Metaphors are like painting a green car red. Or, like a shoe having it's sole condemned to perdition.
Or, like a musician experiencing rough sax. On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 5:13 PM, Nicholas Thompson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Glen said (I think it was glen) > > > "It's just like folding a piece of paper. Someone hands you a piece of > paper and you fold it into an origami swan. Did you _discover_ the > swan? Or did you invent the swan?" > > And Nick replies ... > > You all know by now how I feel about metaphors. Nick thinks being serious > about metaphors is REALLY IMPORTANT <==rude shouting! > So, when I say what I am about to say, I am not just nit-picking. I hope. > > Isnt the metaphor backwards? Given the uniqueness of the solution, isnt it > more like you had been handed the swan and "discovered" that it was just a > square piece of paper? > > n > > > > Nicholas S. Thompson > Emeritus Professor of Psychology and Ethology, > Clark University ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > > > ============================================================ > FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv > Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College > lectures, archives, unsubscribe, maps at http://www.friam.org >
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