Law Of Increasing Functional Information

Hidden law of nature found under a rock.

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Scientists And Philosophers Identify Nature's Missing Evolutionary Law by Carnegie Institution For Science The new study expands that perspective, noting that at least three kinds of function occur in nature. The most basic function is stability — stable arrangements of atoms or molecules are selected to continue. Also chosen to persist are dynamic systems with ongoing supplies of energy. The third and most interesting function is "novelty"—the tendency of evolving systems to explore new configurations that sometimes lead to startling new behaviors or characteristics. Life's evolutionary history is rich with novelties—photosynthesis evolved when single cells learned to harness light energy, multicellular life evolved when cells learned to cooperate, and species evolved thanks to advantageous new behaviors such as swimming, walking, flying, and thinking. The same sort of evolution happens in the mineral kingdom. The earliest minerals represent particularly stable arrangements of atoms. Those primordial minerals provided foundations for the next generations of minerals, which participated in life's origins. The evolution of life and minerals are intertwined, as life uses minerals for shells, teeth, and bones.

I wonder. Will we be talking with intelligent rocks some day?

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