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Old 05-19-2008, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by TakuanSoho View Post
Force is where a third party forces you to do something you otherwise wouldn't do.
By some definitions and yet there are others...

force - Definitions from Dictionary.com

4. power to influence, affect, or control

6. persuasive power; power to convince

11. intensity or strength of effect

14. binding power, as of a contract.

18. to compel, constrain, or oblige (oneself or someone) to do something

22. to put or impose (something or someone) forcibly on or upon a person
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