DiabloSpiritWolf:
Ed, if magic isn't real...THEN WHAT IS ALCHEMY?

Ed: Alchemy is the process of construction, destruction, and reconstruction. It is a science and follows the law of equivalent exchange, where you cannot get without giving. You also cannot create something without having all of the necessary products, such as changing wood to stone. Furthermore alchemy is-

Al: Aaaaaaaand he's in his sciencey mode.