Okay, I think this is where the engineering background comes in... back in the ancient days, before autoCAD, one would use mathematical points written in equations to produce an "image". My father could actually manipulate these equations so he could make the "image" appear in his head. He was a marvel, and it helped immensely. So when we talk about the representation of points of reference of DNA as an "image" this is how I interpret those points of reference. They produce an "image" that can be deduced from those points.
However, here is the gold: it should be proven by some of those points. The theory must be tested. In reality, all previous thought should be proven periodically to find out if we are truly basing our "facts" on information obtained, and not just on some elaborate scientific dogma created around a pet theory.
Wolf: you might be surprised at my views; I have had an incredible opportunity to experience science in my life, and I have had the hand of God move in my life in ways beyond explanation. Science and God have never been mutually exclusive for me - in fact, I find scientific fact supports my theory of God. I think this is because the more I find out, the deeper I go, the more I discover how little I know...
Once we get beyond linear time limitation and into string theory, things really start to become weird.