“But what about the underlying physical laws – do they favour predictable evolution? At very large scales, it appears so. We know of many laws governing our universe that are certain. Gravity, for example – for which we owe our oceans, thick atmosphere and the nuclear fusion in the sun that showers us with energy – is a predictable force. Isaac Newton’s theories, based on large scale deterministic forces, can also be used to describe many systems on large scales. These describe the universe as perfectly predictable.”
TLDR: The foundational rules of physics will bring humanity into being every time. So, unless there is a universe out there with different physics… Humans, or similar beings, will inevitably come forth.. with every big bang.. assuming there are more then one and that this isn’t a simulation.
If you did make a Universe simulation with our fundamental physics.. intelligent life would pop out. Fun. Would they be considered “AI”?