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Re: Drill, Martial Art, Martial Dance and a discerning 6th Sense         

Group: alt.philosophy · Group Profile
Author: bigfletch8
Date: Aug 30, 2008 01:50

On Aug 30, 4:09 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Aug 29, 4:19 pm, "Kevin B. Murphy" comcast.net> wrote:
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>> The sixth sense is balance.  It's just like any of the other senses, except
>> most people ignor it unless vertigo becomes a problem for them.  People
>> develope their other senses if their professions require it.  A discerning
>> ear is a plus to enjoy an appreciation of music, a discerning sense of taste
>> and smell helps us to enjoy food better, etc.  Balance and coordination is
>> important for many sporting activities but what I claim is that it is
>> important for science as well.  A scientist of the highest caliber should
>> have a discerning sixth sense.  The truth of the matter is that mathmatics
>> is only good up to gyroscopic motion... and then there are mirrors... which
>> are very very complicated.  Just to get you started, what is an about face
>> in military drill? Well, I would describe it as a front to back balance
>> correction of a left-right imbalance.  Question: What is the up balance
>> correction to a left-right imbalance and what is the down balance correction
>> to a left-right imbalance?  Answer this and that gets you up to mirrors...
>> You've got balance correction for gyroscopic motion but you have mirrors to
>> deal with next.  You know, all of my friends are exotic dancers, they define
>> their own identity by their style of dance AND SO DO I.
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> The vestibular system, which is a contributor to our balance system
> and our sense of spatial orientation, is the sensory system that
> provides the dominant input about movement and equilibrioception. Not
> only is there a math of function but also of how this group of cells
> develop within an embryo. Maybe it is good to pay attention to balance
> and celebrate the wonder, but there is no need to portray it as a
> neglected science and ridicule everyone over it man.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4Av_pGYI2k
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> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vestibular_systemhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equil...
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>> Emotion is a sign of weakness.  Psychosis is a sign of vulnerability.  As a
>> society, we nurture weakness and exploit vulnerability and that's OK.  It is
>> as nature intended.
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Nature provides predictability in society, but of course the
individual is greater than the sum of its parts. It takes effort to
break away from the gravitational pull of the group. The motivation to
do so is fuelled by the growing discomfort of not doing so.

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