So the thing I realized rather gradually - I must say starting about 20 years ago now that we know about computers and things - there's a possibility of a more general basis for rules to describe nature.
Interpretation
Stephen Wolfram reflects on the potential of computers to establish universal rules for understanding nature.
In this quote, Stephen Wolfram emphasizes the gradual realization over two decades that advancements in computer science could lead to a more comprehensive framework for understanding the laws governing nature. He suggests that with the capabilities of modern technology, we might discern patterns and principles that describe the complexity of the natural world more effectively than before.
In practice
In a science class discussing the role of technology in understanding natural laws.
The thing that got me started on the science that I've been building now for about 20 years or so was the question of okay, if mathematical equations can't make progress in understanding complex phenomena in the natural world, how might we make progress?
Science is founded on uncertainty. Each time we learn something new and surprising, the astonishment comes with the realization that we were wrong before.
Cutting off fundamental, curiosity-driven science is like eating the seed corn. We may have a little more to eat next winter but what will we plant so we and our children will have enough to get through the winters to come?
The way life manages information involves a logical structure that differs fundamentally from mere complex chemistry. Therefore chemistry alone will not explain life's origin, any more than a study of silicon, copper and plastic will explain how a computer can execute a program.
There are only certain intervals of time when life of any sort is possible in an expanding universe and we can practise astronomy only during that habitable time interval in cosmic history.
History employs evolution to structure biological events in time.
I am on the edge of mysteries and the veil is getting thinner and thinner.
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