This note is a part of my Zettelkasten. What is below might not be complete or accurate. It
is also likely to change often.
Randomness is the default state of matter. One of the features of true randomness is the occasional small brief breaks of order.
For example, Pi may look random but its full of hidden patterns. At position 768 in the pi digits there are six 9s in succession. At position 17,387,594,880 you find the sequence 0123456789, and surprisingly earlier at position 60 you find these ten digits in a scrambled order. Look for your own improbable sequences (or your birthday if you want here). I dont know if this is a relavant example. Does randomness in a number be equated to randomness in a system? Its not an easy answer. Also, is it still random, even if it looks like order?
The first life must have come into being as a random assortment of molecules in an energy gradient of some sort - one capable of capturing energy from its surrounding flows to keep its structure intact and add more molecules to itself. It might be that it would split into two once enough molecules are a part of itself. As it became capable of capturing more energy and storing it, more complex structures must have emerged.
There must have been near-infinite halfway attempts till the magic formula, the current basis for life was generated. Clearly, the current surge of life that we are a part of was highly Antifragile and was able to hustle its way out of randomness to what we see now.