Question

Read the following paragraph and answer the question that follows.
The fundamental laws that govern the smallest constituents of matter and energy, when applied to the Universe over long enough cosmic timescales, can explain everything that will ever emerge. This means that the formation of literally everything in our Universe, from atomic nuclei to atoms to simple molecules to complex molecules to life to intelligence to consciousness and beyond, can all be understood as something that emerges directly from the fundamental laws underpinning reality, with no additional laws and forces.
Which of the following can be BEST inferred from the paragraph above?

• A. All phenomena in the Universe are fundamentally dependent on long cosmic timescales.
• B. Everything in the Universe fundamentally occurs randomly.
• C. Fundamental laws undergo a change from atom to the Universe.
• D. Fundamental laws operating in the Universe and in an atom are the same.
• E. All phenomena in the Universe fundamentally occur spontaneously.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is D

The paragraph states that the fundamental laws governing matter and energy can explain the formation of everything in the Universe, from the smallest entities like atomic nuclei to complex forms like consciousness. This implies that the same set of fundamental laws applies across different scales in the Universe. The correct inference that can be drawn from this is that the "Fundamental laws operating in the Universe and in an atom are the same." The paragraph does not mention that phenomena occur randomly, spontaneously, or are dependent on timescales, nor does it suggest that these laws undergo any change from the atomic to universal scale. Thus, the inference aligns best with the statement that these laws remain consistent across all scales.