"It just may be the case that biospheres on average keep expanding into the adjacent possible. By..."

“It just may be the case that biospheres on average keep expanding into the adjacent possible. By doing so they increase the diversity of what can happen next. It may be that biospheres, as a secular trend, maximize the rate of exploration of the adjacent possible.”

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Stuart Kauffman (via inthenoosphere)

from Stowe Boyd http://stoweboyd.com/post/125128986587