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by luffapi 1805 days ago
That’s like saying alchemy is science because chemistry developed from it. If it has no reproducibility, it’s not science it’s speculation.
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rusk 1805 days ago
No it’s not and this comparison is facetious. Nobody practices alchemy as a mainstream science in 2021.

There are plenty of people doing astrology for instance but in a clinical setting? In funded university programs? Producing papers that can be openly challenged? I don’t think so. Again facetious.

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luffapi 1805 days ago
That’s not a meaningful metric. Plenty of people doing astrology in 2021. That doesn’t make it real.
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