When asked to explain his choice to major in physics, Wolfgang Smith said, "I want to study physics because I believe that physics is the key to the understanding of the universe." He amends, "Needless to say, I have changed my mind in the interim."
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I'd say Michael Levin's work is approaching a description of the universe that isn't mechanical, but alive at all scales.
https://thoughtforms.life/living-things-are-not-machines-also-they-totally-are/
Wolfgang Smith is based AF.