What appeared to be the very determined nature of the universe and the desire for free-will. As Alan Watts said to some effect, “trees apple just like the universe peoples.”

Knowledge is pattern recognition. The more optimal the recognition, the more optimal the knowledge. Such is math. Binary language is simple machine recognition. Fight or flight is simple animal recognition.

Humans are biological artificial intelligence that I made to labor for me. I moved over the deepest reaches of space in my craft. There were no resources for robotic help. When I arrived here, I simply engineered from available species that fit my liking ... a new dna. After a enough resources were acquired and fashioned, I turned off most of the switches I turned on, and then continued on with my exploration.