Hi Focs,
Maybe I'm being dense here, but I don't see how something abstract can
be anything other than metaphorical.
Abstract patterns don't have any "material" existence of their own, and
thus have to be represented by substitute material patterns e.g. written
symbols, sound bytes, magnetic bits etc.
By this way of thinking, the whole of the MoQ or any other idea is
nothing but metaphor.
Jonathan Marder
PS. If anyone is interested, there may be an interesting parallel:
the requirement for material symbols to embody ideas is like the
requirement for material entities to embody any form of energy, a
concept central to Quantum Theory. Is this a good metaphor?
MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
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