Why is Alchemy pseudo-science?

Question

Why is Alchemy pseudo-science?

Answer 1

Alchemy is a theorical science to change the plumb to gold.

Also it means change our inner soul to something worthy.

Answer 2

Alchemy is not a pseudo-science. First of all, turning metal into gold is not fictional as some here believe. Transmutation of one element into another is a scientific fact, and has been done in modern times.

See: http://chemistry.about.com/cs/generalche...

Second, if you think alchemy is a worthless pseudo-science, then you think that both Chinese medicine and Indian ayurvedic medicine is also worthless pseudo-medicine since both evolved from their respective alchemical traditons. Same with homeopathic medicine; it evolved out of Paracelsus's alchemical writings

Alchemy is FAR more than what the fanatics of the scientism religion say it is. It is sacred science, not pseudo-science.

Answer 3

As the results are depending on the person who is acting. Thus they are rarely reproducible and sometimes wrong. A control mechanism has to be installed like a parallel and independent activity of 3 persons and a comparison of the results afterwards. However, the ancient and true meaning of alchemy is not to make gold from lead, but to find and to live the Divine part inside of oneself.

Answer 4

Alchemy's history is about turning metal or mineral into gold so basically its fictional, it may look scientific but its no more than fictional than time travel. They say its Pseudo-science because it has basis in modern chemistry but turning metal into gold has no scientific or chemical basis at all.