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"Astrology is the mother of science" is a great quote and more or less historically accurate too. We should not be ashamed of the origins of science being in as
by giraffe_lady 2y ago
"Astrology is the mother of science" is a great quote and more or less historically accurate too. We should not be ashamed of the origins of science being in astrology and alchemy, they were important steps on the way.
- delichon 2y agoI'm afraid that several modern social "sciences" are not distinguished from astrology or alchemy by their epistemic rigor. Shame seems appropriate there.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoYes but sort of what I was getting at is that individual astrologers and alchemists accomplished impressive, and usefully true, feats despite the faultiness of their tools. And their tools were eventually refined into our tools, which are much more reliable though of course still not perfect. So who knows what we can get out of those easily disparaged modern sciences, or where they may eventually lead us. If those early pioneers had this view of their methods, had felt this sense of shame around them, where would we be?
- delichon 2y agoI would guess that shame has been a significant motivator in the evolution of astrology and alchemy into astronomy, chemistry and physics.
- giraffe_lady 2y agoSome of their personal writings are in the historical record so you don't have to guess really.