Posted: Nov 22, 2010 6:30 pm
Cito di Pense wrote:
The problem is not with the word 'real', on whose meaning no one can agree, but on the words 'made up' (composed), also a term on which no one can agree. This is a discussion about the semantics of imprecise terms at this point.
We either talk about models for the structure of matter or we wibble. A structure is a model. If a model isn't good enough, we can go find a less-pricey whore.
Or we can be left wibbling about the words used by famous scientists outside the context of anything like a model. It is only disingenuous to suggest that scientists are incapable of using metphors and clearly indicating use in context.
Without saying whether I agree with you or not - the point of that post was that I specifically want to know what Sanja thinks those two statements might mean, and why he is endorsing that meaning. ... I am asking him directly to explain what he posted.