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>unknown science is divinely inspired by the Christian God
Nope.

>One evening, while sitting by the fireplace in his apartment in Ghent, Belgium, Kekulé fell into a hypnagogic state—a transitional phase between wakefulness and sleep. In this altered state, he envisioned atoms dancing and twisting in snake-like motions. Suddenly, one of the "snakes" formed a circle by seizing its own tail, creating the ancient symbol of the ouroboros, which represents infinity and cyclicality. This vision led Kekulé to the realization that benzene's structure was a ring—a cyclic arrangement of six carbon atoms bonded to six hydrogen atoms.

>This epiphany revolutionized organic chemistry, providing the foundation for understanding aromatic compounds and enabling advances in biochemistry, pharmaceuticals, and materials science. Kekulé's discovery also highlighted the role of creativity and subconscious processes in scientific breakthroughs. In his 1890 speech commemorating the 25th anniversary of his benzene paper, he famously encouraged scientists to "learn to dream" but cautioned them to rigorously test their insights with rational analysis.

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