Purpose, Value, Evolution, Consciousness, Sentience, Life & Emergence of Mind From Matter | Terrence Deacon | 95
Mind & Matter
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Emergence and Reversal in Thermodynamic and Morphodynamic Processes
In thermodynamic systems, the balance between energy production and dissipated systems leads to processes that seemingly invert the logic of the second law of thermodynamics, resulting in more organized systems. Similarly, juxtaposing morphodynamic processes in a way that complements each other produces reversals of processes that tend to undermine themselves. These reversals, resembling a rabbit coming out of the appearance, suggest a physical story rather than magic, and an indication that it's not completely reducible through reductionism.
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