On individual vs. communal research

[pillarofruin]

Some people begin, as alchemists, by wanting to honour the divine that they see everywhere in this world. Some people begin by glimpsing the divine and wanting to transmute this world into it. To begin by raising what is below, or bringing down what is above-- depending on one's temperament, one impulse or another may be dominant

Comments

[kowai_yo_ne]

...Is this going to be on the test?

[pillarofruin]

Not as such. There have certainly been great alchemists who have achieved remarkable, even shocking, results by working on their own. It's merely my theoretical standpoint.

[exceedinglife]

Awww, but that's no fun....

[pillarofruin]

I could test you on it if you'd like. *raised eyebrow*

[exceedinglife]

If I pass, do I get extra credit? ^_^

[pillarofruin]

I'll be factoring into your grade with everything else. Being excited about some aspect of something doesn't make the other aspects any less important.