I'm not sure which side you are arguing for? Is the simple metaphor of 3 layers in the brain equivalent to saying gasses want to be together and solids want to

I'm not sure which side you are arguing for? Is the simple metaphor of 3 layers in the brain equivalent to saying gasses want to be together and solids want to rest? I think part of the debate in the comment section is on what kind of order / pattern we are trying to capture with the analogy. Does it make more sense to be analogous to the structural observations, or a more functional equivalency? You could say an ocean is like a desert in that they are vast and empty with respect to surface structures observed by a human traveller, but obviously from a functional /environmental perspective the two almost couldn't be more dissimilar