“Chaos theory,” Mike said, “I think things we do now affect where we born in future lives.”

“You touch something and a bunch of other things result,” I said.

“Yeah,” Mike said thoughtfully, “think about it like a nested hierarchy. Molecules make cells, brain cells make conscious human brains, conscious humans make conscious communities, conscious communities make conscious societies.”

“And we are?” I asked.

“A pattern inside a pattern,” Mike shrugged, “a pattern that changes the pattern. A pattern changed by the pattern. I dunno.”

“That might explain the mechanism,” I said, “but I don’t see how it could give any intent to...

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