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#215 - The Death Of Scientism w/ Steve Young

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The Definition of Chemical Elements

This chapter explores the historical change in the meaning of chemical elements and challenges the traditional experiment that defines hydrogen and oxygen as elements. It delves into the concept of 'no ether' and the difficulty of creating something that doesn't exist, drawing parallels between the process of creating water and the field of virology.

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