according to Hofstadter, all human cognition is analogy-based, as a consequence of our intellect having emerged from our pattern-recognition capabilities

finding symmetries in sensory information, abstracting up to simplify cognitive load, & then matching across time is the root
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metaphor creation is one of the most rewarding things for the human brain. finding parallels/analogies/similarities between seemingl…
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