Science is all a metaphor.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Scientific concepts are viewed as figurative tools rather than absolute descriptions of reality.
- In plain terms
- Science is just a way of speaking, not literal truth.
- What can you take from it?
- Remember that scientific models are metaphors.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Are all theories just metaphors?
Another view
It underestimates the predictive power of scientific models.
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