On loaded words

As an information junkie, one of my favourite pastimes is to think about words that carry more than one meaning. The first word that lit that particular lamp in my brain was "reflection", with meanings related to thought and to physical light. Very soon I formed the following theory/conjecture: those loaded words don't in fact carry more than one meaning! Instead, they refer to processes that occur on different levels of abstraction, but that are similar from an algorithmic point of view. For example, the process of a mirror reflecting light is pretty much the same as my mind reflecting on a certain problem.

What is the point of similarity you ask? Well, in order for me to examine a problem, I need to give it some thought, so that I get an insight into it. This is similar to a light source shining light onto the mirror, which causes the light to be reflected back. Light source = mind; mirror = problem; light = thought. What, me, reaching?

Here are some other interesting words that appear to be similarly loaded:

• gravity
• revolution
• solution

The implications of this conjecture, if provable and proved, are puzzling. It would mean that words carry much more information than what first appears. They provide insight into how the world works, instead of being coincidentally attached to random meanings. And did the persons who coined those words to start with, know of those deep connections that we seem to have collectively forgotten?