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From 2011 through 2017, after 28 years of publishing The Pivot Review, Dr. Strauss  instead began blogging thoughts and articles. We hope you are stimulated, challenged, and inspired by this collection of of over 1000 thoughts and articles.

Q &A #69

Does chiropractic lead people to an awareness of God, to God consciousness?
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Mechanism and Mechanics

Mechanism is a philosophy (a metaphysical concept) Mechanics is a physical, observable, measurable activity. (within the limits of science/empirical abilities) Mechanism says that mechanics is all that there is, its existence is a product of time plus chance. Vitalism says that there is something else, not physical, something that is immaterial but perceptible through methods ... Read more
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Q&A #68 Philosophy and Objective

Which comes first our philosophy or our objective?
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Q&A # 67

If our intent is to correct a vertebral subluxation, is that outside in?
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“I’m a conservative too”-Jeb Bush

Having some conservative principles does not make you a conservative. We acknowledge that fact and refer to some of those people as “social conservatives” meaning they are willing to spend money promiscuously as long as it is on social issues, especially if those issues involve children. Case in point, Jeb’s brother George, who was willing ... Read more
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Q&A # 66

The metaphysical aspects of chiropractic, while not one themselves, clearly demand the acceptance of a spiritual conclusion. I have never heard the philosophy of chiropractic explained in purely naturalistic concepts. Can anyone do so?
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B.J. and the Chiropractic Objective.

In “As simple as that”, B.J. discusses the fact that chiropractic is not a substitute for medical care. It has a different principle, hence, we deduce, a different objective.
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God and Universal Intelligence-a Difference

God can and did exist without man or anything else for that matter. Universal intelligence cannot exist or at least be manifested without matter. Those who do that are trying to equate universal intelligence with God. But they are in fact having just the opposite result, removing the theological aspect of God and replacing it ... Read more
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Interpreting History

The correct interpretation of history is the most importan thing that we can do. It is no more important than when it comes to our chiropractic history.
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Philosophical IQ

Some of the smartest people in the world with an outside in-below up viewpoint have a philosophical IQ of an idiot. But often a low IQ person , like a farmer (I’m not suggesting all farmers have a low IQ) often has a chiropractic philosophical IQ bordering on genius. In other words the latter gets ... Read more
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