In Coding/Software Development, sequences of commands are given to a computer/chip containing device to solve a problem. Most of these sequences follow a linear decision tree in a flow diagram that says “First this, then that”. However, a recursive algorithm describes a method that runs itself over and over again in a very cybernetic way, not stopping until it reaches the conditions it is looking for. For a while now, especially since I’ve been reading fractals and Chaos theory, I’ve been wondering whether this Gaia called life is a recursive algorithm.
