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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.

Authoritarianism

There is nothing wrong with living in an authoritarian society…. as long as you have the right authority. The authority for the human being is the innate intelligence of the body and the free will of the person who owns that body. We must resist the efforts of those, particularly in government, who would usurp that ... Read more
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Intelligent Design And The Major Premise

Intelligent Design only addresses the design element, not the intention or purpose. The chiropractic Major Premise addresses something different, something greater. Intelligent Design is two steps from a theological construct, the Major Premise is only one step from it.
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ADIO v. OIBU viewpoint

There are a number of terms used to describe the contrasts between these two world and life viewpoints. Some are more appropriate than others under different circumstances. “Above-down, inside-out” versus “outside-in, below-up” are the most common terms used in describing aspects of the health field in general and chiropractic in particular. Tradition says it was coined ... Read more
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Outside-in Thinking

The real danger to outside-in thinking is that those with that viewpoint desire to run people’s lives in what they think is in the best interests of that person. That makes them feel altruistic. To the majority in a free society where people want the right to make their own decisions, that is not acceptable. That is why most ... Read more
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Intelligent Design Q&A # 31

If the body is designed and organized by an innate intelligence, why is it not a perfect design? Does innate intelligence “create” less than a perfect organism?  Those that adhere to the theory of evolution  explain the weaknesses of the organism by the fact that it is still evolving. How does the existence of innate intelligence ... Read more
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The Expression of Intelligence Through Matter.

There is a principle or law regarding matter called gravity.  It is a universal law. However, it is expressed differently depending on the quanity of the matter. The law of life, innate intelligence is the same, 100% in all organisms. However, the quanity and quality of the matter through which it is being expressed affects that ... Read more
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Expressing Life vs. Treating Disease

There is nothing wrong with Newtonian physics but relativity and quantum mechanics demonstrated that it had a smaller application than was previously thought. In a similar way there is nothing wrong with the practice of medicine. It’s just  that it too has a smaller application than was previously thought. Its application is not related to ... Read more
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Structure and Function-Q&A #30

One of the basic tenets of chiropractic is that structure affects function. Some have even suggested that research is not necessary because if structure affects function, we can  logicallyconclude that any change in spinal structure affects the function of the nerve system? The question is: does structure affect the nerve system to the degree that ... Read more
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Absolutes-Quote

Absolutes are the foundation of any moral code or philosophy- Ravi Zacharias. Chiropractic is built upon absolutes. We call them the 33 principles. They include innate and universal intelligence.  The idea that vertebral subluxation always causes the body to work at less than 100% is also an absolute.
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Normal and Average

It’s not such a bad thing, conforming people to a national average. The bad thing is thinking and calling that normal.  When it rises to the level of forcing it upon a people, that is evil.
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