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[ironymaiden]

"The Chinese concept of qi presents a problem in English because it is neither matter nor energy but rather both. Several distinctions that are rooted in Western philosophy and Western languages, such as the distinction between matter and energy or between body and mind, are far less concrete in traditional Chinese thought and language. In a sense it is the same problem that faces modern scientists who must describe light as both particles and waves."

- Brian Kennedy, from Chinese Martial Arts Training Manuals A Historical Survey

Comments

[textualdeviance.livejournal.com]

Also, I'd say that Reductive Spiritualism is a lot more popular here than it might seem. I keep seeing it all over the place in arguments against evolution.

(The gist: We have no way of proving that what we know as reality actually exists, ergo, science is not superior to religion and the two should be given equal value in education.)