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On Thu, 09 Jan 2025 13:32:11 +0000
Martin Harran <martinharran@gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, 9 Jan 2025 13:01:50 +0000, j.nobel.daggett@gmail.com (LDagget)
> wrote:
> 
[]
> >Words like __force__  and  __energy__ sound almost scientific.
> >I often cringe when (other) people use these colloquially. Anyway,
> >you have been challenged.
> 
> Sorry, my bad - in this instance, I meant natural *processes*. 
> 
> I might argue about "forces" another day but not here :) 
> 

Use the force, Skywalker!

-- 
Bah, and indeed Humbug.