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Re: Why can't human statue stand?

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From: r norman
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:58
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On Sat, 29 Apr 06 10:52:58 GMT, jmfbahciv@aol.com wrote:

>In article <44535138$0$22380$ed362ca5@nr1.newsreader.com>,
>   "Glen M. Sizemore" <gmsizemore2@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>"r norman" <NotMyRealEmail@_comcast.net> wrote in message 
>>news:fif4525kjth59n1m9vrmbon12h6vmfv9bv@4ax.com...
>>> On 28 Apr 2006 08:59:09 -0700, "neo" <AbheJet@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>>Suppose there is human statue of cement in standing position. We human
>>>>being can remain in standing position. But why can't this statue remain
>>>>standing even if it is exact like our body?
>>>
>>> Of course a human statue can stand.  There are many examples around
>>> the world!
>>>
>>> You probably mean "why can't a human statue not firmly attached
>>> stand?"  It can, statically.  However any small horizontal force, like
>>> the wind, will tend to topple it.  We react by contracting muscles to
>>> shift our balance for small forces and by moving the position of our
>>> feet for larger forces.  When the forces get strong enough, we fall
>>> over.  Statues have a very difficult time responding to outside
>>> disturbances so either their feet are firmly fixed to the ground or
>>> they fall over much more easily than we do.
>>
>>When it was discovered that movement of (disembodied) parts of animals could 
>>be induced by electricity it became clear that the soul infused the entire 
>>animal, not just the brain. Perhaps a soul could be infused throughout a 
>>concrete statue and it would be able to stand. Perhaps that is what allowed 
>>Pinocchio to move about even though he was not a "real boy."
>I sure hope you are an 8-year-old child.  
>
>So you think that, if it moves, it has a soul.  Do clouds
>have one?
>

In the spirit of Glen's post, of course not.  Clouds do not have "one"
soul, each cloud has its own!
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