• Rodeo@lemmy.ca
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      11 months ago

      So not at all based in science? Interesting as a historical curiosity but nothing more?

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        11 months ago

        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.

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        11 months 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!”

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        11 months ago

        They told us the history of alchemy in chemistry class, it’s good to know the context.

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          11 months ago

          Yes, but no one credible still uses it. Which was the point I was making.