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Article #8676Re: Why can't human statue stand?
From: r norman
Date: Sat, 29 Apr 2006 12:58
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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