^Turtles ^Ridicule ~metaphor~ ~derision~

Figure

One large turtle, standing on two smaller turtles, standing on four smaller turtles. The four turtles standing on seven other stacks of seven turtles.

Annotate

  1. ^Model every ~turtle~ (for ~example~, ^Concept) as ^Turtles all the ~way~ down. 
    1. So each ~part~ or support of each ~turtle~ is just another ~turtle~. 
  2. ^Model every ~collection~ of ^Turtles (in ~relation~ to ~one-another~) as just another ~turtle~. 

Subject

^Turtles (all the ~way~ down) is a mode of ^Symbol that emphasizes self-similarity as means to represent ^Complex ideas.  I ^Believe the ~source~ of this idea of ^Turtles all the ~way~ down is an ancient parable.  The ~benefit~ of this idea is that as we ^Learn about ^Turtles and ^How to ^Model them, we can ^Work to ^Create a ~sufficient~ ^Concept to understand each ~turtle~ in ~parts~ or ^Turtles in ~combination~ ~likewise~. 

Target

Anytime we have something that is ^Complex, we can ^Trust the ^Turtles principle to hack our ~way~ through the muddy ~middle~.  We may ^Follow the ^Turtles principle to ^Create a ~STRONG~ ~foundation~. 

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