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[-] Honytawk@lemmy.zip 17 points 1 year ago

It is the alchemy to the chemistry is what they are saying

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 year ago

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

[-] maynarkh@feddit.nl 11 points 1 year 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.

[-] Rodeo@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago

Perhaps "historical curiosity" was a little obtuse of me.

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca -2 points 1 year ago

And how many people are still using Alchemy?

[-] beardown@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year 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!"

[-] explodicle@local106.com 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] HikingVet@lemmy.ca -1 points 1 year ago

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

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