http://tautology.wikia.com/wiki/Tautology_Usenet
http://tautology.wikia.com/wiki/Ian_Pollster_Usenet
http://www.groupsrv.com/science/about431656.html
refering to SoF: John Jones "It is a metaphor, not a scientific description,[3] and is both incomplete and misleading." [/quote:ba6efbe0a1] It's misleading because its direct meaning is tautologous, and its indirect, metaphorical meaning is empty because of it.