The Four Classic Elements - ChatGPT Says on Aquarian Rising

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*Original ChatGPT4 Prompt:*
"Explain five ways the four classical elements of fire, air, water and earth can be symbolically applied to real-world phenomenon, including states of matter and human senses."

*Additional Notes:*
The thing that kills me about modern science enthusiasts is how they seem to deliberately misinterpret ancient wisdom, recontextualizing it to their own modern teachings so that it can more easily be dismissed. The typical argument against the four classical elements is something like, "They're obsolete because we now know that there are way more elements than just four."

The obvious explanation is that the four classical elements are not periodic table "elements" but rather are equivalent to states of matter at their most fundamental level. It would be like saying a poem about the seasons isn't the same thing as an extensive dissertation on the effects of seasonal variance on crop growth and the migration of agriculture from one region to another; clearly, these are not the same thing and they don't aim to serve the same functions.

Sadly, those who reject ancient wisdom outright refuse to be cornered by such trivialities as logic or reason, so they often will neglect to acknowledge any valid arguments one makes in support of said topics and then, the moment you've moved on to the next salient argument, will double back around and make the same failed rebuttal they made in the last round as though you hadn't just gone over all that.

The charitable explanation is that they simply forgot that they were bested the first time their rebuttal was debunked, but you would have to set aside a number of evident signs of deliberate deceit (failure to acknowledge a valid counterargument, ignoring obvious and very straightforward parallels, etc.) to arrive at that conclusion. It has been my experience that 1) ignoring deliberate deceit gives deceivers the green light to continue to deceive and 2) deceivers will resent you for pointing out their deceptions. I've had to grow a thick skin against loneliness over the years, and it has not always served me well.

Anywho, I suppose you could say the moral of this episode is to give information a chance to prove itself before you dismiss it. Those who know the least on any given subject tend to be the same ones who argue against it the loudest and most aggressively. Chalk it up to substituting experience with fervor. A typical mode of operation for any religious zealot, classic or secular in nature.

Thanks for joining me again, and see you next video!

~ Atheist Astrologer