Models answer the questions What? and How? They do not answer the question Why? The simplest model explaining all observed behavior, and even better, making ne

Models answer the questions What? and How? They do not answer the question Why? The simplest model explaining all observed behavior, and even better, making new predictions that are then confirmed, is the model we tend to call "reality." But it's just a model. When you step back to think about it - everything is a model: colors, sounds, the table you're sitting at, the chair you're sitting on. We've just become so accustomed to these models we think of them as "reality" and it's super convenient to do so. I think that's a big point the Buddha was trying to get across.