[Phys-L] Re: Energy is primary and fundamental?

[jbellina at SAINTMARYS.EDU (jbellina)]

Sorry Jim, you are missing my point.  It is not that energy is real,
rather it is that force is no more real then energy, so you can't
privilege it on that basis.

joe
On Aug 17, 2005, at 1:27 PM, Jim Green wrote:

> > I think kids can relate to forces much easier than to energy.
> > After all,
> > energy is not real,
> > only an abstraction invented by humans to explain things. Ask
> > anyone for a
> > good
> > definition of energy, and you'll get many responses. Ask about
> > forces, and
> > it's a no-brainer.
>
> Brethren, are you listening?
>
> Energy is not real.  Stop pretending that it is!
>
> Jim
>
>
> Jim Green
> mailto:JMGreen@sisna.com
> http://users.sisna.com/jmgreen