When ehowton wrote this post and then you proffered your question I experienced a moment of serendipity. The subjects here have very much to do with issues I have been thinking about a lot lately. Then recently I "accidentally" discovered a book which added tremendously to my thinking on these subjects. A bit exhausted from it all tonight I thought I would take in a little light reading on the Empirical Manifesto before going out. Then "serendipity", a perfect life example of ehowton applying in the real world the very things I have been postulating and theorizing about in my mind of late. And your question was the perfect platform for me to say out loud that I understand this and can share the understanding with my friends.