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Spatial Three-dimensional Cross

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The fundamental principle underlying everything in the world and the universe, including the human body, is the presence of 'order and harmony.' This is why the term "Cosmos," originating from the Greek word 'Kosmos,' is employed in English to depict the universe. Even with only a modest amount of reflection, one can recognize the remarkable coexistence of the human body and the universe without the presence of chaos and destruction, irrespective of in-depth knowledge in medicine or science. Maintaining 'order and harmony' is governed by unseen laws, and the disruption of these elements would prevent anything from existing haphazardly amid chaos. It's intriguing to note that the perennial plant, with its eight crimson and purple leaves swaying in the wind on breezy days, seems like a coordinated coincidence. Nonetheless, it serves as a manifestation of 'order and harmony'—in other words, Cosmos. In 1671, Isaac Newton used a triangular p...

Statue of Moses by Michelangelo

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          Pieta(1.95m)                          Moses(2.35m)                         David(5.17)              Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel(Fresco, 1508~1512, 41.2m×13.2m) To decorate the Wall Tomb of Pope Julius II, Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564, Italy) carved Moses statue (1513-1515, 2.35 m, Rome, Basilica of San Pietro in Vincoli) holding the second two stone tablets between Moses' armpits.  Before this, when Moses climbed the mountain Sinai and received the first two stone tablets from God and came down the mountain, he saw the Israelites dancing with the golden calf under the mountain and threw the two stone tablets down the mountain in anger and broke them. After climbing up the mountain Sinai again, Moses ca...