alt Hacker NewsExcept evolution does really exist without life. Evolution through natural selection requires some sort of data that is passed from one generation to the next. Without that data passing you cannot have inherited traits building towards increased complexity. If you have data passing, you have life.
> Except evolution does really exist without life.
Biochemist and OoL enthusiast here. This is very not true. Evolution happens in even the simplest complex systems. It's very likely a process of matter.
Look up the work of Dr Michael Levin. He shares on YouTube many of his convos with leading thinkers. He's quite prolific lately.