Sublime

There is no reason why there should exist, even in principle, any lower-level explanation of the presence of that copper atom than the one I have just given.

As against Aristotle, he maintains that God created not only form, but matter, out of nothing.

They had serious trouble explaining atoms, for example. They predicted that each atom would be unique, creating an infinite number of chemical elements; that electrons would spiral in on atomic nuclei, with unhappy consequences; that the electrons themselves would explode under their own pent-up electrical forces; and that the light emitted by atom

the basis of life is molecular. It is the fact that there exist molecules which cause certain environments to make copies of those molecules. Such molecules are called replicators.

First, the concept of atomic networks provides the clearest goalposts for an upstart network—it’s all about splitting off, or creating from scratch, a distinct and higher-density atomic network.