Exactly. The parameters we have define this universe. Any complex system—presumably most if not all universes—would have complex patterns. You would just need patterns to evolve that are self-promoting (i.e., accumulative) and evolving, and eventually a sub-pattern will evolve that significantly meta-references. Given that replicating forms can result from simple automata rules and self-referencing appears randomly (in a formal sense) all over the place in a random string (Godel) it doesn’t seem so improbable for such a pattern to emerge. In fact, an interesting question is why is there only one “life” that we know of (i.e., carbon-based)? Once we understand the mechanism of consciousness, we may find that it duplicates elsewhere—perhaps not in patterns that are accumulative and evolving but briefly, spontaneously. This is totally idle speculation of course.
Another argument: There’s nothing in Physics that says there isn’t a mechanism for how the parameters are chosen. It’s just another mystery that hasn’t been solved yet—so far, to date, God has reliably delegated answers regarding questions about the empirical world to Science.
Exactly. The parameters we have define this universe. Any complex system—presumably most if not all universes—would have complex patterns. You would just need patterns to evolve that are self-promoting (i.e., accumulative) and evolving, and eventually a sub-pattern will evolve that significantly meta-references. Given that replicating forms can result from simple automata rules and self-referencing appears randomly (in a formal sense) all over the place in a random string (Godel) it doesn’t seem so improbable for such a pattern to emerge. In fact, an interesting question is why is there only one “life” that we know of (i.e., carbon-based)? Once we understand the mechanism of consciousness, we may find that it duplicates elsewhere—perhaps not in patterns that are accumulative and evolving but briefly, spontaneously. This is totally idle speculation of course.
Another argument: There’s nothing in Physics that says there isn’t a mechanism for how the parameters are chosen. It’s just another mystery that hasn’t been solved yet—so far, to date, God has reliably delegated answers regarding questions about the empirical world to Science.