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You are making a simple assertion that the metaphor was good without any explanation, while the author made a deep and cutting explanation as to why he he belie
by giantsloth 8y ago
You are making a simple assertion that the metaphor was good without any explanation, while the author made a deep and cutting explanation as to why he he believes it’s a terrible metaphor. You’ve made no counter argument.
- red75prime 8y agoMaybe Hofstadter hadn't chosen the best metaphor, but criticizing it from the point that it contains too many irrelevant details isn't unlike dismissing the use of apples for teaching counting numbers (what happens if I bite an apple, what if an apple is larger than another one and so on).