Talk:Chrysopoeia
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What does this have to do with the "occult"? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.162.27.29 (talk) 19:38, 4 November 2009 (UTC)
The article should make it better clear that per the modern science Chrysopoeia is not actually possible [except for methods outlined in the Synthesis of Precious Metals article]
[edit]Between 3 articles "Alchemy", "Chrysopoeia" and "Synthesis of Precious Metals", none of them currently makes a statement (well-known and obvious to any modern educated person) that the synthesis of gold at scale is actually NOT POSSIBLE [except for certain highly complex and highly expensive scientific methods outlined in the 3rd article].
The Alchemy page talks about philosophical tradition and practice, what it attempted to do, history, how its "like magic" etc. - without actually giving a firm statement that it never actually suceeded to achieve practical Chrysopoeia (and per the modern science it would not be possible).
The later article "Synthesis of Precious Metals" only explains highly complex and expensive methods that are possible, again without making a firm statement that as per the modern science, more efficient methods are not possible or not known;
The current article "Chrysopoeia" only defines the term, again without making statements of it practical non-existence (outside of methods listed on the "Synthesis of Precious Metals" page) — Preceding unsigned comment added by SPGremlin (talk • contribs) 18:44, 24 September 2020 (UTC)