Yes, but that doesn't mean forward biased diodes have the same voltage for all currents.isn't the B-E junction look like a forward-biased diode?
Ebers-moll disagrees with you. And current mirrors would not work, otherwise.The collector current is not controlled by the base voltage...
Yay! Great description, crutschow.I resolve that dichotomy by using both views, depending upon the application.