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minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up18·2 years agoIt is the alchemy to the chemistry is what they are saying
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up11·2 years agoSo not at all based in science? Interesting as a historical curiosity but nothing more?
minus-squaremaynarkh@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 years agoInteresting because of the psychological insights into not how all people are, but how people make up theories in general. Same way religion has scientific significance in an anthropological sense.
minus-squareRodeo@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 years agoPerhaps “historical curiosity” was a little obtuse of me.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.caBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 years agoAnd how many people are still using Alchemy?
minus-squarebeardown@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 years ago“I turned 5 pounds of lead into gold this morning using this one weird trick that chemists HATE! Subscribe to my premium substack to learn more!”
minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years agoThey told us the history of alchemy in chemistry class, it’s good to know the context.
minus-squareHikingVet@lemmy.caBanned from communitylinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 years agoYes, but no one credible still uses it. Which was the point I was making.
It is the alchemy to the chemistry is what they are saying
So not at all based in science? Interesting as a historical curiosity but nothing more?
Interesting because of the psychological insights into not how all people are, but how people make up theories in general. Same way religion has scientific significance in an anthropological sense.
Perhaps “historical curiosity” was a little obtuse of me.
And how many people are still using Alchemy?
“I turned 5 pounds of lead into gold this morning using this one weird trick that chemists HATE! Subscribe to my premium substack to learn more!”
They told us the history of alchemy in chemistry class, it’s good to know the context.
Yes, but no one credible still uses it. Which was the point I was making.