Theorem: Taylor polynomials have the power to end all war.
Proof: Replace the world with its first Taylor polynomial. Since this is linear, its second derivative is identically zero. Since the second derivative measures acceleration, to a first approximation the world can not accelerate.
By Newton's Second Law, since the acceleration of the world is zero, so is the net force exerted on it. In other words, the world experiences no force.
It is well-known in the literature that war is an application of force.
Since the world experiences no force, it follows that there can be no war. QED.
Posted by aloysius at May 16, 2008 05:52 PM |