Oh! So zero equals one?

©Allan Webber (B.Sc., Grad Dip Ed Admin) - July 2025

 
How '0 can equal 1' and '1=1' distinguish cosmic forces and mortal powers.

Mortals observe the universe from a perspective where 1 always equals 1; the contents of anything new must equal the sum of its originating parts. Our conception of our origins is driven by the Laws of Conservation so '1 must equal 1'

But our enslavement to that equation is built on the mortal experience and this creates dilemmas that, whether you hold to either scientific or ideological principles, force a reluctant acceptance that the cosmos can make zero equal one. However, when we attempt to use mortal experience to assess the emergence of things, our '1 equals 1' perception fails.

So, the '1 must equal 1' expression arising from universally observed conservation laws defines the limitations of mortals. Whenever the 'zero is capable of equaling one' equation is implied, the conservation laws are rationalized by there always being a counterbalancing '1 equals 0' event. For example, mortals are conceived (0=1) and must inevitably die (1=0). Your persona flows out of your conception moment (0=1) and there will be a time when its presence becomes apparent. But all the development that follows vanishes when you die.

Significantly, your persona development embraces an awareness of yourself and your existence but only in an intangible form. Your mind is the tangible product of intangibles such as memory, emotion etc.; it is the tangible device that makes the intangible 'you' emerge, but your persona doesn't take a tangible form.

There is no tangible source or materiality to your persona, but it has reality. Its reality is apparent by your physical presence and other living beings around you who also know you exist. Your pet knows you and your moods. Yet your persona’s isolation from your body indicates how intangible it is since when your body dies that persona disappears from the universe. Your unique you-ness cannot be recovered from your tangible remains.

There is more to your story and mine which gives insight into the 'zero equals one 'existence and that will be seen as you read on. I introduced it above to show the problems surrounding the emergence of the universe persist. The 'zero equals 1' events of which the universe is capable are still occurring in abundance. I also wanted to indicate that the 'zero equals one' type of event has personal relevance to us.

But our mortal experience that 1=1 is founded in our experience of living in an observable universe where conservation laws apply. Yet we are forced to concede that, unlike us, the universe embraces both 1=1 and 1=0 capacities. This capacity highlights a crucial difference between us mortals and the cosmos. It implies, quite conclusively, that we mortals are incapable of matching what happens in the universe.

We cannot create something from nothing or reduce it to nothing. This includes the forming of a universe which has the dimensions of our own. Without energy or matter to draw upon we cannot create those ingredients. But our perception of the universe's emergence, via a 0 equals 1 event', implies that the death of our universe will be a return to nothingness. This counter-balancing concept is equally impossible for us mortals to perform. And this is true even if we try to do these things on a grain of sand, an electron or a fundamental particle rather than a universe size object.

So even our conception and death involve things that have existed since the beginning of time, namely chemicals, energy and evolved processes. The source for these three components is always traced to what emerged at the time the universe took on a tangible form. But critically intangible things accompanied, and made possible, the emergent tangible universe. Intangible things like time and space, numbers, physical constants, and shapes were there and drawn upon at the instant of the universe's beginning.

My interest in the zero equals one capability of the universe.

This 0=1 idea is not new to me.
When I was sixteen it was already part of my thinking.

Once a week, my class teacher at Gawler High School, Mr Colin Brideson, wrote the writings of a great thinker on the black board. It was a brilliant teaching technique to encourage us to think about philosophical milestones.

However, I thought that some of these were confining, so I wrote some of my own thoughts on the black board under a too obvious synonym. of Nalla Rebbeuu. One of those I presented was 'In everything there is nothing. In nothing there is everything'.

Mr Brideson on seeing it said 'This seems a very religious view. What do you think?'

As he was looking directly at me I replied, 'Well it is possible to see it as religious, however it is also based in science. For instance, the Big Bang implies that all matter arose out of nothing, which requires us to ignore laws of conservation of matter and energy. And in addition, every atom is mostly empty, so in its nothingness (space) there is everything that we know as substance.'

The visible and hidden 'zero equal one' phenomena

There are an infinite number of 0=1 phenomena that humans can notice but it is mainly the major tangible ones that humans construct a means of accepting. The beginning of the universe is one such event that we cannot ignore, nor can it be rationalized away. That singularity carries an infinite number of tangible and intangible phenomena that are not the product of fantasy.

Those that are tangible are bestowed the honour of having an enigmatic origin while the rest are merely ignored. They are not mentioned as being something that has come from nothing. Yet the intangibles present at the Big Bang are a defining reality of the universe appearing from the very start and have been critical in the shaping of the universe ever since that event. They are real in the sense that they are definable and able to be given values. One of these critical values is the speed of light.

The speed of light is one of the 'physical constants' and if you search for that term on the internet you will get something like: :

Physical constants are fundamental, invariant quantities that describe the universe and appear in the basic equations of physics. They are believed to be constant in both space and time, and their accurate measurement is crucial for validating physical theories and enabling practical applications. Examples include the speed of light, Planck's constant, and the gravitational constant.

Of considerable importance in the above statement is 'They are believed to be constant in both time and space' since this aspect is the major distinguishing test for intangibles based on fantasy.

All these foregoing constants and other intangibles that apply to the mechanics of the universe are recognized in science as essential. Without them there would be no universe just disorder or nothing at all. Moreover if they were slightly different in their singular value it is recognized by scientists that the universe would not have had the framework in which complexity of structures such as planets, constellations and you could have arisen. Building a universe that lasts requires stability and uniqueness and cannot be random or variable.

But the entangled reality that existed at the beginning of the universe has other 'zero equals one' properties as illustrated by quantum levels. An internet search for 'what is meant by quantum levels' results in statements such as:

In the realm of quantum mechanics, quantum levels refer to the discrete, specific energy values that a bound particle, like an electron in an atom, can possess. These levels are not continuous; instead, the particle can only occupy certain distinct energy states, rather than any intermediate value.

Note the above implies that every electron doesn't move between energy states. Instead, it jumps so that at one instant it is in two levels; there is no in-between time or space involved. This qualifies quantum behaviour to be considered as having the capacity for 'zero equals one' events.

That each of these intangible realities existed alongside space and energy etc., at the time the universe emerged out of nothingness, and each came into being in a well constrained form, means each one has arisen via a quality or process that causes a precise something to appear out of nothing. They are a set of 'zero equals one'. So, the Big Bang is not just the emergence of a well-defined universe, but the emergence of all the complex, well defined components that make that universe continue to exist beyond that first instant.

As the universe progressed, new intangibles emerged without any precedent, so life, awareness, memory and the life presence of you, become the ever-present demonstration of the cosmos' ability to deliver something out of nothing (0=1).
And as these intangibles evolved, the zero equals one phenomenon of 'conversion of intangibles to tangibles' also delivered a continuous flow of change to the assets of the universe. For example, memory is one intangible made possible by the existence of time, and can progressively advance in its embrace of time and space to such an extent that a physical presence emerges. Many things we now perceive as tangible are devices whose origin lies in an intangible aspect.

Each of these devices such as neurons, brain etc could only become tangible via processes that could participate in the spectrum of zero equals one events that the cosmos possessed at the instant of the Big Bang. Yet throughout time before that happened there was no visible prototype or a scheme to guide the complex moves such devices require. There is a perfection element in all these evolutionary steps but there is no detectable agency that provides such a tool other than evolution.

There is a vast reach of time in which there were no cells, another vast reach when there were no neurons and then a time before there was any type of brain. So, each of these assets have no history of prior existence and only emerge in that instance where they can maintain their presence. Before that time there is nothing like it and nothing able to deliver it. These events of newness are the cosmos’ legacy of creating something from nothing. They too are zero equals one events.

EVOLUTION! The Cosmos' prime agency of eternal 'zero equals one' events

One of the most imortant processes ascribed to the mechanisms by which everything has been shaped, at and since the time of the Big Bang, is that of evolution. Below I show definitions for this process (as presented in on-line search 18/7/2025) :

Evolution of the universe refers to the series of changes the universe has undergone since its beginning, primarily described by the Big Bang theory. This includes the expansion from an extremely hot, dense state, the formation of fundamental forces and particles, the creation of atoms and molecules, and the subsequent formation of stars, galaxies, and larger structures.

Life on Earth evolved through a long and complex process called abiogenesis, beginning with simple organic molecules and eventually leading to the diversity of life we see today. This process likely involved the formation of a habitable planet, the synthesis of organic molecules, molecular self-replication, and the emergence of cell membranes. 

It is apparent that these processes are intangible but also very real, since they lead to things we observe and experience in the universe. But in the above on-line definitions for this process there is never a value or anything that makes the evolution process something humans experience through their senses. It is an intangible process, yet its products exist and are real; so, it is a term that can be recognised as an example of a 'zero equals one' phenomena. And this intangible phenomenon called evolution, eternally produces both tangible and intangible phenomenon since new environments bring their own attuned properties. In doing so it becomes the closest phenomenon to that which underpins the existence of this universe. It is therefore fair to say that it is the prime agency behind all the events where the 'zero equals ones' label is relevant.

In the wording available on-line there is an attempt to present a 'one equals one ' accompanying process that glosses over the 'zero equals one' element embedded in the origin of the process. The first quote uses the Big Bang as its cover while the second uses the phrase ' a long and complex process called abiogenesis.

However, these attempts to rationalise the most profound 'zero equals one' phenomena fail, because they merely pass that embedded factor into a preceding scenario or rely on a name that tells us nothing about the way evolution began.

Also, humans, via their cosmic experience, try to give those names roles that only push the anomaly of zero equals one further back beyond the initiating event. Scientists generally refuse to go down that path and leave the anomaly hanging.

 The choices made by others tend to be that there was nothing before the Big Bang or there was some other way that the universe was formed. In choosing the ‘nothing was there’ option, its authors are clearly making a ‘zero equals one’ assessment for the origin of the universe. They do so despite that equation defying the Laws of Conservation.

And choosing to use another agency capable of making the universe, doesn't remove the anomaly.

For instance, if the Big Bang is the result of a change in a preceding extremely hot state, it means that state inherits the questions of how it got to exist and how it gained the properties needed to form a universe. It is apparent that a pre-existent state is as inexplicable as is how our universe gained its properties.

And there is no better answer offered by having a creator since all the issues, mentioned above, remain. Energy and mass had to have an origin that any nominated creator could draw on; and while pace and time remain as intangible in both eras, without that agency having access to tangible dynamic components the reality is that our universe could not happen. And to that difficulty is added that a cosmos without those things would be rather lonely for any creator, in a state where there is an eternal creator there is nothing else either of tangible substance or intangible reason.

In addition, a creator solution to the origin of everything makes that agency a source of 'zero equals one' events' and gives that creating force the identical capacities as evolution. So we are still left with the conundrum of 'zero equals one' events, no matter which form of explanation of the tangible universe is adopted.

EXAMPLES of some 'zero equals one' events that are transformed into an acceptable mortal 'one equals one' understanding

We are all familiar with clouds. Often, we can see them form above a mountain and disappear as a day grows warm. But we cannot see their connection to the source. Air is invisible to the human eye but that is where a cloud draws its origin and makes its disappearance. We understand this phenomenon well, but many viewers don't have the insight that knowing its mechanics offers.

Clouds represent different states of water. Those states involve temperature and a small number of atoms that cause one hydrogen atom to be bound to two oxygen atoms. But these clusters called water molecules carry a charge which can cause these molecules to linger longer in the proximity of another. At different temperatures the motion of these particles' changes, and so at a certain coolness unbound molecules become attached in sufficient numbers that they can be seen (0=1). And when the temperature rises the increased agitation of the molecules cause the electrostatic bonds to break and the cloud disappears (1=0). As this happens the number of atoms and molecules remains the same (1=1).

The above example seems trite, but it shows that paths for the sudden appearance of things are usually able to be found when we have learnt the mechanisms involved. And because that is the case for clouds in modern times it makes the zero equals one aspect irrelevant. For it to be significant it is mandatory that some part of the understanding must be incomplete. However, it can also be considered missing if the missing gap or step is concealed by a linguistic device.

The second example I offer, illustrates in a more intimate way why we mortals need to understand how 0=1 events are transformed into a more acceptable 1=1 framework.

This example relates to you and all the mechanisms in your past and present that can be considered 'zero equals one' events.
There are an infinite number of unique events, and they involve the evolution of concepts that have as distant a time of first existence as the intangibles that transform into tangible forms essential for life. You are totally dependent on these ancient events for continuance of the 'zero equals one event 'unique to you.

I think we can all agree that you exist and who you are is not explicable by any process. You are different to me and everyone else and when any one of us dies we take all that uniqueness with us. Our death is a 'one equals zero' event just as our conception is a 'zero equals one' event.

Our conception brings with it aspects that are shared by other living things. However, there is nothing about the rest of the cosmos materials that suggests they possess qualities such as awareness of existence, usable memory capabilities, repetitive regeneration capacity, awareness of own existence, etc.

This tells us 'zero equals one' events abound within life forms. And the cosmos has many other things that are novel and as difficult to explain. One of which is that for a vast amount of time the cosmos existed without anything being aware of its presence. From the Big Bang up until awareness was first possible in living things, there were no life forms. Despite there being nothing that was aware of the universe's existence, it was there; a seemingly purposeless and pointless presence when assessed using mortal values.

The universe was as real before life as it is today. And we know living things are also real and have reality in their cells as well as in the complex combinations that defines any unique and complex life form. Trees are real, so are insects, fish and bacteria but their awareness of the universe and their own being, differs. So too does the awareness of existence by your cells and organs. It is self-evident that the cosmos doesn't need for anything living to be aware of it for the universe to exist.

Additional 'zero equals 1' events of high significance

And there are many other propositions, related to the evolution of space and time, that sit uneasily within the constraints of human perception. For instance:

How can space emerge from nothingness? Surely if something can emerge from nothingness it can't have been nothing. And conversely, if space is empty of everything, surely it already has infinite existence and can't expand. Even if space exists with nothing in it, what exists cannot be considered as nothing.

There is credible evidence that the universe is expanding. We would expect that to be the case because of the nature of light. Travelling as an expanding wave front it travels at the maximum possible speed of light and even if this emission starts at the edge of space its presence beyond that edge is an indicator that space is bigger than before that light was emitted. This alone suggests that the movement of electro-magnetic wave fronts are linked to the creation of new space. Another factor that implies this same idea is that the tangible components of the universe (fermions) do not expand at the same time as the part of the universe not occupied by fermions (space). For example, the earth's dimensions and its atoms and molecules don't change their size.

In addition, it is difficult for humankind to explain how space can expand since the basic element of space is its emptiness. Its expansion therefore implies that something that is nothing can be bigger. Space is truly intangible, yet we know it exists.

Yet these conundrums regarding space arise out of the constraints of the mortal mind. I believe that the resolution lies within the evolution aspect of the two primeval zones (fermions and space. This presentation of mine addresses these problems and in so doing acknowledges their reality.

For much of my life I have been fascinated by the nature of concepts as forerunners to what evolution of the universe and life can do. In setting out my ideas I believe I advance our understanding of the universe but in doing this I cannot take away the common fear of mortality that some people have. Below I show my view of the way the fundamentals, present at the time of the Big Bang, interacted to produce our universe.

My efforts in this article examine things that begin as purely intangible and are transformed via the process of evolution into phenomena representing a new material presence in the universe

And the neurons that resulted from an earlier transformation were essential to its emergence. Evolution transforms living things in a way which is explicable; but it is hierarchical with each giant step requiring a series of giant shoulders for it to happen.

At this point I need to show how unification of the way the vast array of zero equals one events are resolved, enables a robust 'one equal ones' status to be given.

Without a unified method the constant gloss to dissipate the 'zero equals one' real nature of events diminishes, rather than increasing, our understanding of the cosmos.

PATTERN: The vital intangible that makes all types of evolution work

One of the most telling examples of the need for a unifying model is seen in the two definitions of evolution quoted above. They aren't wrong but I believe they leave out a critical element. This element is that of pattern, which is a vital part of every evolutionary process.

Pattern is intangible; a fundamental aspect of the universe that applies unseen, unfelt, un-sensed order to everything that exists.

Pattern exists in everything due to the fundamental nature of its components. Pattern is a product of spatial boundaries in which motion, mass and energy are involved in motion (flow) relative to those boundaries.

Peculiar things happen when these patterns shape the flows that abound within any system. The critical aspect of the perfection of physical constants is an example of this patterning process.

Such things as physical constants of specific values are not the result of an agency’s selection; they are inevitable values given by mass, energy, bounded space, time and the relationship between these components.

The full range of intangibles that human-kind claim aren't fanciful aberrations of the human mind include the concepts of numbers, shapes, space, time, emotions, awareness and persona. The substantive test of their reality is whether their perception across time and space delivers the same result.

The above concepts establish their reality via the tangible aspects that are associated with the concept. Each has a different span of time over which they have shaped the components of the universe. They may well have existed before our universe began but at that time, in the absence of definable environments in the universe, they remained hidden, and it makes little sense to say they existed. The undetectable in the presence of a void has no relevance.

However, although this aspect of the longevity of intangibles is valid, it is the time at which they were first detectable in the universe that defines their relevance.

Time and space were the two intangibles of most relevance in the defining moment when the universe emerged. At that instant many intangibles such as pattern, shape, physical constants, existence, number and many others all played vital roles. As new environments evolved the presence of other intangibles such as life, awareness, emotions, concepts and persona emerged. Critically, humans can ascribe an emergence time to each intangible which is one measure of their reality. And the first emergence of each of these intangibles is attributed to the ongoing evolution that follows whereby new tangible and intangible components emerge which also can then be found in the universe at each new moment following their first emergence.

This capacity to perceive the existence of the universe is not an essential one for the universe to exist, but the presence of evolution in that first instant enables the cascade of which we humans are part.

Evolutionary Tree of Concepts

In a universe without life there is in all probability no awareness of existence, yet there is an abundance of insentient material that exists.

And this absence of awareness doesn't hinder evolution as can be deduced from observed evolution events.

Critically, for life to emerge, there must be a specific environment that is based on a pattern different from anything that has gone into its own making. It requires a means of continuity that incorporates its new replicating ability even as its environments change through its possible range.

That ‘continuity’ quality is missing from the definition given earlier for biological evolution, just as 'pattern' was missing from the definition of evolution of the universe.

Their omission from these definitions seems to reflect the low status given to the evolution of concepts in a culture wants to distance itself from anything where science can encounter a realm where fantasy also thrives. So, science takes great interest in the evolution of tangibles such as rocks, planets, chemicals and living things such as plants, bacteria, fish, birds, insects and animals, but interest in things that are intangible but real isn't anywhere near as strong.

Concepts and intangibles such as space, time, motivation and will-power are part of the scientific tools. Yet constructing their place in the understanding of the universe's generative powers, seems to have been neglected.

My diagram of the Evolutionary Tree of Concepts shown above demonstrates how these can be covered and I use such methods in this article because I believe they are essential to a better understanding of the universe's mechanisms.

CONTINUOUS REPLICATION: the vital evolutionary quality that makes life possible

The definition of biological evolution given earlier also fails to mention the essential mechanism that allows life to appear in the universe. That element which is based on replication is as intangible as that of pattern. Both are real but you cannot touch, taste, hear, see or anticipate either its pattern or the driving processes that lead to replication. They are real but intangible aspects of the universe. That reality is apparent however, via the trail of tangible new environments that these processes leave.

Although intangible we can deduce pattern, as shown above, is a product of resonance when the existing tangible and intangible elements are attuned.  Likewise, we can also deduce life requires all these attributes and more. Of the additional factors required that of repetition of the parenting environmental conditions is most essential.

Notably, although the resonance factor is as vital as the pattern and repetition, unlike these latter attributes that are measurable, the resonance contribution lasts only for an instant. So that instant when all three are present marks the time each new environment exists.

So, the first instant of a life form takes place when the pattern that makes it possible' not only exists but allows the essential host pattern to persist. But this persistence doesn't mean new life forms will emerge, only that they are exposed to every small change in the bounded range of that pattern,

New life forming environments do not occur because of selection or a plan. They occur because evolution produces a hierarchical stream of new environments. The Big Bang was followed by complex structures using atoms, molecules and light etc., and this transformed into constellations, suns and planets, oceans, rivers, streams, mountains etc. This is a hierarchy of tangible products in which higher level environs utilize a multitude of steps, all of which arose via the same mechanisms. Each step involves what were once new environments. And they too were formed within their inherited patterns and their unique resonant values. It is this succession of attributes that made life possible.

For life to evolve, it, like every step that preceded it, did not require a selection or guiding agent. It needed the ability to repeat and not be just a one-off event. One mandatory replication required by that new environment was the vital life making environment by which it was formed.

The evolution of life began at the instant the new environment possessed this means to transmit its heritage. This can be considered as a new but inevitably smaller universe. You are one of those universes and your awareness of your existence and that of the larger universe is one of the infinite things that have evolved since your conception.

You are unique but there is evidence via twins that who you become has a tie to the tangible and intangible factors in the environment at the time you emerged.

There is another piece of evidence of this type in the non-life matter of the universe via a phenomenon called quantum entanglements:

Quantum entanglement is the phenomenon where the quantum state of each particle in a group cannot be described independently of the state of the others, even when the particles are separated by a large distance.

The specialness involved in the emergence of a new environment

In reaching the point in the environment where the conditions are perfect, evolution uses the singularly lonely moment when resonance taps the capability of the inherited 'zero equals one' process.

It relates to pairing one element with another when they are continuously adjacent in a bounded space for lengthy periods of time. It is by this means that new environments are formed. The produced environment qualifies as a ‘zero equals one’ exhibit since there is then a new element in the zone which the two paired environments inhabited. The environments of the parental twosome do not offer a product that is a small variation of themselves but a complex newness that also converts intangibles into an ongoing physical presence.

The universe began in the same way and whatever existed before was transformed into a complex environment where the two elements of mass and energy became detectable while two others (space and time) continued as intangibles. But these intangibles' reality was defined by the now detectable products of mass and energy. These products persisted and because they also inherited the mechanism that had seen the universe evolve, each component in the universe carried the mechanisms that would see zero equals one events continue. This ongoing process meant you could occur.

The universe was highly complex right from the beginning. It is impossible to adequately explain how such vastness could emerge from nothing and yet that is the only way a zero equal one explanation can be avoided. Significantly, our universe would be as hard to explain if it were only one grain of molten sand, or even an infinite numbers of grains.

In addition, a universe like ours requires there to be precise physical constants, numbers, patterns, repetition and individual intangible points where new things could emerge. It is the eternal presence of this generation of the new that is the greatest conundrum of all. Yet it is apparent that our universe began as an intangible set of events whose mechanics guaranteed that existence would happen and that when it did appear it would work as intended.

Note that we cannot escape this conclusion that it came out of nothing; our human efforts only replace one implausibility with another 'zero equals one' basis.

And each new environment shares the properties of its founding pair. This applies equally to the bio-evolution stream; it also it inherits the property of repeating the process that brought it into being.

It is by this means that your mind has the abilities it has. And your mind is a new environment with bounds which in turn determine new patterns in your mind from which, in the right circumstance, new life attributes can evolve from within your genetic line. There are of course innumerable millions of minds each capable of fostering a new stream of evolution. In addition many living things have minds and each one may well have a persona, or at least a unique sense of self.

We are at the modern end of this stream but we have a confined evolutionary ability. You cannot beget a tree, a mosquito, your best friend or a universe from yourself. Whatever evolves will be unique and yet share the attributes from the distant past that resulted in you having a persona.

The complexity barriers and evolution

All new things face barriers to their coming into existence. And often at least one of these can be so improbable that its ever happening is nigh impossible.

There is no logical and rational source enabling the existence of the universe yet the universe exists nor is there in an easy path for any evolutionary event. There is no reason that there are patterns and shapes yet they too exist. In fact the most rational position is that the universe should not exist and then evolve yet it did and still does.

The universe's existence means that life forms, capable of understanding the universe's mechanisms, are compelled to accept that, unlike our life experience, zero can equal one. It is a fundamental assumption that we cannot escape.
And that conundrum is equally demonstrated by the emergence of life within a universe that until its emergence had no tangible source from which it could evolve.

For life to happen it had to surmount huge barriers for every source that had a physical presence was devoid of the qualities vital to the persistence of life.

By the time life emerged the insentient universe had evolved along a hierarchy of form from fundamental particles and energy to atoms, solids, liquids, gases, plasma, stars, planets, galaxies, constellations, crystals etc. but none carried hints of life. Each of these involves complexity making their evolution a big-step forward in the pattern catalogues inherent in the cosmos.

And the universe and life are not the only instances where this big-step anomaly has been displayed.

Look at an insect, a plant, the human eye. Look at the perfection of function and it is apparent that their emergence faced great barriers which meant any chance of its continuous repetition was extremely unlikely. In a completed form with new abilities, it may have stood a chance, but gradual means of progression imply there would be barriers.

If survival of the fittest was the only essential for evolution it would be improbable any life forms would have persisted more than a generation or two and in progressing forward the new branches needed would lead to dead ends.

Yet we know evolution continues to develop new life attributes that when detectable are perfect enough for that function to enhance its host's survival. This is not something new it is part of the continuous but intangible capacity of the universe to make the impossible come to fruition by drawing on its existent pattern catalogues and their hidden possibilities.

Evolution is the intangible but real vehicle that carries the initial zero equals one' legacy throughout time and space. It is this vehicle that offers a means of escaping the threat of the improbable. To do so evolution relies on mechanisms that aid the creation of rich environments where the fittest survive best but the lesser forms also prosper and carry the 'zero equals one' capacity, forward.

There are a range of mechanisms that are present in the universe's catalogue of hidden patterns. No selection is required because these mechanisms are eternally present across space and time but only become apparent when their involvement results in something new.

The strongest products produced by these patterns utilize feedback mechanisms. This clearly indicates there is a system of intangibles that persist throughout time and space in the same ways as number, shape and pattern. All these were present from the very beginning wherever and whenever that event occurred.

The emergence of new, super rich environments offers access to perfect quantum leaps where patterns persist and are replicated in a unified stream.

Such an environment does so because of resonance that occurs throughout such an environment. Resonance accentuates features inherent in that space and changes the intangible to a detectable presence.

So when you blow across the end of a tube no note emerges until you blow at a speed that is unique to the length and boundaries of that tube.

You can see these processes exist because you, your cells, your organs, your eyes, your mind and your emotions exist. Your cells don't define you, neither does your mind, but the awareness you have about yourself is intangible yet real and not tied to any one of your parts. If you lose an arm, you don't necessarily cease to exist, it is only if the loss causes you to die or your mind structures are destroyed that the feeling of who you are ceases. Most of your cells cannot be used to clone a new you, and those that can don't produce a being that copies the uniqueness that was you.

Moreover, the feeling of you persists if you have an implant or an operation. If you lost a leg that you-ness is not divided and passed on to your leg. And in addition your you-ness is truly unique and only exists while you exist but it doesn't remain the same; each instant is in itself unique and doesn't exist outside that instant; so you can't renew your you-ness by an operation that transfers a stored record of your you-ness to remake the present you.

So just by examining the mini universe that is you it is possible to appreciate the persistence of 'zero equals one'. This quality that distinguishes the actions of the cosmos from that of mortals has been present throughout all time and space. Each part of you is an accumulation of previous 'zero equals one' events and this antique lineage persists by your ongoing remoulding of the story of new environments.

This Revised Base Model for Evolution gives a more coherent way of understanding all that affects your being here

This new base model for evolution relates evolution to the patterns that arise in any new environment. It is this factor that offers new possibilities arising out of that environment.

The mechanics that come with that new environment are variations within the range that has always existed. It is a hierarchy that evolves alongside the products any environment can and does produce. These mechanics are identifiable by their products and hence can be seen to be both real and reliable.

In this revised base I demonstrate how this single model founded on the generation of new, richly supportive environments, permits the intangible element called evolution to carry the legacy of the universe's origin. The legacy is equally as intangible for it is the eternal potential of patterns that were present before, during and beyond the big bang, that can be drawn on. And importantly this process can occur in a very similar manner, in and throughout the tangible universe.
Evolution requires no plan, motivation, or reason for its requisite mechanisms of repetition and resonance enhancing perfectionism are inbuilt in that same eternal way.

The whole universe offers the product of this regenerative process but of those countless and somewhat marvelous conceptions that of the unique double spiral helix and its chemical reliance on a limited set of chemicals known as DNA, stands out. Its existence represents a tangible product that enfolds and makes possible the evolution of the intangible heritage at each stage of the universe's existence.

The double spiral is a tangible structure of perfection that can and does utilize all the mechanisms that ensure the eternal regeneration of natural things via evolution.

The robust structure of a twin spiral that can divide yet retain all that was there at the beginning is unmatched by any other mechanism. The robustness of its structure has seen it remain the same since its origins at the time of the first emergence of life. It was and is the supreme package for delivering the mechanisms essential for evolution of life forms.

It wasn't there in a tangible form prior to life beginning yet it had to have been possible. It was originally intangible, a part of the cosmos patterning potential and only by the more primitive mechanisms that preceded its tangible existence could it have come into being.

This is the same story as the beginning of the universe. Prior to its tangible existence the patterns, shapes and the hierarchy of possible combinations needed for it to become tangible, existed in an intangible form dating back to the original eternity.

An AI overview for 'DNA double helix in nature prior to life' gives:

The double helix structure of DNA is not believed to have existed in nature prior to the emergence of life. While the building blocks of DNA (nucleotides) and the concept of nucleic acids likely existed in prebiotic chemistry, the specific double helix structure, with its paired bases and helical arrangement, is a product of biological evolution.

Although the above quote confirms my statements, it has a serious flaw that accompanies older models. Its flaw is that it contains a gloss, rather than an explanation. This flaw becomes very apparent when you realize that its conclusion is that the processes essential to biological evolution came about by biological evolution. It is essentially saying 'zero equals one' without accepting its reliance on that anomaly or offering an alternative path.

The robust structure of a twin spiral that can divide yet retain all that was there at the beginning is unmatched by any other mechanism. The robustness of its structure has seen it remain the same since its origins at the time of the first emergence of life. It was and is the supreme package for delivering the mechanisms essential for evolution of life forms.

Further Reading

Many of the topics in this article are covered in more detail on my website at http://awcosmo.com

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