[MD] Epistemological metaphors

[Steven Peterson]

Hi all,

I can't believe I had never heard about Neurath's boat before. Just
came across this:
"We are like sailors who on the open sea must reconstruct their ship
but are never able to start afresh from the bottom. Where a beam is
taken away a new one must at once be put there, and for this the rest
of the ship is used as support. In this way, by using the old beams
and driftwood the ship can be shaped entirely anew, but only by
gradual reconstruction."

I think it is my favorite epistemological metaphor. What's yours?

Best,
Steve