It more than does, theFIRMbss. Wolfram has written a truly "unsettling" work -- unsettling, that is, to the presently well-established, thus conventional modes of thought. My huge takeaway from this brilliant book is that there is a certain preeminence to considerations of "form," as mathematically describable, in the understanding of universal nature. He makes "patterning effects" vivid, and relates them to the operations of very simple instructions which seem to have universal application.
In short, I think he has written a world-class book. Whether or not one agrees with every conclusion he draws, it is a marvelous and rewarding experience to simply read him. He is excavating new and valuable ground here....
I take it you like his approach/appreciate his work, too, theFIRMbss. So we share something in common here.
Thanks so much for writing!