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>there is no direct causal connection
Not between the objects themselves, but they are all caused by the same thing. A principle, as you say.
>Why could there not be a shared principle at play for the neuron-universe example?
Is that what you are suggesting? Distribution like that is already following a known principle of fractals.
But the main thing is that the similarity almost entirely comes from cherry picking pictures.
Neuron stains dont all look like that.
https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Appearance-of-neurons-according-to-different-staining-methods-A-AgNOR-B-H-E-C-KB_fig2_341968663