Yes, emergence is a model I tend to favor a little more than
some others.
I think models are good as Thought Experiments, helpful in
conceptualizing difficult concepts by providing us with
something to analogize with - and I think humans analogize well
with stories, thought experiments, "imagine this scenerio" type
things..
...but..
I also believe one ought (yes, I used ought, shame on me) - to
be careful when ascribing excessive "truthness" to a particular
model of reality.
For me, it's mostly because I've been let down when I find the
fatal flaws in each of the models.
It's entirely egocentric too: I analogize to my own existence
when considering exotic issues. I try to be careful with
generalizations that attempt to also be specific enough to
describe "everything everywhere for all time" because I am the
exception. I needn't have existed at all.
I was an outlier at school yet I punched a hole through the Bell
Curve of "Norms" and made a place for myself, even though I
didn't fit in to the statistical norms in a lot of ways.
I afford the same luxury to others as well. I'm still looking
for good universal models that already exist but I've found but
a few bits and pieces that seem universal, and a whole pile of
Universal theories that went a "little too far".
It's not that I discard them; but I use them as a reminder for
myself to be very careful at universals. It makes me rather
annoying to have a conversation with at times, but it's part of
my attempt to be authentic.. which I suppose involves being
heavily contrarian as well
