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There seems no need to assume there are such things as forces or laws at work in the universe. We may understand the universe in those terms but they are likely best looked at as an analogy of what is really at work rather than than being the actual nature of spacetime.

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This is a powerful and deep concept. It's one that those with just a sophomoric perspective of science don't understand. It also applies to the language of religion and metaphysics and is equally missed by those on both ends of that spectrum whether they be fundmentalists or ones who dismiss the subject out of hand.

In using language it is the metaphoric link that gives us a sense of understanding. The metaphor links to other things we think we understand and thereby gives us a sense of understanding the thing being metaphorized. A modern man tried to explain an airplane to a cave man. He says it's like a man made bird. The caveman understands it a little. He's then told that it's also like a flying boat. The caveman understands it better. Scientific theories are like that. So are Religious dogmas.

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