Origami, the Japanese art of folding paper into decorative shapes and figures, suggests that symmetrical patterns can emerge simply by following the correct folding sequences. Different folding sequences result into different shapes. Moreover, these folding sequences imply certain economy of action such that energy expenditure is minimized and consequently efficiency is maximized.
Similarly, this economy of purpose can be hypothesized to exist in the biological mitosis of cell division. Without any doubt, all life begins as a single living cell. But by the mysterious process of cell division called mitosis, the divided cells have the same number and kind of chromosomes as the parent nucleus. The combination of mitosis and meiosis in continued cell division resulted into a symmetrical living thing, for example a human being. This left-right symmetry which is usually called chirality suggests that this economy of purpose by certain natural processes of cut-and-paste through only one creative action divides a folded living cell into a symmetrical living thing. This symmetry is observed once at the end of the gestation period where and when the final product of cell division is unfolded. However, this economy of purpose never imply perfect symmetry since there always exists a spacetime gap or delay between the action applied to the left or the right, vice versa. This natural imperfection makes it probable for a person to be born with six fingers or a turtle with two heads, etc. All these imperfection strongly imply the existence of folded mitosis.


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