Re: causing trouble

[Howard Pattee <***>]

John,

Could you explain again what you mean by ?the modeling relationship taken ontologically??
Can all cases of a modeling relation be taken ontologically? An example would help. Take 
a very simple case of measurement, say counting. On the natural (left) side I have the 
planets. On the right side I have the integers. By some protocol I find a one-to-one 
matching and I end up with a symbol (an integer) that corresponds to these objects in 
nature.

I can then say that I know (epistemologically) the number of planets in the solar system.

How do you want me to view this ontologically?

Howard