James 5:16 that says, "The effectual, fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
This is an interesting verse. I wonder, do we see such power in our prayer lives? Perhaps it's because we aren't fervent or earnest in our prayers. Let me illustrate.
True story. 4 guys went golfing. 3 of these guys could hit the ball 280-300 yards on their drives. The other player could only hit it about 230-240 yards so the other guys hit it at least 50-60 yards father each time. One day they were all playing and came to a hole that was only 160 yards long. It was over water and you had to hit the ball at least 145 to clear the water. As they were playing, they could see and feel a huge storm brewing. In fact, when they got to this hole, the wind was blowing in their face about 40 miles an hour! They knew this would be their last hole. Normally, these 3 guys would hit a 9 iron to this hole but because of the wind, they each hit a 6 iron. All 3 hit it good but all three came up just short in the wind and each ball went in the water. Now, it was the shorter hitter's turn. He wasn't sure what club to hit so he pulled out his driver and his 3 friends started to laugh and make fun of him. It was a little embarrasing but it was the only club he felt he could hit to get it over the water. Despite their making fun of him, he got up on the tee and hit it good and made it over the water.
Perhaps, as you read this, you feel a 40 mile wind in your face from the world and all its pressures. You have little desire to read the word, you are always tempted, your marriage is rocky, or you are in bondage to some sin. You are barely hanging on to your Christian life. I encourage you to try something. Be fervent in your prayers to the LORD. In other words, HIT THE DRIVER!! Don't be flippant in your prayers. Be intense. Be earnest. Don't hit a 6 iron, hit DRIVER. Elijah was fervent and James 5:17 says he prayed and it did not rain for over 3 years. Elijah hit the DRIVER. We can do the same since he was exactly like us.
Also, as a side note, not only did this guy's shot clear the water, the ball bounced once and hit the pin and landed 2 inches from the hole. It was the closest this guy ever came to a hole in one. As the Scri
In the example you gave the left side makes some sense; you can talk about apples and oranges, and fractions of them. But on the right side you've got an "apple/orange", which isn't a real thing. The same sort of problem crops up when one starts talking about physics.
Every equation describes something. They're like very succinct sentences. Perhaps you could "add them in thirds", but what you get out is very unlikely to make any sense.
For example, here are three sentences I found by googling random words (specifically: wildebeest, summer camp, and water).
-"Gnus belong to the family Bovidea, which includes antelopes, cattle, goats, and other even-toed horned ungulates."
-"And for this round, we've shaken things up a bit, and opened up the promotion to a mix of bands on the 2011 Summer Camp Line Up."
-"We offer information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where you can give opinions and test your water knowledge."
Each says something, and each kinda needs to be used in the right context to make any sense. Combining in thirds you just scramble them even worse:
-"Gnus belong to the family Bovidea and for this round, we've shaken things up a we offer information on many aspects of water, along"
You could wander the world looking for a situation where this sentence makes sense, but there's no reason to expect you'd find it. Moreover, the new sentence itself doesn't makes sense. Despite the fact that all three of the original sentences were grammatically correct (except for starting with "and"), the new sentence has several errors.
The same is true of the equations of QM and GR. They're talking about wildly different stuff.
Let me know if that makes sense or clears anything up, and thanks for asking!
-Physicist
