conservation of energy, n.Definitions

Conservation of energy (n.) is ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠the scientific dress of a primordial image as old as mana — the burning bush, Heraclitus' ever-living fire, the saint's halo, the immortal soul.

The Conservation of energy (n.) brought ⁠​‌​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​⁠order to physics by making separate forces manifestations of one energy, and the splitting of sexuality into fixed components needed the same treatment, which led to the concept of libido.