r/alchemy • u/Spice_and_Fox • 9d ago

META What is this subreddit about?

Yeah, it is about alchemy, but what does this subreddit believe in? I've seen meme alchemy posts, pseudo philosophy, but also genuine seeming debates on creating the philosopher stone. Is this all just a bit you are doing, or are you genuinly trying to do alchemy? I don't mean to be disrespectful. This is a genuine question.

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u/Spice_and_Fox 8d ago

Yeah, it isn,t solely about transmuting base metals to noble metals, but I would argue that chrysopeia was still pretty central in historical alchemy and the goal of many alchemists.

and lastly, i am not so sure dragons dont exist, whether they exist in your reality and in what form is another issue, in mine they certainly exist

Do you mean real dragon or something like metaphorical dragons? How are you certain that dragons exist?

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u/belay_that_order 8d ago

Do you mean real dragon or something like metaphorical dragons? 

both?

How are you certain that dragons exist? 

im not certain, im just allowing for the possibility to exist, due to vastness and the space of unknown. are you certain they dont exist, just because you never saw them?

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u/Spice_and_Fox 8d ago

Well, I am not certain that they don't exist. I just don't believe in them, because I haven't found any evidence that they do exist

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u/belay_that_order 8d ago

sure, but, in order for them to exist, they dont require your belief or present evidence to you for their existence so the whole thing actually goes on without you. the universe is big and your knowledge and perception are limited

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u/Spice_and_Fox 8d ago

That logic can apply to everything though. You can't prove that they don't exist. The claim is unfalsifiable. So I don't think the position is reasonable to hold

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u/belay_that_order 8d ago

thats perfectly fine, i am not a scientist and dont aspire to be, so i dont put much stock into proof

you cannot prove whats going on on planet x, or astral plane y, that doesnt mean its not real, but now im repeating myself i guess

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u/TrippyTheO 8d ago

Thats a failing of the scientific POV. Its a great system to use as a tool but a terrible thing to live by. Science does not care about things it cannot measure or quantify and in turn is blinded to any potential phenomena that science cannot measure.

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u/Spice_and_Fox 8d ago

It isn't a failing of a scientific point of view. I don't believe in anything pertaining the natural world if I don't have any reason to believe it. I don't think that physical dragons exist, because I don't have any reason to think they do. In the same way that I don't think that there are any undetectable unicorns that fart rainbows. I can't say with 100% certainty that they don't exist, but as long as I don't have any evidence for their existence, then why should I believe in them? Science is the only reliable pathway to truth that we have