[MD] in defence of the "relative"

[Ham Priday]

On Friday, 11/12/09 at 1:21 PM, Craig wrote:


> [Ham]
> Physical forces like gravity and magnetism have nothing to do
> with free choice because the objects that are "pulled" by
> these forces are not making preferences.

[Craig]:
> So where does this third thing--this force--come from?
>
> Is it always there or does it appear from nothing when
> + & - particles get near each other? Or is it part of the
> + & - particles, in which case we can dispense with it altogether?
> Why not just say it is the + & - particles that cause (=prefer)
> the attraction?

All "things" are appearances derived from Essence.  Existence is perceived 
as an operational system, the forces of which are part of the system.   Like 
the combustion engine which uses the force of exploding fuel to drive a 
wheel shaft, or a TV set which uses the RF energy of a transmitted signal to 
produce a picture, existence uses the potential of Essence to actualize the 
self/otherness dichotomy which converts value into differentiated phenomena.

By the way, Craig, atomic "particles" went out with quantum theory. 
Polarity (contrariety), like time and space, is the nature of existence. 
You've got to think in terms of "energy relations" today if you want to keep 
up with nuclear physics.  Metaphysically speaking, however, I see essential 
value as the driving force of existential phenomena.  Value is that aspect 
of Essence which we all sense pre-intellectually and differentiate 
experientially.  Our dynamic universe is the product of these human 
functions.

Understood essentially, that is.

--Ham