Unification of Physics and Biology

One of the stumbling blocks in unifying Physical Evolution with Biological Evolution is the fact that central to Biological Evolution is the Evolution of Emotions and Intelligent Behavior. Central to Emotions and Intelligent Behavior is Consciousness. Central to Consciousness is Awareness. Awareness is of three kinds. Self Awareness, Mutual Awareness amongst Species and Environmental Awareness as far down the scale as microorganisms, living cells and its constituents including DNA and RNA molecules.

Quantification and the application of Mathematics are at the root of all explanations in Physics.  Biological phenomena are also becoming amenable to quantification but not at the level of Emotions and Intelligent Behavior.

With these thoughts in mind, I venture to suggest that the Unification of Physics and Biology requires that Emotion and Intelligent Behavior are also understood as quantifiable phenomena in digital terms and Physics itself needs to be revised in tune with the ideas of Von Neumann and Stephen Wolfram in his provocative book A NEW KIND OF SCIENCE

Yonder from the Woods

Walking up and down a walking trail
In my favorite Veteran's Park
In downtown Hamilton,
I saw her playing and enjoying herself
Surrounded by a few other kids and passersby.

The moment she saw me
As I hastened to cut across the crowd
She left them all and came running after me
As if to make a new friend for affection to share.

Puzzled and embarassed
I started to run from her as fast as I could
But she wouldn't let me go
But chase and chase.

Is she your baby?, a bystander asked.
No, she is just acting as if, I said
She then started going after him instead.

Who was she?
No other than a cute little baby squirrel
From the woods yonder
Reminding me of a squirrel's devotion
To the Hindu God Ram
And her help with a pebble or two

To build a bridge across the Indian Ocean

As he and his army were about to do
To reach Srilanka from India in times remote.