We talked about “vectors” as abstract representations of abstract force. We also discussed the pattern of forces in summation, giving rise to particles and objects or to light and/or radiation. We have endeavored to keep this at an understandable level. The final question we raised was, if we could use calculations and mathematical representations, could we predict behavior?

It turned out that we were able to, and we made attempts to quantify how an object could change the state of its positional behavior. This calculation of acceleration (rate of change of position) allowed us to do this. The change of state of uniform rest or uniform motion led us to Newton’s other two laws, including the most familiar for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction. This allowed us to predict the movement of heavenly bodies, for example stars. It also allowed us to model the behavior of cannons, rifles and a host of other things. This led us to a belief in cause and effect, in a material world.

This entirely did away with the concepts of spirit and its relationship to matter, which had always been understood to be in operation below the surface of everything. This materialism came to dominate all western thought and philosophy. It turns out that this materialism is an approximation for handling things locally in an apparent material world. To have local behavior, one has to overcome the natural resistance of the system. Newton’s first and third laws are a representation of the systems resistance to local attempts to modify the change of position of apparent objects. It operates in a way such that small changes in local behavior are possible, with increasing resistance, such that large changes become impossible. In truth, this is actually best represented by what we know of in mathematics as differential calculus.

For, in addition to not having an actual physical presence, these subatomic particles (those smaller than an atom) also behave as if they are in constant contact and communication with each other. The ramifications are that, if such connection is existent at these submicroscopic levels, they also must exist at the macroscopic levels. This makes the collection of subatomic particles (read here probabilities) part of a larger system (the atom). This system is in turn part of a larger system (chemical element or chemical compound). This system in turn forms a larger system, and so on, until we get to the system of the universe and beyond. Thus any positional change affecting where the probability (particle) acts to create an effect, is accompanied by a force of resistance, when this activity is initiated on a local level. This essentially creates Newton’s third law, for every action there is an opposite and equal reaction. The only way to create activity without resistance is to create non-local action. Non-local action or action at a distance is system initiated activity. This is how the system maintains itself anyway. This means somehow learning how to communicate with the system enough to create the results desired.

Can this actually be done? Is it possible?

We will answer this the next time.