Well said Sir Joseph Porter ... I have Great respect for Stephen Hawkings (He's even on my twitter list lol) But with Astro Biology being a great past time/Passion for me , I would tend to disagree with him on this subject ... 1 and zero's still have a problem explaining or simulating life/existence...
" Although Odds are Evolution. It leaves open some room for surprise " .....
"It's amazing that we're he at all ..Keeps us asking why ... It's an absolute truth that we're here and we're all gonna die.." Song Absolute Truth ..By 0dds R Evolution ..
Over and out there ..from here...Peace
I agree with the sentiment of the song (it is amazing we are here at all). Evolution of humans was not fore ordained. It as pure chance that humans evolved. If conditions on earth had been slightly different, it is quite possible that there would be another intelligent species on earth today, in place of humans.
Indeed, Mother Nature tried different paths to intelligence. Dolphins, primates, elephants. Dolphins took to water, so there was no possibility of them forming intelligent civilization (they cannot form tools in water, also they could not develop limbs in water).
Elephants is an interesting possibility. Elephants are fully as intelligent as apes, they show amazing social structure, amazing intelligence, memory etc. So it is quite possible that if conditions were slightly different, elephants would have beat out the primates in forming intelligence and earth would be populated by intelligent elephants today rather than intelligent primates.
So yes, the sentiment in the song is quite accurate.