@smidlee
Please keep your tone civil. I understand that debunking your beliefs can make you feel like you are under attack. That I assure you isn't the point. Now if you feel that you have to win the debate, but realize that you can't. Well that's really your problem isn't it rather then mine. I think if you ponder it a bit you will realize you could just leave the thread, or if it makes you feel better you could always justify doing that to yourself later. Anyway how does throwing a tantrum in the middle of a debate make you look to others. Sure it makes you feel good at the moment, but with all the guilt, and shame is it worth going down that road. Wouldn't you be better off not debating this subject if it makes your blood boil.
That said a analogy is supposed to convey an idea or meaning, and it doesn't necessarily need to be exactly similar to what it is being compared to. A good analogy is one that people can see in their minds, and that they have a lot of experience with. Scientists often use membranes like a trampoline to explain space time to laymen. Even though a trampoline in no way resembles spacetime. The differences far outweight any similarity, but very prominent scientists do use this analogy, because it works. Just as they use non representative models of the Solar System. People have issues with scale so models are usually fairly dumbed down with Earth being bigger then it really is, and Jupiter and the Sun being much smaller then they are.
You might not like the analogy, but it is a fairly good analogy for the point being made. Which is a fairly simple point. Speaking to crystals and personal computers. Did you know crystals may be the next big thing in computer hardware. There are a lot of engineering teams working to use Diamonds for a myriad of functions. You really should look into this it is fascinating.
