"First, mathematics is the language used to describe physics; it does not at all constrain what physical patterns are possible to express." Mathematics is enti

"First, mathematics is the language used to describe physics; it does not at all constrain what physical patterns are possible to express." Mathematics is entirely independent of physics and is not a mere descriptive language. The second statement sounds "religious"; perhaps you can demonstrate a case in point? "It is not at all clear that the phenotype space is constrained by simple mathematical patterns." There was no mention of "simple" in the comment to which you have replied. Simply a statement of the fact that no amount of evolutionary development can give rise to the impossible.