[MD] Why are things called patterns?

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[David]
> The reason we call them this is because they are only ever recognised as patterns *because*
> of our intellect.  They only exist *because* of our intellect.

I don't think this is Pirsig's view.  Inorganic patterns (iron filings) recognize other inorganic 
patterns (magnets); biological patterns (predators) recognize the patterns of their prey.
Craig