It isn’t the Universe that’s following our logic, it’s we that are constructed in accordance with the logic… — Fred Hoyle
It isn’t the Universe that’s following our logic, it’s we that are constructed in accordance with the logic of the Universe. And that gives what I might call a definition of intelligent life: something that reflects the basic structure of the Universe.
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