How do you deal with the phenomenon of being ridiculed, ridiculed and insulted when studying metaphysics?

Studying metaphysics (occultism) is not a shameful thing. As a hobby, it is better than smoking, drinking, playing mahjong and playing games, and it does not harm others or yourself. After the development of modern science, astrology and other metaphysics have been under attack, and the scientific community has completely abandoned them. However, it is undeniable that many scientists are also enthusiasts of metaphysics, such as the famous Newton. His hobby was ridiculed by his friend Halley, who was very fond of it. , is the name of the famous comet. Newton faced his friend's sarcasm and reprimanded him severely: "Mr. Halley, I have studied this, but you have not."

It is said that his collection of metaphysical books accounted for the vast majority of the collections in Newton's library. In addition to Newton, many modern astronomers are astrologers, such as Kepler. His contribution to astronomy is not insignificant, but it is not enough to support a family with his meager salary as an astronomer. He has always relied on giving money to the emperor. He supports his family by reading astrology and fortune-telling with royals and nobles. If he couldn't stand the sarcasm and ridicule of his peers, he would have starved to death long ago.

In fact, people will attack you no matter what you do, so you have to accept the fact that some people are very talented at finding faults, and they are very good at pointing fingers in areas that they are not good at. of. Since you will inevitably encounter such people in life, you need to consider a set of methods to avoid direct conflicts with these people instead of arguing with them. I used to think that metaphysics can be discussed with the public. I probably accepted the saying in "The Book of Changes." "Benevolence, a knower sees it and calls it knowledge. People use it every day but don't know it, so the way of a gentleman is fresh". Recently, I discovered that this hobby needs to be studied secretly, so I started to divide the people I know.

First of all, I do not publish any Yi Xue or metaphysics views on public social media (such as Weibo). I only answer certain questions on semi-public social media (such as Zhihu) and blog articles written by myself. Try to hide it or keep it private as much as possible. WeChat Moments began to tag users in the address book. Some people don’t believe in astrology and Yi Xue. They only believe in science. Then don’t let them see these contents. They can only see what I recommend. Music and movies, forwarded jokes and translated aphorisms; some people like to hear me talk about these contents, then I will classify them as "metaphysics"; some people I do not intend to spread this content to them, and I will not He will be labeled "metaphysical". Thanks to the tag function of WeChat, I feel that there are far fewer people mocking me now. Every time I am attacked by satire, I quietly remove the tag "Metaphysics". I estimate that there will be fewer and fewer people under this tag. . Many things are actually very simple. Don't waste time communicating with irrelevant people. This is very important. Quietly obliterating him is more effective than a direct conflict.