Notion of life energy

admin September 22nd, 2009

Science, tending to reject that which cannot be directly ob¬served, usually dismisses the notion of life energy as superstitious and irrational. In the past, however, many scientists sought proof of what they called elan vital, an invisible life force that animates living creatures. Unable to find such proof, scientists have tended to prefer a more mechanistic understanding of life, and they reject this concept.

However, they do know that one measurable form of energy does play a role in the body—bio electricity. Bio electricity is the language used by the brain to communicate with all the organs of the body, telling them when to spring into action, when to speed up, and when to slow down. Signals are sent down through the nervous system via nerve fibers, which signal a myriad of biological processes, from muscle movement to organ functions.

Furthermore, we know concretely that the brain transmits its own special brand of energy, called brain waves, which are associated with various states of consciousness. Interestingly, it is now the absence ol these waves, rather than the cessation of the beating of the heart, that indicates clinical death.

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