Well, everything starts conceptually. It is part of my new belief system that 1) everything is is understandable via an analogy 2) analogy says how it works completely perfectly from a particular zoom level, but to get more precision, to zoom in more closely, one most look at other processes (inner or outer loops) that modify the initial analogy. 3) #2 doesn't take away from #1. They are both equally valid. It's absolute vs relative. Same thing, different perspectives. "