It's more like looking at grided paper and thinking that defining some rules of when a square turns black or white would result in complex structures that move

It's more like looking at grided paper and thinking that defining some rules of when a square turns black or white would result in complex structures that move and reproduce on their own. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway%27s_Game_of_Life