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What if you could solve this bottom up, e.g.: Math -> Physics -> Chemistry -> Biology. I'm assuming that's how it would in theory play out.


Yes, this is how it would work. This has been attempted essentially since scientific thought has existed. The less “deterministic” fields exist because the approach you mention has not worked for hundreds of years.



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