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Exploring Complexity and Emergent Behaviors in Virtual Ecosystems
The chapter delves into an early virtual experiment in an online world where virtual creatures displayed unexpected behaviors like population collapses. It explores the interconnectedness of life at various scales, reflecting on self-organizing systems and the philosophical concept of human identity. The narrative transitions into discussions on the nature of reality, complexity theory, and the interplay between science, intuition, and storytelling.