Instantly thwarted upon deployment, some theories can survive only in a place where there are not any circumstances. Like a scale model, the theory does not behave like the real thing – the weight, speed and density are off. It’s not exactly a lie but at best a slant rhyme. Parables work something out in the privacy of another problem, while children’s cautionary rhymes exaggerate consequence so that, for instance, patting a stranger’s dog will surely make your legs explode. The feeling of cause-and-effect power this gives a child is short-lived. Rational motive also misleads. An adult learns
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