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It looks like postmodernist fluff to me. I assume from the downvotes it received that I'm not the only one. I accept the possibility that we all missed some gre

• anigbrowl 9y ago
  I started writing an explanation but it got really wordy and I don't want it to sound patronizing. Better, have a look into Catastrophe theory, and consider lifeforms (and species) as coordinates in higher-dimensional parameter space, wherein informational asymmetries are equivalent to energy discontinuities. A simple practical example of this would be bacteria around a hydrothermal vent; it's the boundary between the high energy source (signal) and the low-energy empty space around it where life thrives. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophe_theory https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catastrophe_theory
  • robbintt 9y ago
    Although I am not familiar with catastrophe theory by name, I can provide a specific example of a 'controlled randomness' that governs genetic drift. It's a particularly nice example because we use it to seed random pools of our own now, too: cosmic radiation.