Ishmael constantly references them in order to help the narrator figure out the Law of Life. He uses them as a way to make the narrator understand that people already understand the phenomenons involved in these laws, but they had not formulated them into laws. An apple obviously falls to the ground, but what makes this phenomenon true?
2. Wall (axiom) in Taker culture
Ishmael uses a metaphor of a "wall" which prevents people from obtaining the knowledge to live as leavers. He also constantly refers to this wall as Mother Culture. This wall makes the Takers completely oblivious to whats around them and makes the knowledge of how humans should live unobtainable.
3. The three tricks played on man
Ishmael tells the narrator that the gods played three tricks on man. Ishmael goes on to say that while man disliked the first two tricks, man adjusted and moved on. however, regarding the third trick, Ishmael says that unlike the previous two tricks, this one is impossible to adjust to.
4. The sensation of flying, but not
When talking about discovering the Law of Aerodynamics, Ishmael says that man used trial and error. During this process he points out that when testing their devices, they would gain the sensation of flying, but in actuality they were simply free falling. He used this analogy to tie into taker civilization and how it is also in a free fall.
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