Chapter 659: Chapter 659

"Ha-ha! Miss Ellie, you flatter me!"

Although he verbally claimed it was flattery, Teacher Liu's face was filled with smiles. It was evident that Ellie's words were quite pleasing to him.

Listening from the side, Anna couldn't contain her indignation and scoffed, "Pah! Shameless! Can your medical skills compare to my brother's? Don't even dream about it!"

Unable to listen any further, Ji Feng spoke up sharply, "Teacher Liu, you have seen Professor Xu's medical skills with your own eyes. Can you really compare to him?"

Teacher Liu chuckled lightly, "Indeed, in some respects, I am not equal to Professor Xu. But still, he won't be able to cure Professor Richard. Is there anything wrong with what I'm saying?"

Seeing Anna and Ji Feng ready to speak again, Xu Hao waved his hand to stop them and addressed Teacher Liu, "Teacher Liu, you say I can't cure him, but what if I can?"

Although Xu Hao had not yet gone in to see what exactly the patient's illness was, he was still very confident.

Simply because he had already mastered The Second Needle of the Defying Heaven Nine Needles!

One needle brings life, Second Needle Death, Three Needle Flesh and Bones...

The Defying Heaven Nine Needles, each needle stronger than the last, would certainly be able to cure Professor Richard's illness.

Moreover, since arriving here, he had an inkling of what was wrong with Richard and knew how to cure him, thus Xu Hao felt very confident at that moment.

Hearing Xu Hao's confident words, Teacher Liu immediately burst into laughter, "Professor Xu, you have demonstrated to me the true definition of 'ignorance is bliss'! You may have treated a number of ailments, but ultimately, you haven't seen a vast number of clinical cases, and you simply do not understand that some diseases cannot be cured with medical knowledge.

Take cancer, for example, even though we know what it is, we still can't cure it. Of course, what Professor Richard has isn't cancer, but it's an equally rare condition. The medical technology of America, the most advanced in the world, can't cure it, and neither can traditional Chinese medicine. So, can you?"

Xu Hao said indifferently, "Teacher Liu, it's fine for you to praise the medical standards of America. But you shouldn't demean one to elevate another. Traditional Chinese medicine is profound and extensive, far beyond what you can imagine."

"Hmph! In my eyes, traditional Chinese medicine is nothing but deception, which is why I've wholeheartedly embraced Western medicine. Anything not validated by Western precision scientific instruments is false! Deceptive!" Teacher Liu snorted coldly. He was trained in, and taught, Western medicine, never believing in traditional Chinese medicine.

Xu Hao replied coldly, "Teacher Liu, your statement is not quite correct. Without going too far, let's talk about the theory of evolution. Do you think the theory of evolution is correct or incorrect?"

"Is that even a question? Of course it's correct!" Teacher Liu said disdainfully. "The theory of evolution is the most famous and greatest theory of that century. It is certainly correct!"

Xu Hao smiled gently, "Then, the theory of evolution states that humans evolved from apes. But has anyone seen with their own eyes or scientifically proven that apes can actually evolve into humans?"

"This..." Teacher Liu was suddenly at a loss for words.

What Xu Hao said was right. Although that's what the theory suggests, it has never been proven by any experiment!

Xu Hao continued, "So according to your logic, anything not verified by Western precision scientific instruments is false, deceptive. Can you then also say that the theory of evolution is false, deceptive?"

"This..." Teacher Liu's face turned somewhat red.

Of course, he would not say that the theory of evolution is deceptive. Although there are many doubts about the theory, it also has many substantiated points. Up to now, there has been no theory more reliable than the theory of evolution.

The students listening to Xu Hao's debate were instantly full of admiration.

Everyone knows that the theory of evolution is a hypothesis gradually being proven, just like Albert Einstein's theory of relativity. They are called theories and not theorems because their correctness has not been fully established.

Yet, in the face of Teacher Liu's aggressive rhetoric, Xu Hao was able to quickly identify the flaws in his argument and rebut them. This reaction capacity earned everyone's respect.

With a flushed face and red ears, Teacher Liu angrily retorted, "You... you are engaging in sophistry! These two things are not inherently related at all. Medical skills are used to save lives, while theories like evolution are for exploring science!" If you're not on *, you're viewing a copy.

Xu Hao nodded with a smile, "However, everything has common ground. I used a similar example to refute your point. Why can't I? Do you believe life is more precious than truth, or is truth more precious than life?"

"I..." Teacher Liu wanted to say, of course, life is more precious than truth. But he was a teacher, an educator!

Countless examples from the sages show that in their minds, truth is more precious than life.

But if he were to truly regard truth as more valuable than life, it would go against his profession.

Because he was also a doctor!

Xu Hao said with a smile, "Don't be troubled. Neither is more precious than the other, so my example to rebut is also valid. Right now, Professor Richard is waiting for treatment in his ward, so I'm going to go in and treat him now."