the concept of a new leg is something that allow us to change significantly the way in which we move. A car is not a new leg, a leg grows with the body.
So the question is: is computational science like a car or like a leg. Is only a tool or is something that will make a change in the way we think and conceive experiments, in the way we consider thinks to be possible and shape our future?
In ancient times there was only one leg for science, that was authority. I see no problem which the three or four legs concept. The only thinks I would consider silly is to confuse a leg with a finger. Anyway, if you don't want to use body analogies, don't ask for know many legs science has in the first place.
So the question is: is computational science like a car or like a leg. Is only a tool or is something that will make a change in the way we think and conceive experiments, in the way we consider thinks to be possible and shape our future?
In ancient times there was only one leg for science, that was authority. I see no problem which the three or four legs concept. The only thinks I would consider silly is to confuse a leg with a finger. Anyway, if you don't want to use body analogies, don't ask for know many legs science has in the first place.