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I know invoking astrology is a good way to discredit oneself, but that particular historic perspective attributes the origin of proto-scientific knowledge to th

I know invoking astrology is a good way to discredit oneself, but that particular historic perspective attributes the origin of proto-scientific knowledge to the lost races from before the last cataclysm. This is generalizing a lot on my part, but trying to reveal the identity of Hermes Trismagestis will take you on a tour of the ancient world that crosses continents in ways you would never imagine. This is all to say that the Babylonians and Egyptians were extremely revered and cited this entire time for their scientific knowledge TO THIS DAY (take a look at our nation's symbolism).

schuyler2d 4y ago
How we view astrology is a good example of how our racial/ethnic imaginations and imagined 'heritage' distort the record. For people like Newton and Copernicus their obsessions with alchemy and astrology are sidelined/excused/footnotes that are charming as we offset it against their scientific contributions, while Arabic, Egyptian, Babylonian and other sources are dismissed because they "were only doing it for astrology" and couldn't have known/understood the 'real' science/scientific value of their work.