Newton's Laws and Me
Law of Inertia: Depending on the task, it can take a lot of momentum for me to get started. Once I start said task, it is difficult for me to stop until completion or I have another priority or fatigue wins.
Law of Acceleration: Once an idea sparks my imagination, I want to actualize it. The inspiration is the propelling force that drives me to see the idea become a reality. The more inspired I am, the more driven I become, and as a result, the faster I make the idea a reality.
Law of Equal/Opposing Forces: I don't have a direct example pertaining to my life, but for some reason I keep thinking of people slam dancing in mosh pits.
Descartes and Reductionism
Descartes' idea of reducing something to its parts to explain it reminds me of Western medicine. Dividing a human being into systems or small parts to try to explain and heal a medical condition can be primitive. Taking a step back and looking at the human being as a whole entity--body, mind, and spirit--is the way of Chinese medicine and I believe a much more effective way of healing.
That's an interesting way of comparing Descartes' idea to Western medicine, and I totally agree!! It's simplifying the body and trying to force it into a category versus looking at all the different parts as a whole to see what's really wrong/causing symptoms.
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