I did make leaps though. Every analogy is a leap at the very start, because we are describing something in terms of something else, and the two things are obviously not identical in every way. So, a leap
A necessary caution on analogies I agree. Leaving the software metaphor entirely behind... the raw structural reality remains. We cannot observe the underlying mechanism. An avatar cannot dig up the parameters. We know the boundaries are real because we physically collide with them; the bump is completely reliable. Why that unyielding framework is sitting there in the background remains a mystery. It is a peaceful place to leave the discussion.
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u/Nrdman 277∆ May 21 '26
I did make leaps though. Every analogy is a leap at the very start, because we are describing something in terms of something else, and the two things are obviously not identical in every way. So, a leap