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  • $\begingroup$ These ideas resemble 18th-19th century aether-based physics.. suppose it were true and applicable to this world, nice ideas.. but the challenge here is the "science based" tag. That means current physics ! $\endgroup$
    – Goodies
    Commented Sep 3, 2022 at 23:49
  • $\begingroup$ @Goodies I disagree. Science-based is "For questions that require plausible (better than suspension-of-disbelief) answers based on Real World science that are not necessarily constrained to the known limits of Real World science." We're talking about an alternate reality with different physics. Requiring it to comply with the rules of a different reality seems more like hard-science than science-based. $\endgroup$
    – barbecue
    Commented Sep 4, 2022 at 17:55
  • $\begingroup$ @barbecue I respect your opinion about tags, but "Real World science" is not the above. Light and darkness are radiation phenomena, no fluids. $\endgroup$
    – Goodies
    Commented Sep 4, 2022 at 18:54
  • $\begingroup$ @Goodies light and darkness are radiation phenomena in THIS world. In Terry Pratchett's Discworld, light is a fluid. You seem to be ignoring the whole "not necessarily constrained by the known limits" part. $\endgroup$
    – barbecue
    Commented Sep 4, 2022 at 22:14
  • $\begingroup$ I'm not sure how anyone can answer this question under this definition. Magic is impossible under current science, and in OP's question we already presuppose wizards; that calls for a huge change to the natural world, imposing new constraints like 'the minds of sentient can disrupt existing processes like the laws of thermodynamics'. Once you throw out basic thermodynamics, you aren't talking about anything like science. We're just talking about narrative flavour. $\endgroup$
    – Steve Cooper
    Commented Sep 5, 2022 at 20:28