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... . John is
referring to idealizations in which F acts on a particle, or on a rigid
body. Leigh, on the other hand, was bringing a very persuasive
argument for "F being a cause of a" in non-ideal situations. The
center of mass of a real body does not start accelerating at the
same moment at which the force is applied. What do you think
about this argument, John? In the last message Leigh wrote: