Yes, you are. You are saying that iron is a rock, but diamond isn't. Lasers and beams are energy. Literally everything is made of energy. You know potential energy? That's absorbed, too. You're absorbing your own armor. Don't give me the "it only absorbs damaging amounts" bullshit, as it absorbs 100% of energy thrown at it. Magic, light, heat, kinetic, etc. would be 100% absorbed, as they are all energy. That's the point of modern-day tank armor: to absorb as much kinetic energy as possible. The kinetic energy would be from ballistic rounds, meaning that even if armor is as strong as paper, it can absorb a .50 caliber machine gun. Heck, it can be as strong as paper, yet survive a nuke.