Sorry, that's too tall an order for me. Nobody knows what the metaphysical mechanisms are that result in quantum behaviour. Heisenberg's uncertainty principle limits our knowledge. I jumped into this thread on inspiration. I'm not really here to argue about evolution or even teleology. I just thought my idea about postdetermination could apply.chaz wyman wrote:Now tell me exactly HOW this mechanism is supposed to happen!
But I'm arguing against such theories. In particular against those that tout the "randomness" and "uncertainty" of quantum mechanics as evidence of an infinite number of possible futures to choose from and proof that "free will" exists in reality.chaz wyman wrote:QM has become the dumping ground for every crack pot meaningless theory.
Applying notions from quantum mechanics on a larger scale is dubious at best. But if you do, I suggest that both the randomness and the reversible arrow of time should come along for the ride. In which case the "purpose" of evolution could be defined after the fact and work backwards.