I wish I had enough time to write an essay on this; however, this is all I have:
The question I was posed the other day was, “When and what was the basis of the first novel thought?”
My answer is this:
“The consolidation of every rule that governs the universe, from the basic rules of gravity, electromagnetism, the bending of space-time, and the principles that form atoms; to RNA and DNA, to the neurons, and to our brains. Every law that governs the universe compounded to create intelligence, and therefore any and all novel thoughts.”
To expand on this, it was inside the rules of our universe that allowed intelligent life to be created, which based on the vastness of the universe allows nearly every possibility (within that rule structure) to exist, at least at some point in time. To prove this, look at black holes, which according to our current theory of physics should be very rare. If that example does not prove the point well enough, take for example every single mutation that has gotten humanity to the point at which it is now; to exemplify, the eye structure. The point is with a universe full of billions of planetary bodies (an infinite amount over the course of time according to some physicists), there were likely hundreds of thousands of intelligent beings created (because according to the Cartesian theory of physics, the universe is governed by the same rules at every point inside the universe). Meaning that the basis of every novel idea comes from and is allowed by the fundamental laws that govern the universe.”
After Thoughts:
Which, if all of this is accepted, also allows for the possibility (a rather large possibility in fact) that we are not the only intelligent creatures in this universe…