· Newton’s Three Laws and me
First Law: Every object
in a state of uniform motion tends to remain in that state of motion unless an
external force is applied to it.
Also known as “Inertia” – this is the
state of being I experience when I have too much to do – I can’t seem to move,
without a motivation force urging me on. Often times the force comes in the
form of food.
Second Law: The acceleration of an
object is directly proportional to the force acting upon I, and inversely
proportional to its mass.
While I was skating on the ice, I received
a blow from an oncoming backward skating individual traveling twice my speed.
My body accelerated to travel at approximately half again my original speed due
to the impact – which also knocked me down. Yes, I did see stars after hitting
my head on the ice.
Third Law: For every
action there is an equal and opposite reaction.
It’s been quite some time since I
played pool, but I can recall a time or two when I hit the cue ball and watched
it strike another ball that ricocheted back off the edge of the pool table.
· Our “Energy Efficient” Culture
There is much debate about this
topic. Is recycling as efficient as we are told? Ask Penn & Teller: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qcdNaajKExs
· Descartes has a lot to answer for!
Taking on the topic of
the existence of God is an enormous task. It’s fascinating to see how he
attempted to do so with mathematics.
As a student of a
medicine that is fundamentally holistic, Descartes’ premise that the mind and
body are separate is obviously in contrast with our medicine. I would be
inclined to study his philosophy more if were more in alignment with mine.
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