<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Astrology lost territory to astronomy, alchemy... > Astrology lost territory to astronomy, alchemy lost territory to chemistry, and eventually technological superstition will lose territory to people who actually understand the machines. **Source:** [[articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]], [[research/AI-Tech Doomers Publication/preimages/2026-09-17-article-route/articles/The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile|The End Is Near — AI Doom, Anti-Science Panic, and the Primates Who Sell Technological Exile]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Astrology lost territory to astronomy, alchemy lost territory to chemistry, and eventually technological superstition will lose territory to people who actually understand the machines.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-astrology-lost-territory-actually-understand-machines ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->