What are /sci/'s thoughts on alchemy? Dated version of chemistry,

>>8643339
Dated version of chemistry for the greedy.

all of the above

>>8643339
Knowledge is created by making lots of mistakes and taking small steps in the right direction. Alchemists were on the right track though, but became outdated by newer and better insights.

The idea of pooping in a jar to make a mini-me sounds neato

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>>8643339

It was mostly about trying to find or undestand "god" by the study of nature and its laws/properties. Like >>8644100 implied, it was all about getting knowledge, the thirst only the WOKE.bogdanoff understand.

Pretty much the Da'at Yichud but without tech

Shit like gold making or immortality were spread by charlatans (or poor alchemists) and tradesman trying to apply the pop culture of then

Prove me wrong
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I think youll find the first 3 chapters of "(The Norton) History of chemistry" by William H. Brock rather interesting

>>8643537
>t. western revisionism