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“The hallmark of evolution is its ability to process situations and generate order without relying on the crutch of a conscious designer. Most complex systems grow organically, solutions evolving through unguided and mindless forces, never reaching any final state.”
Source: In Defense of Chaos: The Chaology of Politics, Economics and Human Action, (2013), p. 338
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