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In reply to the discussion: The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie. [View all]discntnt_irny_srcsm
(18,482 posts)29. Any logical process begin adopting axioms
Consider Newton's Laws of Motion:
First law: In an inertial frame of reference, an object either remains at rest or continues to move at a constant velocity, unless acted upon by a force.
Second law: In an inertial reference frame, the vector sum of the forces F on an object is equal to the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration a of the object: F = ma. (It is assumed here that the mass m is constant see below.)
Third law: When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.
Second law: In an inertial reference frame, the vector sum of the forces F on an object is equal to the mass m of that object multiplied by the acceleration a of the object: F = ma. (It is assumed here that the mass m is constant see below.)
Third law: When one body exerts a force on a second body, the second body simultaneously exerts a force equal in magnitude and opposite in direction on the first body.
The first law is, without sufficient reflection, a degenerate instance of the second law where, when F (force) is 0, a (acceleration) is also 0. In reality the first law gives a means for determining when the observer is "In an inertial frame of reference".
A logical application of laws flows from the government's foundational axioms.
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The 2A has been written by men and can just as easily be deleted by men. It's no biggie. [View all]
DetlefK
Feb 2018
OP
Good analogy. What rights did slaves have until the slave holders were forced to live under NEW laws
Fred Sanders
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#26
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Sophia4
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#55
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Sophia4
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#36
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Sophia4
Feb 2018
#73
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Sophia4
Feb 2018
#80
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Sophia4
Feb 2018
#82
The states remain states. They have their own state laws, courts, Constitutions.
Sophia4
Feb 2018
#87
re: "It's no biggie." & "Rewriting a constitution...that's actually not that big of a deal."
discntnt_irny_srcsm
Apr 2020
#97