Hypothesis of Extended Biology

A broader version of the Extended Causality Hypothesis, applying specifically to biological phenomena—proposing that the biology we know (evolution by natural selection, DNA-based inheritance, carbon-based life) applies within our observable domain, but extended biological principles may operate beyond it. This hypothesis suggests that phenomena currently considered impossible (spontaneous generation, radical longevity, non-DNA inheritance, life in impossible environments) might be lawful within an extended biological framework. It provides a framework for understanding claims of extraordinary biological phenomena without dismissing them as impossible—they might be impossible within our biology but possible within extended biology. The hypothesis also suggests that life might exist in forms we can't recognize, operating according to biological laws we haven't yet discovered, in dimensions we can't access.

Example: "The organism seemed to repair itself instantly, regenerate from nothing, live indefinitely—violating everything we know about biology. The Hypothesis of Extended Biology suggests it might be operating according to biological laws we haven't discovered yet, in domains we can't access. Not magic—just extended nature."

by Dumu The Void March 19, 2026