Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agoWhat do you believe in?message-squaremessage-square140linkfedilinkarrow-up140arrow-down12
arrow-up138arrow-down1message-squareWhat do you believe in?Arkouda@lemmy.ca to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days agomessage-square140linkfedilink
minus-squareArkouda@lemmy.caOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThis is an interesting take. I like to think of Science as magic, because it really is. Ancient peoples played with “Alchemy,” and modern chemistry is simply that. They would lose it if they knew we could “grow” diamonds, or that we have created an entirely new element.
minus-squarehumorlessrepost@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 days agoOr that we’ve turned lead into gold, though not very cost-effectively to say the least.
This is an interesting take.
I like to think of Science as magic, because it really is.
Ancient peoples played with “Alchemy,” and modern chemistry is simply that. They would lose it if they knew we could “grow” diamonds, or that we have created an entirely new element.
Or that we’ve turned lead into gold, though not very cost-effectively to say the least.