An example of an analogy to explain science:
"It is maintained that perhaps the success of the Heisenberg method points to a purely algebraical method of description of nature, that is, to the elimination of continuous functions from physics. The, however, we must also give up, on principle, the space-time continuum. It is conceivable that human ingenuity will some day find methods which will make it possible to proceed along such a path. At the present time, however, such a programme looks like an attempt to breathe in empty space."
Albert Einstein
Einstein, A. (1994). Physics and reality (S. Bargmann, Trans.). In Ideas and Opinions. The Modern Library. (First publication 1936)