>>47308001They are not disputing "alchemy was proto-chemistry", they are asserting that you have to be a fucking idiot to believe any serious chemist cares about alchemy beyond that piece of trivia, much less a medical doctor who would be mostly concerned about practical biochemistry. Now, House being House would probably do know about Archeus, as part of his character is having knowledge that is considered esoteric by others. But like others said ITT, in the CONTEXT of the scene it is most definitely an atheist joke that references Arceus, because that makes the most sense with the tone, the characters involved and the wording he used. You have to also take into account that this was a SHOW, written by people who would most likely be into other entertainment media, not obscure alchemy.
Just because you are smart enough to know "more" than others doesn't mean you know EVERYTHING, you are just human. You can be wrong and you can be stupid, which is what is happening here.
By the way, a medical doctor is telling you all of this. And before you make an ass out of yourself even more, my only other post ITT is
>>47306151. Doctors are also human, ideally we would only care about medicine and topics related to it but then we would just be medical machines, not humans who have a life beyond that. Hell, the whole point of House is that he and his team manage to diagnose all those rare cases thanks to the human part of themselves. Which, believe me, is very close to what happens IRL. Being a doctor is a "humanist profession" because it's not just about having specific knowledge but also about being a detective who can solve human puzzles.
