<p><pre><code>  But quantum coherence would allow the energy to test every 
  possible pathway simultaneously before traveling via the 
  quickest route.
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Energy does not possess agency. A photon does not behave as Goldilocks anymore than rain drops do.<p>If there&#x27;s anything engaging in &quot;decision making&quot; if we must call it that, it&#x27;s the protein.<p><pre><code>  In the weird world of quantum physics, a system that is 
  coherent can exist in many different states 
  simultaneously, an effect known as superposition.
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Also silly.<p>The system does not exist in multiple states simultaneously. We just simply lack the ability to know or measure the true state, so we invent a hypothetical state to explain this on paper, and then proclaim victory for ourselves.