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ODD THOUGHTS FOR FRIDAY (3/21/25) A.     Murphy's Laws illustrate real-world extensions of Newton's Third Law* on action. While Newton's law focuses on a single, equal and opposite reaction, life often presents multiple, varied reactions to any action. Therefore, effective decision-making requires anticipating and mitigating potential negative consequences before acting. * “For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction.” B.     What do modern physics (quantum theory) and creationism/religion have in common? Answer. Both use probability theory in an essential way to tell and then prove their story, one through the famous wave equation and the other through the unlikelihood of evolutionary events. While the physicists talk about wave-particle duality, theologists talk about a mind-spirit duality. Physicists talk about particle entanglement, while deists talk about kindred spirits. In the realm of spiritual connections, a concept often consider...

Dangerous Quotes – the talking points of our world. Many if not most Americans are moved by quotes, in fact simple quotes.   Here are three that may resonate. What’s good for General Motors is good for the country. Power to the people. In God’s name … (fill it in) Today we consider a quote from Cervantes’ Don Quixote . “ When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!”   Persuasive? Yes.   Articulate? Yes. Simple? Yes. Accurate?   Well, maybe but…   It is completely open ended, without any indication of what “should be”   should be.   It leaves to the reader the full imagination of possible worlds that could be.   It is attractive to a spectrum of opinion.   The most ardent Nazi and most dedicated Communist can both rally around....