Thread by @syncretizm

My attempt to visualize the differences between a [[page]] and a ((block)) in @RoamResearch with my horrible drawing skills

It seems that [[page]]s seem to travel perpendicularly to ((block)) creation. Almost like it grows organically at the same time while sharing those blocks. It is almost like a query, but a fascinating question pops out:

Why is there an ability to generate blocks within a [[page]], if this page does not live as a block, but simultaneously in every other block? It's almost like the [[page]] is from a different dimension.

Something that just struck me:
Since a [[page]] works just like a query, and queries are essentially questions... a [[page]] IS a question. It's a question that receives answers from blocks!

Working in a [[page]] is working top-down;
Working in daily notes and building ((blocks)) is bottom-up.

This is starting to click for me. A [[question]] cannot have a solid place because it holds no actual answer. Therefore, it can only have a heading - itself cannot be an actual block.

A block on the other hand, are building units that can be used to connect [[questions]]s.

Eg. [[X]] is asking the question "What is X?"

Linked references show all the previous conscious attempts to answer that question. Unlinked refs show answers that we have not subconsciously thought of before.

Eg. (([[Y]] is wrong)), (([[Y]] is equivocal)) and (([[Y]] is correct)) are multiple answers to the [[Y]] question. Which statement is true? So maybe we need to rethink when we place [[]]s around something. We need to ask, "Is this a question I want to answer?"

A practical guideline I will try to adhere to now is: "Never fill in a [[page]] with answers without any block references underneath, unless that is a project or placeholder page."