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Originally Posted by hcap
1 more example of a small force unbalancing something much larger.
Boxcar is on one side of a see saw, dnlgfnk is on the other.
Both are exactly even in weight. Both at 200 lbs.
The see saw is at perfect equilibrium.
Let's cal, the see saw an Aristotle, Aquinas balance.
Professor Edward Feser publishes a new paper. It is 10 pages and weighs 1 ounce. Only one copy. Boxcar grabs it up first. The see saw is thrown off balance.
2, 200 lb fully grown men thrown off balance by a 1 ounce paper.
Where is the "principle of proportionate causation"? 
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Wrong. 2 men are thrown off balance by one man + 1 oz. of paper.
The 1 oz. of paper isn't the only thing on the see saw.
