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[โ€“] neptune@dmv.social 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The church did frown upon it at the time, if I recall. For example, Newton spent years on alchemy yet that's forgotten

[โ€“] shasta@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Glad he didn't overdose on alchemy