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Progressingamerica: Postmodernist "power relations"

2020-05-17T22:33:19Z

Postmodernist "power relations"

2016-06-27T22:53:11Z

top: clean up & uniformity

2016-02-08T05:13:28Z

2015-09-23T22:32:29Z

Where is "The American Redoubt"? I waited for half a year!

2015-03-23T08:57:29Z

2015-03-06T07:16:18Z

2014-12-11T02:32:37Z

2012-07-22T18:02:30Z

2011-08-05T16:28:06Z

a theological note - stop me if I'm being too sectarian

2010-08-21T02:30:47Z

Reverted edits by VondolDestruction (Talk) to last revision by HenryS

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 * Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
 Yet God has all power and is mostly seen as the perfect source of everything good. He restrains Himself from any exercise of that power that would not benefit [[mankind|His children]].
 Because human beings having power have generally abused it, with a typical leader being a tyrant who manipulates others for his own benefit, some thinkers have despaired of any proper use of power. Indeed, the [[Founding Fathers]] sought to limit and regulate power, while recognizing that our Creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights.

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−	'''Power''' is the ability or authority to take effective action or exercise control. Thus in a deliberative body such as Congress, the faction able to assemble a majority bloc of votes is the faction in power. Putting three aircraft carriers into the North Arabian Sea is an example of the projection of military power.	+	'''Power''' is the ability or [[authority]] to take effective action or exercise control. Thus in a deliberative body such as [[Congress]], the faction able to assemble a majority bloc of votes is the faction in power. Putting three aircraft carriers into the North Arabian Sea is an example of the projection of military power.

	In [[physics]], [[Power (Physics)\|power]] is the rate of [[work]] done per unit [[time]]. Power can be expressed in [[Watt]]s		In [[physics]], [[Power (Physics)\|power]] is the rate of [[work]] done per unit [[time]]. Power can be expressed in [[Watt]]s

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 In human society, power is often seen as "bad", i.e., a source of corruption:
 * Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
-Yet God has all power and is mostly seen as the perfect source of everything good. He restrains Himself from any exercise of that would not benefit [[mankind|His children]].
+Yet God has all power and is mostly seen as the perfect source of everything good. He restrains Himself from any exercise of that power that would not benefit [[mankind|His children]].
-Because human beings having power have generally abused it, with a typical leader being a tyrant who manipulating others his own benefit, some thinkers have despaired of any proper use of power. Indeed, the [[Founding Fathers]] sought to limit and regulate power, while recognizing that our Creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights.
+Because human beings having power have generally abused it, with a typical leader being a tyrant who manipulates others for his own benefit, some thinkers have despaired of any proper use of power. Indeed, the [[Founding Fathers]] sought to limit and regulate power, while recognizing that our Creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights.
 If we think about God's purpose of creation, we can readily determine when and how to use power.

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	In [[mathematics]], a power of a number is the result of [[exponentiation]] - multiplying a number by itself a specified number of times.		In [[mathematics]], a power of a number is the result of [[exponentiation]] - multiplying a number by itself a specified number of times.
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		+	In human society, power is often seen as "bad", i.e., a source of corruption:
		+	* Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely
		+	Yet God has all power and is mostly seen as the perfect source of everything good. He restrains Himself from any exercise of that would not benefit [[mankind\|His children]].
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		+	Because human beings having power have generally abused it, with a typical leader being a tyrant who manipulating others his own benefit, some thinkers have despaired of any proper use of power. Indeed, the [[Founding Fathers]] sought to limit and regulate power, while recognizing that our Creator endowed us with certain inalienable rights.
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		+	If we think about God's purpose of creation, we can readily determine when and how to use power.

	[[Category:Legal Terms]]		[[Category:Legal Terms]]

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−	[[~~Conservapedia smothered~~ by ~~Vandalism!~~]]	+	'''Power''' is the ability or authority to take effective action or exercise control. Thus in a deliberative body such as Congress, the faction able to assemble a majority bloc of votes is the faction in power. Putting three aircraft carriers into the North Arabian Sea is an example of the projection of military power.
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		+	In [[physics]], [[Power (Physics)\|power]] is the rate of [[work]] done per unit [[time]]. Power can be expressed in [[Watt]]s
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		+	In [[electricity]], power is the product of [[voltage]] and [[current]]. This is also expressed in [[Watt]]s.
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		+	In [[mathematics]], a power of a number is the result of [[exponentiation]] - multiplying a number by itself a specified number of times.
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		+	[[category:Electrical Engineering]]
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