The daily activity of cooking can also be used to explain the two cosmologies in contradiction: the metaphysical cosmology and the dialectical materialist cosmology.
1.Metaphysical cosmology.
If we cook in the way of a metaphysical cosmology, it may become:
Isolated perspective: We only focus on the ingredients themselves, without considering the pairings and interactions between the individual ingredients. For example, we will only cook potatoes on their own, without considering cooking them with other ingredients such as meat and vegetables.
Static view: We would think that cooking methods and tastes are set in stone and do not adjust with the times and individual tastes. For example, stick to traditional cooking methods and don't try new cooking techniques or seasoning methods.
One-sided view: only focus on one aspect of food, such as only pursuing taste, ignoring nutritional value and health factors, and ignoring the role of color and aroma in promoting food.
Drawbacks: Cooking in this way does not give full play to the potential of the individual ingredients and does not create a rich variety of dishes. It also ignores the interactions and overall effects between various foods, which can lead to a taste list.
First, the problem of unbalanced nutrition. It cannot adapt to the taste needs of different people and the changes of the times, and lacks the flexibility and innovation of food.
2.Dialectical materialist view of the universe.
If we cook with a dialectical materialist view of the universe, it will be:
A continuous view: We consider the pairings and interactions between the various ingredients to create a harmonious and unified dish. For example, potatoes can be cooked with meat and vegetables to make delicious potato roast, potato salad, mashed potatoes, and the like.
Development's point of view: If you think in this way, you will constantly try new cooking methods and seasoning methods according to the changes in the times and personal tastes. For example, modern cooking techniques are combined to create new and unique dishes to meet the needs of different tastes.
A holistic view: Cooking in this way takes into account the taste, nutritional value, health factors and other factors of the food to create dishes that are both delicious and healthy for human consumption.
Advantages: Dialectical materialist cosmology is a way of cooking that makes the most of the ingredients and creates a rich variety of dishes that satisfy the tastes of different people. Because it takes into account the interaction between the food and the overall effect, it is possible to create dishes that are rich in flavor and nutritionally balanced. Therefore, it can adapt to the changes of the times and the taste needs of different people, and is flexible and innovative.
Through the example of cooking, we can see the embodiment of the two cosmological views in the theory of contradiction in the daily activity of cooking. Only by adopting the idea of dialectical materialist cosmology can we create more varied, delicious and healthy dishes to meet people's needs.