I think what mtrimpe was implying is that insistence on a dictionary or scientific definition of energy, while at the same time understanding from context the more new-agey use of the word, creates discord and inhibits understanding. Thinking about energy in this way simply works for some people; I can't see any harmful effects -- can you? I get how annoying it is, though, when folks collapse the new-agey and the scientificky together, and then want to eat their cake, too.
thefOx, you said that believing in energy (new-agey) is life-negating. How so? It seems to me that many people who interact with a new-agey style of energy have tremendous vitality. Do you think all faithheads are also life-negating? Just because you're delusional doesn't necessarily mean your beliefs are killing off life.
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