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I don't think that is true. If you base your understanding on an inaccurate representation, then you may later on run into problems trying to fit new informatio

by okl 8y ago

I don't think that is true. If you base your understanding on an inaccurate representation, then you may later on run into problems trying to fit new information into your inaccurate thought-model. For example explaining electric circuits with water analogies (like described here: https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-current-resistance-and-ohms-law/voltage https://learn.sparkfun.com/tutorials/voltage-current-resista...) cannot account for EMF.

paulgb 8y ago
Every model or analogy has this problem, but it doesn't make models and analogies useless for learning.
- nkozyra 8y ago
  Exactly. Abstractions are lossy. The goal here is comprehension, I don't see how the models here differ in that regard.