Alchemy
From: Gremlin (virtualadepts.nospam_at_gmail.com)
Date: 11/18/04
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Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 03:13:57 -0000
I have a quick question that isn't technical in nature.
In alchemy all things are thought to be composed of either Fire, Water,
Earth, or Air... It seems whenever I am around introductory material on
physics or chemistry they bad mouth these old concepts.. "Ooh no," they
say, "Everything is made out of chemicals, not these four elements".
Well isn't it true that today we still think of 4 basic phases of matter?
Solids, Liquids, Gasses, and Plasmas? Can't physicists and chemistry
authors see how these phases directly relate to the four elements? Solids
are obvious earth. Liquids are obviously water. Gasses are obviously air.
And fire with a little thought is obviously Plasma.. Lightning is made of
plasma, so are candle flames.
So much of modern science has been based in old philisophical ideas like
these ones above, and so often other cultures have arived at the same
conclusions are scientists have. Why don't these alternative views get the
credit they deserve!?
>From your Pal,
Gremlin
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