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Comment by zoogeny

There is a very old joke which I will try to paraphrase. A scientist is having a debate with God and he says "I have discovered the recipe for how life is created, I no longer need you". God says "Oh, really, please explain it to me". The scientist says "Well, first you take hydrogen atoms ..." and God interrupts him asking "from where do you get those hydrogen atoms?"

That is, there is some property of the material of the universe that makes complex life possible. It's a bit like saying "I know how to build a computer" because you can buy parts online and put them together. There is a sense in which what you are saying is true - but without TSMC you are not going to be able to build a computer.

parent zoogeny 3 years ago

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