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Old 11-13-2007, 12:20 PM   #74
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Re: Ki and Remaining Grounded

Okay, my previous post was too ranty and tangenty (I swear that's a word). I see two arguments here:

1) Ki does not exist in the metaphysical sense. It's a belief system that people use to explain things they don't understand.

2) Ki does exist and is based on scientific principles that can be explained through the understanding of physics and biological principles.

I think if I had to choose a side, I'd go with the second argument, but I also think the advocates for this argument - at this point - are maybe giving too much weight to how they "think" something may work (i.e. grasping for understanding using terms that may not be apropos) and aren't really giving much input into how it's used or performed in everyday practice.

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