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>we encountered it by complex goal-directed physical processes

If you mean evolution, yes. But nothing about the big bang for example makes it a "goal directed process".

(In fact even evolution only looks that way from hindsight -- there's not some end goal there either).




Acually, the primary complex goal-directed physical process I was talking about was Scott Aaronson. Also various other mathematicians, and mathematics/mathematical research collectively. Evolution is goal directed with regard to locally maximizing inclusive reproductive fitness, but it's not particularly involved by this point.




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