• Rodeo
      113·
      11 months ago

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

      • maynarkh@feddit.nl
        121·
        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.

        • Rodeo
          1·
          11 months ago

          Perhaps “historical curiosity” was a little obtuse of me.

    • HikingVet
      46·
      11 months ago

      And how many people are still using Alchemy?

      • beardown@lemm.ee
        81·
        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!”

      • explodicle@local106.comEnglish
        71·
        11 months ago

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

        • HikingVet
          23·
          11 months ago

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