User talk:Ikanreed/Drafts/Woo glossary

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Quibble on "potential"[edit]

@Ikanreed I would replace the word "potential" with "ability." Given the concept of "potential energy," your using that adjective could be confusing. Nerd (talk) 23:12, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

I guess. There's a reason I'm drafting it first. ikanreed 🐐Bleat at me 23:58, 20 November 2018 (UTC)

Saloon bar suggestion list[edit]

Kinda a todo list.

  • energy
  • quantum
  • consciousness
  • natural
  • field
  • theory
  • chemical
  • boosts immune system(maybe find a way to phrase this as a term)
  • vibration
  • toxin(or detox)
  • healing
  • crystal
  • negative ions

Feel free to add. ikanreed 🐐Bleat at me 04:18, 25 November 2018 (UTC)

I think "crystal" might be a good addition here. Pizza SLICE.gifChef Moosolini’s Ristorante ItalianoMake a Reservation 17:24, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
I bet no one is reading this, but what woo context is the word "field" abused. I've seen a few psychobabble pages mentioning "unified field theory of consciousness" as a metaphor for a unified understanding. But how do the pseudoscientists use the term? I'm at a loss. ikanreed 🐐Bleat at me 22:04, 21 February 2019 (UTC)

kinda a not-do-list[edit]

The following items have been removed from the todo list on the basis that I can't find cases of them being tragically misused.

  • force- only able to find obviously metaphorical usage