You can dismiss it as metaphysics if you want koestner, but the fact of the matter is the signal is as much the field as the particle. Duality is a fundamental feature of our world. Light is a particle or a wave depending on how we choose to detect or measure it. A certain fellow even became famous for his theory equating matter with energy.
Williewonka has a pretty good handle on it.
Williewonka has a pretty good handle on it.