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Re: electric charge

At 4:51 PM -0500 on 12/21/01, John S. Denker wrote
Larry Cartwright wrote:
but I am compelled to object to the
> 19th century characterization of electrical charge as a "substance".


No analogy is perfect. Charge shares _some_ of the properties
of a substance such as water, but not all properties. But
imperfect analogies are often useful.

If I remember correctly, Leigh Palmer (Mr. Reification himself) was
ALMOST convinced that charge was a 'substance'. But he would not
consider ENERGY to be such.

Anybody heard from him recently?
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