Text: Natural Laws are those laws that govern even the rock that falls. This is called the Law of Gravity by science. The Law of Gravity is formulated by man in an attempt to quantify and qualify "that which causes the rock to adhere to the earth" or words to that effect as we witness when the rock is released from a distance from the earth's surface (center). So in this instance, and there are many others, man's definition of this law is approximating that of Nature's. In the end, when we more fully understand Gravity, these two laws (man's interpretation and the actual law) will become one and the same law. Every thing in the universe is born of other things and develops along certain lines and in certain forms. All this happens according to Natural Law or the operation of those forces (DNA, chemical, quantum mechanical, Newton's Laws of Motion, thermodynamic, etc.) in operation within the sphere and confines of the "thing" as it develops. Stars become stars born of the nebulous gases of the interstellar spaces. Dogs beget dogs and not cats. An oak tree begets little oak trees (from acorns) which in time, according to the rules (natural laws) that govern the genetics, chemical assimilations, thermodynamics, etc. through which such a tree grows, becomes a big oak tree and not a pine tree or some other aberration. So in the end it is this collection of natural laws to which I referred to as a concept of "God" and not as many hold - a supernatural anthropomorphized being. One wonders what then created and regulates these laws - I have no idea. Can this be even known? Maybe - maybe not. A review of the entry SYMPATHETIC VIBRATORY PHYSICS - FOUNDATION PREMISE will cast more light on this expanding subject area. This again is one of the aims of Philosophy - to find, learn & understand and then correlate scientific findings with those things we perceive and experience as parts of nature (life) into a meaningful and more complete understanding of everything so that eventually we can find a more harmonious and balanced life possessing greater meaning to each of us - personally. In other words: any philosophy must (should?) be a personal philosophy - one that helps each individual find hope, love, substance and reason for life. I hold that to philosophize as points of conversation or a demonstration of logic sequences or for any other purpose than that of finding and determining a greater meaning and understanding of life is foolish and becomes as naught. (Excepting for the purposes of perfecting such techniques.) With no good being rendered to anyone in such an enterprise what good is it? Not much. In the past few decades there has been and still is a tendency to de-personalize science, religion and philosophy to such an extent that we seem to be isolated and separate from nature going on around us. This is patently untrue and leads to many of the problems we are now facing such as pollution, hate/war, persecutions, injustices, etc. This concept of separatedness has carried over into society and government such that most of us feel alienated from those very things that effect us to such a great degree. Through analysis of the work of "great" scientists, philosophers, etc. we can eventually reach a better understanding of life and life's activities by looking through their eyes as it were. Not all of us can experience all the experiences of life in one lifetime and should (must?) look to the experiences and teachings of others to gather a fuller vision or experiential awareness. Thus the old philosophers have bequeathed an enormous gift of insight, experiences, theories, summaries and studies of their lives and works of yet others to us for our benefit should we take the time to review such work and correlate what we read to what we experience in our day-to-day activities. It is through correlating (thinking) that knowledge and experience become synthesized into wisdom or useful awareness of and for our own lives. Without thinking there can be no meaningful assimilation into one's own personal life - which has been and is the stated goal of Philosophy. Dale Pond

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