On Mon, 31 May 2010 22:52:35 -0700 (PDT), lu6etj
wrote:

Richard, you said: -"Because" leads to superstition-; you are pointing
to causal relations?

Hi Miguel,

Language would have us believe that causal relations "be" from
"cause." Common language sometimes uses "because" as a bridge between
phrases without necessarily implying causality - in other words, the
word "because" is verbal noise when that happens. "Because" is often
a one word reply to a child's question "Why?"

I believe was you who said dislike representations, if it is yes, were
you aiming to create mental images of physical phenomena?

Oh, I do that all the time. However, I do not mistake representations
as being the real thing. In other contexts, they are more real than
the real thing. So, if there is dislike, it comes from seeing
inferior representation when better work requires so little more
effort.

Here we often use the word "methafor"
now there's a curious and suggestive spelling
in figured sense instead
"analogy", for example, "my car it is as strong as a locomotive" it is
a true methaphor. In metaphor, there are two levels or terms: the real
(my car) and evoked or imaginary (locomotive). Coulored water is it a
true methaphor or an analogy?

Both. But context should resolve that, or it could still be both.
That is why metaphor and analogy are so dangerous. That is also why
it is so useful in fiction. We get enough fiction here.

Simple analogies as useful things until one (or more) of they not
work... then, ciao analogy..!, not so bad :), however... notice!, our
ideas are not equal to the "out there" world. Concepts, models,
(mathematical models also, of course)... are not they our mind's
"analogies" "out there" sensorial/injstrumental perceived world?
These are not trivial epistemology issues, our "observer" leads
directly to the question about "Is the moon there when nobody
looks?" (N. D.Mermin). When we go out of our classic-simplistic-
realistic-traditional ham world... "we are in troubles, Houston",
slippery soil!, I make the sign of the cross! :)

Namaste.

73's
Richard Clark, KB7QHC