It is fundamental to the Newtonian paradigm that the set of possibilities that constitute the phase space is always definable and fixed ahead of time. This fails for the diachronic evolution of ever-new adaptations in any biosphere.
https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsfs.2022.0063
@corlin Kauffman is always worth the read - but also a must read is the Philip Ball article "How Life Really Works"
https://nautil.us/how-life-really-works-435813/
@corlin LOL - my first impulse too
@johnverdon
Yes..
Thanks.