Understanding the Composition of Energy

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In summary: It is not a thing, it is a bookkeeping device for keeping track of motions and changes. It is a mathematical idea. And that's the most important thing I can teach you.In summary, the conversation discusses the concept of energy and its composition. While some may argue that energy is made up of itself, it is ultimately a property of a system rather than a substance. The question of the origin and composition of energy may be considered meaningless in the context of science, as energy is a mathematical concept used to describe motion and changes. It may be more important to focus on understanding the language and tools of science rather than trying to define the nature of energy.
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quantumcarl: Energy is pushing. Or pulling. Take your pick. You can push on a spring. Or you can pull on elastic. Or you can push a mass through space. Which is maybe pulling a bit of space into time. Or vice versa. Whatever. But if the pushing or pulling makes something happen, that's called motion. And if it don't, that's called tension. If you have too much tension, something usually snaps then something big happens. Simple really!

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Now, what's pushing made out of?
 
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Farsight said:
quantumcarl: Energy is pushing. Or pulling.
This thread is confused enough without conflating force (pushing and pulling) with energy.
 

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