Gödel’s incompleteness theorem tells us that we can get close to answering all questions, but never answer every question about a system as long as we are part of the system. Thus, even in theory, we can never know why the universe exists and why it is the way it is without jumping out of it, which is impossible. In Einstein’s famous words, “The most incomprehensible thing about the universe is that it is comprehensible.” The material cosmos, life, and mind would not evolve if there were no stable patterns, but why there are repeatable patterns is beyond the understanding of anyone inside the
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