[STARSCREAM.]

Because if i'm raised on this turn it seems like i'm never ahead, since I doubt most opponents are aggressive enough to do it with something like AhJx.

I agree that by betting pot I get full value from a flush draw, but not necessarily from any of his other holdings, middle pair or a pair between 7s and Jacks will potentially call a 3/4ths pot bet, but may fold to a full sized pot bet. And if he has one of those hands i'm obviously not too worried since if I check or bet the turn when it's a heart, you will rarely get raised if he has one of those hands.

And furthermore I don't think we're playing this hand passively at all, raising preflop, betting the flop, and now betting the turn isn't exactly passive in my book. This is just a situation where I have a hard time finding a balance between getting value from every pair that I beat, yet being able to let go of it when/if the flush card hits.