All of those before the simulation, seem like fairly useful metaphors, that describe something real about the world. Indeed, there are many things about the wo

All of those before the simulation, seem like fairly useful metaphors, that describe something real about the world. Indeed, there are many things about the world that go in cycles. Indeed, much of how the world behaves can be seen as acting according to exact, “mechanical”, rules (like, the laws of physics), etc. .