How the narrowness of thought manifests itself

Because the purpose of the study of material things is to know the way of the world, and the knowledge of this way of the world is too much inclined to the theory of thought rather than the modern scientific knowledge such as physics. Because of the over-emphasis on the ideological aspect of "Zhi Zhi Zhi", so for the modern scientific knowledge is relatively contemptuous, and gradually developed into contempt, and finally called the strange skills and wonders so that the vast majority of intellectuals to avoid it. This directly led to the slow development of science. In addition, the ruling class in ancient China clearly recognized the importance of controlling ideas, so in the promotion of Confucianism, focusing on those who have some confined the content of the mind, resulting in these narrow ideas become the mainstream. Although these ideas are favorable to the ruling class of the regime, but the development of modern science and freedom of thought is closely related, so it also indirectly limits the development of science.