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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Scott Bergquist who wrote (14765)	2/3/2003 7:43:09 AM
From: Bill Fischofer	Respond to of 28931

Einstein settled this issue in his Theory of Relativity by demonstrating that that the choice of a frame of reference for equations of motion is arbitrary. Thus, a heliocentric view of the solar system is no more "true" in any absolute sense than a geocentric model. However the math is simpler, which is why the heliocentric model is preferred.

To: Scott Bergquist who wrote (14765)	2/3/2003 5:55:27 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 28931

Tide Pools When the ebbing tide retreats Along the rocky shoreline, It leaves a trail of tidal pools In a short-lived galaxy Each microcosmic planet A complete society A simple kind mirror To reflect upon our own All the busy little creatures Chasing out their destinies Living in their pools, They soon forget about the sea... Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, A pattern so grand and complex, Time after time we lose sight of the way, Our causes can't see their effects Hyperspace A quantum leap forward In time and in space, The universe learned to expand The mess and the magic, Triumphant and tragic, A mechanized world out of hand Computerized clinic For superior cynics Who dance to a synthetic band In their own image, Their world is fashioned No wonder they don't understand Wheels within wheels in a spiral array, A pattern so grand and complex, Time after time we lose sight of the way, Our causes can't see their effects Permanent Waves Science, like nature, Must also be tamed With a view towards its preservation Given the same State of integrity, It will surely serve us well Art as expression, Not as market campaigns Will still capture our imaginations Given the same State of integrity, It will surely help us along The most endangered species, The honest man, Will still survive annihilation Forming a world State of integrity, Sensitive, open and strong. Wave after wave will flow with the tide, and bury the world as it does Tide after tide will flow and recede, leaving life to go on as it was...