu,

"For a scholar from Austria to be treated like this is not the way Cambridge treats guests."

Lu Shi understood,

Mr. Principal, just say it if you want to, and do it so righteously.

He stood up, put his hands down,

"Quiet."

The students became quiet again and looked at the landing.

Lu Shi asked: "Have any of you students ever read the book "The Interpretation of Dreams"?"

No one said a word.

There is no conclusion yet on whether psychology is a science or not.

Cambridge students will naturally not think that academic works based on this are worth reading.

What’s more, it’s in German!

Lu Shi said: "I have read this book."

As he spoke, he looked at Freud,

"Doctor, can I summarize your book in my own words?"

Freud was flattered and said: "Of course, of course!"

The referee personally left the field to take sides,

Is there such a good thing?

Lu Shi said: "The Interpretation of Dreams describes Dr. Freud's subconscious theory, which is suitable for analyzing dreams, and then extends to psychology to interpret the appearance of the subconscious in dreams."

Everyone was whispering to each other,

"Professor Lu just used the word 'psychology', right?"

"It seems that Professor Lu has a positive attitude."

"We cannot be superstitious about authority, because Professor Lu is not omnipotent, but then again, nothing is possible without Professor Lu's views."

…

The students listened with bated breath.

Lu Shi whispered: "Dr. Freud believes that 'dreams are the satisfaction of desires.' Do the students agree with this?"

Everyone was silent,

No one has a clear answer.

Lu Shi said: "In the book, Dr. Freud gave two examples. The first was that one night, he dreamed that he was drinking water from a shrine, and the smell of the water woke him up; the second , his daughter dreamed that she spent the whole day playing on the lake. Can anyone try to explain it?"

Freud couldn't help but widen his eyes.

He suddenly discovered that Lu Shi had actually finished reading his book.

Someone asked: "Professor Lu, is the 'shrine' you mentioned really a 'shrine'?"

Lu Shi nodded,

"Yes, it's the urn."

The students looked at each other, thinking that it was really a very heavy taste.

At this moment, Gale on the stage spoke: "Professor Lu, this is what I thought about the second dream. Could it be that his daughter wanted to swim? Or play in the water? Or boating, fishing, etc. ?”

Lu Shi smiled and said,

"Fishing is a little too old-school."

The students smiled good-naturedly.

The atmosphere became a lot more relaxed.

Lu Shi nodded to Freud and said, "Doctor, please explain yourself."

Freud immediately said: "Let's talk about the second dream first. In fact, Mr. Gale's guess was quite right. That day, our family took a boat across the lake. My daughter wanted to stay on the boat, but her desire was not satisfied. So the dream about the fairy in the lake came about. As for the first one...it was actually because I was too thirsty."

Gail:? ? ?

"Thirsty?"

Freud nodded,

"Because when I drank water from the shrine, the water was too salty, so I woke up."

"Hiss...salty?"

Gale took a step back, and the way he looked at the other party changed.

Did this guy really drink water from an urn?

He is a cruel person!

Lu Shi said with a smile: "Everyone has seen it. This is what Dr. Freud said, 'Dreams are the fulfillment of desires.' However, this will inevitably bring about a problem that everyone should be able to think of."

The Cambridge students present are all top-notch people, so of course they can think of it.

Someone raised their hand.

Lu Shi nodded to him,

"explain."

The student said: "There are many dreams that are opposite to desires, aren't they? For example, I am most afraid of mathematical analysis. My desire is not to take the exam, but when I dream, I often dream that I can't answer the questions, or I can't get the exam. Passed.”

Lu Shi snapped his fingers,

"Bingo!"

He turned to Freud,

"Look, does it look like a communication meeting? Doctor, can you answer him?"

Freud had regained his confidence by this time,

"Of course. In the book, I used an example from a friend who was my classmate for eight years. He was a lawyer, but he dreamed that he lost all his lawsuits, so he scorned my theory. I avoided the edge in his words. , said, 'People can't always win.' Therefore, people have a desire in their hearts. If they can't always be good, they always hope that they will make a fool once."

This seems reasonable,

but……

"This unscientific!"

Immediately some students stood up.

Freud raised his eyebrows slightly,

"Unscientific? Where is your evidence? Conclusions without evidence are not acceptable."

The student scratched his head, always feeling that there was something wrong with what the other person said.

He said: "Give me one hour, I will definitely find the problem and prove that your statement is unscientific."

One hour is too long.

Lu Shi said, "I'll do it."

He took a deep breath and said to Freud: "If psychology wants to become psychology, it is actually a process of upgrading from conclusion to science. So, what is the essence of science?"

This is too much to say.

Who dares to say that he has touched the essence of science?

I'm afraid no one even touched the edge.

Cavendish coughed lightly and said, "Professor Lu, be careful what you say and do."

Lu Shi said: "Of course, what I said is just a family opinion. In my mind, science is not a 'truth', but a kind of constant 'confirmation'. Of course, it must also have the possibility of being falsified." "

This is the view of the famous philosopher Karl Popper, which is basically recognized by later generations of scientists.

Interestingly,

Popper was also born in Austria and of Jewish descent.

No one spoke at the scene,

Silence fell, as if you could hear a needle drop.

Almost all students are thinking about and chewing on Lu Shi's words, "Science is not a 'truth', but a kind of constant 'confirmation'. Of course, it must also have the possibility of being falsified."

This sentence is so shocking!

Perhaps, this sentence is the most noteworthy point of view in this exchange meeting.

Lu Shi coughed lightly,

"Dear students, let's continue the topic we just talked about. Did you find anything?"

Everyone was pulled back to the discussion just now.

Gale reacted first,

"Sophistry. Dr. Freud's statement is essentially a kind of sophistry that cannot be falsified. His classmates clearly gave counterexamples, but he directly denied the possibility of being falsified, and instead spoke his own words. It's 'truth'."

Lu Shi took over the conversation,

"Yes, if psychology is like this, then it is just a conclusion, not science."

Freud thought for a moment and said, "Professor Lu, what do you think of the book "The Interpretation of Dreams"?"

He doesn't seem to want to give up yet.

Lu Shi smiled and said: "It cannot be falsified... You want to say that the book "The Interpretation of Dreams" is close to philosophy?"

Freud couldn't help but feel horrified after hearing this.

His thoughts were completely guessed by the other party, which was simply terrifying.

Lu Shi shrugged.

"However, I still read some scientific pursuits in this book. Doctor Freud, do you want to deny yourself?"

Freud was suddenly speechless.

He's a bully,

But Cengzi also has pursuits——

Let the study of psychology or psychiatry develop into psychology.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Professor Lu, you only rebutted one point, is there anything else?"

"one place?"

Lu Shi raised the corners of his mouth,

"Frankly speaking, many of the examples in your book have nothing to do with science. For example, you told the dream of a man named Maury. He dreamed that he was during the French Revolution and was strangled to death..."

Floyd immediately corrected him: "Not strangulation, decapitation."

Lu Shi said "Huh?"

He remembered that it was strangulation, which should be correct.

From this point of view, there are indeed differences between the first edition and the modern version.

Of course, it is also possible that Freud's successors modified the content of the book and published it in different publishing houses.

Many writers like to do this,

For example, Yuval Harari, the writer of "A Brief History of Mankind", uses different examples as arguments when he publishes different editions in different countries. For example, the Chinese edition contains many examples from the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period.

This can indeed convince local readers, but it will also have a certain impact on scientific quality.

Fortunately, "A Brief History of Humankind" is a popular science book and the requirements are not strict.

Interestingly, Harari is also Jewish.

Lu Shi said: "So, Dr. Freud, in the example you gave, how did you explain it?"

Freud said with a smile: "Actually, the reason is very simple. Morrie dreamed that he was beheaded because his neck was hit by a wooden board while sleeping. He had the desire to move the board away, so he subconsciously had a nightmare. , forced to wake up."

After listening to this paragraph, Lu Shi did not answer.

He turned around and looked at the students, with a warm and free smile on his face.

That smile seemed to say: "It's up to you."

Sure enough, someone raised their hand,

"I have a question."

Lu Shi tapped him with his finger,

"Say it."

The student stood up and, while sorting out his thoughts, said, "When people dream, they don't predict the future, right?"

Freud asked: "Isn't that a master of dancing? Of course he can't predict the future!"

The student then asked: "Then, when the board fell and hit the neck, it should have happened in an instant, right?"

"Ah this..."

Freud was asked again.

Everyone present understood the problem;

As the students said, hitting the neck with a wooden board is instantaneous, but the dream is very long, even starting from the background of the French Revolution,

If you can't predict the future, you can't say that in order to be beheaded in the end, you have to lay the groundwork for a long time, right?

No matter how delicious the dumplings are, there is no reason to make dumplings just to make them jealous.

unless,

"In dreams, do people's thoughts speed up?"

Students draw conclusions.

Freud was a little embarrassed;

The original text in "The Interpretation of Dreams" does have a similar statement:

"We can only say that we must recognize the elusive advantage of the dreaming mechanism, which can accelerate the process of thought activities to an astonishing speed."

This is just a conclusion and has no evidence.

In the current climate, saying this means being mobbed by Gale and the students.

So I can't say.

Seeing Freud's silent response, Lu Shi knew it was time to make a concluding speech.

He said: "Students should know that although I study history, I personally believe that scientific research is convergent, so I highly respect the thinking of science and engineering. I think that based on the subjective statements of the interviewees, there is no analysis and proof process. Directly using theory to solve established problems is not a rigorous process.”

The students nodded,

Even if the conclusion is correct, using the wrong method to reach the correct conclusion will not work.

This goes against the spirit of science.

Lu Shi continued: "Moreover, the interviewees in "The Interpretation of Dreams" are mostly Austrian Jews, a specific group. Is there a universal rule?"

He paused,

"I can give a direct answer here, but it is not universal. The reason why I can be so certain... hum... If you know how my polling project at the University of London Union works, you must also come to this conclusion."

Everyone was stunned,

immediately,

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

The whole room burst into laughter.

Lu Shi looked at Freud,

He lowered his head like a defeated rooster.

Lu Shi said: "However, this does not mean that "The Interpretation of Dreams" has no merits. I even think that it has a pioneering role."