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Long but interesting read
The concept of a brain-like Universe — seeded by pre-Socratic philosopher Anaxagoras — is gaining currency. The cosmos looks remarkably similar to the complete wiring diagram of the brain — and “non-local connections” could enable computation. Stephen Hawking saw a path to a new philosophy of physics based on a view of the Universe as a self-organizing entity.
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/the-universe-may-be-a-giant-neural-network-heres-why/