Constructor Theory -> A constructor is an entity that can cause the task to occur while retaining the ability to cause it again. - and Life is constructors.
All theories are just ideas or musings in the beginning. Until they are further defined, researched and proven.
Things like the earth circling the sun, sounded crazy at first. It also went against god.
If all independent 'thoughts' are diss-allowed because only "god" can provide the answers, then we'd still be living in trees wondering why the sun comes up.
How do you think we have anything, without someone, at some point, asking 'how does this work?'.
The parent of yours was about God, and you seemed to agree with that one. Seemed related. Weren't you equating someone's proposed theory as hand wavy mysticism, because of a lack of meaning in their lives?
But maybe not. I could me reading too much into it.
E/Acc -> Second law of thermodynamics leads to 'life' as way of increasing entropy. https://www.quantamagazine.org/a-new-thermodynamics-theory-o...
Constructor Theory -> A constructor is an entity that can cause the task to occur while retaining the ability to cause it again. - and Life is constructors.
Assembly Theory -> Lee Cronin. Assembly Theory defines all objects by their capacity to be assembled or broken down using minimal paths. https://iai.tv/articles/a-new-theory-of-matter-may-help-expl...
Whatever Donald Hoffman is saying lately. Which might not be about underlying layers, just how we can't know them.
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