Forces are often depicted as literal pushes and pulls, transmitted across space. This is a metaphor that misrepresents the relational nature of interaction. Forces are descriptions of changes in relational constraints, not literal contact or transmission of “stuff.” Gravity does not “pull,” electromagnetism does not “push.” These are shorthand for patterns of actualisation within relational systems. Treating forces as mechanical contact encourages a substance-based, mechanistic view of reality that obscures relational emergence.
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