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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 # 39

Is a dead body less organized than a living one? Why or why not?
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Innate Intelligence is 100%

When speaking about innate intelligence, 100% does not refer to quantity-but rather  perfection. The expression of its forces is dependent upon and limited by matter (Prin. #24)
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Polarization

We are dividing the profession into two camps. The problem is that where we are dividing it is incorrect. It is not subluxation-based v. non subluxation based but the medical objective v. the chiropractic objective.
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Innate Expression

While the innate intelligence is always 100%, its expression (the expression of its forces) may be less than 100%. By analogy: the law of gravity (the attraction of masses) is always 100% (9.8 m/sec.2 ), its expression may be less (an object already lying on the ground or a plane flying at 20,000 feet) or ... Read more
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Innate Thot Flashes

One philosophical criticism I have with B. J. and what causes much conflict between myself and traditional chiropractors is that we are expected to accept the logic of B. J. which is sometimes based upon a premise that is not founded on deduction but based on (faith in) the authority of B.J. I have no problem ... Read more
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"The New normal is jihadist bombings"

The above quote is attributed to Governor Cuomo of New York. We have redefined “normal”.  As chiropractors we  must reject the redefining of the idea of normal. especially by politicians. While the above is not a chiropractic issue, how can that  idea of redefining normal, and allow others to define normal on issues that  affect our health and ... Read more
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Insurance and Chiropractic

If you are taking care of an individual for vertebral subluxation, it is lifetime care. But an insurance company expects that at some point they are going to stop paying for care. Therefore, their idea of vertebral subluxation is not the same as ours.  They see it (or its effects) as a condition that will one ... Read more
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I've said it before but it bears repeating…

…practice members may bring in their children for care and still not understand chiropractic, but it is a sure bet that if they do not bring in their children they do not understand it.
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Wish I'd Said That

The core source of knowledge in science is observation-empiricism. The core source of understanding in philosophy is assumption and logic-deduction. The core source of understanding in religion is belief-faith. -David Koch, D.C.
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The Future

The future belongs to those who can relate the heritage of the past to the realities of the present.
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