Do Your Morals Have Mass?
In which the author casts personal morals as a fundamental force of nature.
During this quarantine, it is no secret that I am burning through my long-neglected reading list. I am pleased to announce that I have finally completed Prof. Hawking’s A Brief History of Time. As a brief review of the work, I will admit that I am spoiled with the knowledge I already had of the topics he covered. Frankly, I wanted more from it, and perhaps if I continue with his later works I would find it. Of course, I could always read his academic work, but I am certain I do not have time for that.
Nevertheless, reading through it made me think about gravity in ways that I had not before, and I appreciate the experience for that if nothing else. As I start to run my mouth about science things here, allow me to reiterate the Standard Disclaimers and note that I could be misinterpreting the theories completely, or by the time you read this all that I know has been discredited. Your mileage may vary.
Of the four fundamental forces in the universe, Electro-Magnetic (EM), Strong nuclear (S), Weak nuclear (W), and Gravity (G), it is gravity that is the beautiful mystery. I will skip over the histories and scandals associated with gravity from Sir Isaac to present day. For the purposes of my epistle today, I am sticking with the Newtonian model while tipping my hat to Herr…
