If one were to sterotype… the postrationalist looks at alchemy and asks “what can we learn from their success, so that we can create an enduring community with fame and mystique like alchemy?” The rationalist looks at alchemy and asks “what can we learn from their failure, so that we don’t do the equivalent of blowing ourselves up looking for the tincture that will turn lead to gold?”
If one were to sterotype… the postrationalist looks at alchemy and asks “what can we learn from their success, so that we can create an enduring community with fame and mystique like alchemy?” The rationalist looks at alchemy and asks “what can we learn from their failure, so that we don’t do the equivalent of blowing ourselves up looking for the tincture that will turn lead to gold?”