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Incubator Q&A Would it make sense for an entity who can control tangible and/or intangible materials be able to manipulate electricity but not light?

Yes, you can make sense of it: mass The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be ...

posted 3mo ago by Antares‭  ·  edited 3mo ago by Antares‭

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#4: Post edited by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-12T19:50:46Z (3 months ago)
  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be considered as a flux of [electrons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron) which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity: [photons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon) - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in [Newtonian rules of physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics) "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be considered as being a flux of [electrons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron) which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity: [photons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon) - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in [Newtonian rules of physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics) "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
#3: Post edited by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-12T19:48:57Z (3 months ago)
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  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be considered as a flux of electrons which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity photons - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in Newtonian rules of physics "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be considered as a flux of [electrons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electron) which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity: [photons](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photon) - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in [Newtonian rules of physics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classical_mechanics) "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
#2: Post edited by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-12T19:40:38Z (3 months ago)
  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass. Also electricity can be considered as a flux of electrons which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity photons - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in Newtonian rules of physics "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
  • **Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**
  • The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass ("particles"). Also electricity can be considered as a flux of electrons which itself have a mass (albeit really small).
  • Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity photons - which are considered to be massless.
  • The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in Newtonian rules of physics "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.
  • **Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.
#1: Initial revision by user avatar Antares‭ · 2024-09-12T19:37:18Z (3 months ago)
**Yes, you can make sense of it: mass**

The property you are searching for is "mass". All the matter you describe as tangible and intangible is matter with mass. Also electricity can be considered as a flux of electrons which itself have a mass (albeit really small).

Light on the other hand, is considered to be carried by electro-magnetic waves - or for simplicity photons - which are considered to be massless.

The psionic forces thus can be based on a fundamental principle of manipulating _mass-carrying particles of matter_. This is _something like_ a "gravitational force" but not quite the same: Only as a construct of explanation like in Newtonian rules of physics "only" - "gravitational force" is a simplification here, because gravitation actually describes the observable effect of matter moving in _bent spacetime_ in our current understanding of physics - therefore gravity itself is/would be able to influence light as well.

**Sidenote:** If you consider the term "energy" to comprise electricity and light, this can be considered an (over-)simplification. They might be a _form of energy_ but so is mass as well ([mass-energy-equivalence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass%E2%80%93energy_equivalence)). I won't go into details here in the scope of the question.