ALCHIMY, n. [It. alchemia; Ar. al, the, and kimia, secret, hidden, or the occult art, from (Ar.) kamai, to hide. See Chimistry.]
The more sublime and difficult parts of chimistry, and chiefly such as relate to the transmutation of metals into gold, the finding of a universal remedy for diseases, and an alkahest or universal solvent, and other things now treated as ridiculous. This pretended science was much cultivated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but is now held in contempt.
American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster 1828
Updated by Pulitzer, the entry now reads
ALCHEMY, n. [It. alchemia; Ar. al, the, and kimia, secret, hidden, or the occult art, from (Ar.) kamai, to hide. See Chemistry, also see Politics.]
The more sublime and difficult parts of politics and chemistry, and chiefly such as relate to the transmutation of votes into gold, the finding of a universal remedy for the Corona VIrus, and an alkahest or universal solvent, and other things now treated as science. This pretended science was much cultivated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and is now held in awed reverence by a dangerously significant proportion of the U.S. population.
American Dictionary of the English Language Jovan Hutton Pulitzer 2021
What we see...
Ricky Jay / The History Lesson
https://youtu.be/FtgUSUHnzLI?t=2943 (timestamp - 7 minutes)
What we do not see...
https://youtu.be/O2uL1G6zd6w (17 minutes - skip through the ads)
Why is this important?
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer / Understanding The Election Audits - The New Gold Standard
https://youtu.be/yusrOppXJ8I?t=47 (27 minutes)
How dumb have we become?
Here's what our forefathers had to say about it:
ALCHIMY, n. [It. alchemia; Ar. al, the, and kimia, secret, hidden, or the occult art, from (Ar.) kamai, to hide. See Chimistry.]
The more sublime and difficult parts of chimistry, and chiefly such as relate to the transmutation of metals into gold, the finding of a universal remedy for diseases, and an alkahest or universal solvent, and other things now treated as ridiculous. This pretended science was much cultivated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, but is now held in contempt.
American Dictionary of the English Language Noah Webster 1828
Updated by Pulitzer, the entry now reads
ALCHEMY, n. [It. alchemia; Ar. al, the, and kimia, secret, hidden, or the occult art, from (Ar.) kamai, to hide. See Chemistry, also see Politics.]
The more sublime and difficult parts of politics and chemistry, and chiefly such as relate to the transmutation of votes into gold, the finding of a universal remedy for the Corona VIrus, and an alkahest or universal solvent, and other things now treated as science. This pretended science was much cultivated in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, and is now held in awed reverence by a dangerously significant proportion of the U.S. population.
American Dictionary of the English Language Jovan Hutton Pulitzer 2021
12 minutes after comment posted you replied.
51 minutes of video linked in the comment.
The greatest trick an alchemist ever played...
was fooling the gullible that transmutation of
lead into gold was possible.
From then on it was just...
A fool and his money parting.
Watch the videos first...
It might change you opinion...
"about other things now treated as ridiculous."