If I were a hermeticist, I would get to work exploring the correspondence between angels and neurotransmitters.
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Replying to @slatestarcodex
@slatestarcodex Gabriel clearly means "the GABA of God", and Raphael = "the raphe nuclei of God" = serotonin, but it probably goes deeper.3 replies 1 retweet 4 likes -
Replying to @slatestarcodex
@slatestarcodex Start with astrology; find constellations corresponding to molecular structures. This could be fruitfully automated.3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@slatestarcodex Generalization: machine learning tech applied to generating new patternicity-based woo memes, for eevulz & profit!3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @Meaningness
@Meaningness@slatestarcodex ...and you just start gravely chopping experience into categories, and the stories write themselves.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @St_Rev
@St_Rev@slatestarcodex Yes; although unusual success requiers telling people something they want to hear that isn’t as compelling elsewhere1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@Meaningness Yeah, that's what I'd need better social skills for. I can chain symbolic associations all day, not so much the cold read.
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