J) You are correct from the macroscopic viewpoint, but what about the Higgs bosons, are they not “accelerated” in their interactions with their surroundings?

ER) Your statement “that mass is equal to force over acceleration” is completely wrong, and betrays a total lack of understanding of what force, mass and acceleration are,
J) I’m simply stating what the formula implies, my understanding is that “force” is that which can cause acceleration, “mass” is that which can be accelerated, and acceleration is the fact that the motion of “that which can be accelerated” is being increased in its speed.

ER) and what equations are for.
J) In my opinion; equations are guidelines for determining values. Your explanation seems to agree with that.

ER) Mass has NOTHING to do with force or acceleration.
J) Is it not “mass” that moves with increasing speed, if there is acceleration?

ER) A mass floating motionless in free space is weightless, but it still has a mass because it requires a force to accelerate it.
J) I agree, IF we are considering an object that is “massive” in terms of atomic size, but if we go down to the sub atomic level, then it is my assumption that even the Higgs bosons, strings, or quantum fluctuations that are supposed to make up mass, still contain intrinsic force and acceleration.
Do you have any evidence contradicting such an assumption.

ER) What the Newton’s Law really tells you is that you can calculate the force acting on a mass by measuring its acceleration.
J) Perhaps it is possible to use such a formula to obtain a better understanding of the “structure” of mass.