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The occultist [[Aleister Crowley]] likens the approach of conventional science to the process of measuring ten yards with a stick about which we really know nothing but that it is one tenth of the ten yards in question. Every "fact" we hold true of the physical universe is merely an idea stated in relationship to other ideas, and if we try to establish any such "fact" in absolute terms we find it is impossible. If A is defined as BC, where B is DE, C is FG and so onwards the terms of dependency increase exponentially, and we even come to the point where Z is circularly defined in terms of A.<ref>{{cite book |last=Crowley |first=Aleister |authorlink=Aleister Crowley |title=[[777 and other Qabalistic writings]] |chapter=What is a "number" or a "symbol"?}}</ref>
[[Alchemy]], a precursor to modern science, is considered an occult practice. Alchemy used to be common among scientists, such as [[Isaac Newton]]. <ref>[http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/newton/alch-newman.html Newton's Dark Secrets].</ref> During the [[Age of Enlightenment]] alchemy and science went their separate ways. Since then, most scientists have seen alchemy as a misconseption based on the idea of five elements, and most occult practices as medieval nonsense.
==Religion and the occult==
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