Yin-yang (阴阳陰陽) as a Science

It’s possible to use yin and yang, and most of the theories that classifies realities, as the five elements 五行wu xing, Yi jing (I ching) 易经(易經), etc., as a science. Chinese generally used to name the norhern side of mountains as yang 阳(陽), the bright side, that is the meaning of the name “yang” (In the southern hemisphere you should make the contrary, as I always explain in Feng shui 风水(風水)). Yang is generally associated as light, conduct an experiment and see what side of the mountains receive more light; yang is also associated with heat, compare the temperature of that side of the mountain with the other and you should get a scientific proof of that associations.
But natural science is too easy, Chinese knowledge use the human realm as a science, and go even further, unify the two. Measure the temperature of a calm room and an agitated room and compare the results: activity is yang. Probably you cannot see but there is eletrical energy commanding the movements and probably light.
This work is similar to the work of the founder of science Plato, He used basic units to interpret everything, water, fire, air and earth. Similar to the chinese light and darkness, yin and yang, of course his error is thinking this was really an element to construct matter, the same error most Chinese also made. I propose a concrete use of the Yi jing, that’s our chance to prove if it is wrong or right.

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