(March 10, 2018 at 3:26 pm)Mathilda Wrote:(March 10, 2018 at 3:21 pm)Banned Wrote: The universe is designed, from the smallest component to the movement of the whole thing, to have a very wide range of optional behavior, and to have prefered behavior due to an attraction, which we observe as the path of least resistance.
Self-organising processes find the path of least resistance by settling into the nearest stable state.
No intelligent direction or design required.
Should we really refer to an oxygen molecule as a "self" because it combines with hydrogen? I think we should reserve "self" for processes that require a theory of mind.
God thinks it's fun to confuse primates. Larsen's God!
