on the Tree of Life
down to a network of points and lines
enclosed within the brain-sized circular
cross-section
of its branch
and we've observed relationships between neurons
in that network
mirroring the relations between
entities in the world
this mirroring growing
more and more precise
as each brain climbs its branch
abstracting symbolic 'shapes'
to represent those relationships
shapes that simplify the paths
of those patterns of matter
embedded in 4-d spacetime
and further using those 4d shapes as metaphors
when a pattern is missing an 'external' shape
testing, then
alternate abstract-shape models
until one stands out
as the best match
and seeking to extend that match
to other entities/ relationships
so that the fewest possible alternate models
match the most possible modeled relationships
(a reduction sought both
by the baby tasting everything it can pick up
and the string theorist trying to unify
gravity with electromagnetism)
ultimately aiming for a single unified 4d model
that can be precisely matched
to every sort of relationship
(like a tree of life model)
