4.7.3.2. 4th principle of the physics of life

Those who seek an answer for the question, how life was created, can often find discussion on the subject of the goal of evolution, be it on internet forums or in pages of scientific journals. We already know that the goal of rain is not to make things wet, to the contrary, it is wet, because it rained. So, instead of speaking about the goal of evolution, let’s stop and think about whether gerpedelution (previously evolution) has any traits?

Fig. 120. Illustration of the principle of aggregation of cooperation and escalation of conflict.

Its first trait is the tendency to transform RPD objects into objects which are constantly getting better at accumulating resources. This takes place through emergence, with the use of the victory factor, structure tactics and behaviour tactics, and through their development. The result of this is an ever increasing complexity, which is, however, just a by-product of the optimization of accumulation of resources. This tendency is why humans are very well adjusted to compete with their equals, but thanks to the immunological system, can also fight with the smallest living objects, such as viruses and bacteria. Another trait of gerpedelution is the tendency towards the aggregation of cooperation and escalation of conflicts. When elements start to form a co-dependent system and start cooperating instead of competing, the system starts becoming a WSS system in subsequent iterations, and it seems that it is doomed to perfect cooperation. On the other hand, elements cooperating with one another transfer the conflict to a higher level, they fight together, not individually as before. This tendency explains why, among other things, we are a system consisting of billions of perfectly cooperating cells and why in only 10 thousand years we progressed from a horde of several members, through tribes of several thousand and million-man cities, to countries consisting of billions of individuals.

Even though grouping, tightening cooperation and transferring conflicts to higher organizational levels is only a tendency in gerpedelution, this phenomenon is so important for understanding processes related with life, I would like to raise its rank to that of a scientific principle. The 4th principle of the physics of life should therefore state: life tends towards the aggregation of cooperation and escalation of conflict.