No. Not in this case. The mother has no control over whether the fertilised egg is implanted into the uterus. In fact, the woman isn't even pregnant until this happens. The egg will die (stop replicating) by itself without the nutrients provided by the uteris walls.
I hardly think the natural world could be called "arbitrary". Chaotic, certainly, but not arbitrary. However, your point that programmers can create a set of laws that they completely understand and are coherant in the realm they create makes total sense.
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No. Not in this case. The mother has no control over whether the fertilised egg is implanted into the uterus. In fact, the woman isn't even pregnant until this happens. The egg will die (stop replicating) by itself without the nutrients provided by the uteris walls.
I hardly think the natural world could be called "arbitrary". Chaotic, certainly, but not arbitrary. However, your point that programmers can create a set of laws that they completely understand and are coherant in the realm they create makes total sense.