bean-borrower on Nostr: I think we don't understand the nature of reality well enough to answer this ...

I think we don't understand the nature of reality well enough to answer this question. Physics gets really weird when you look at it across all of the dimensions and scales we can conceive of and ultimately we are bound by our conception of things. It really does seem that the universe can be modeled as waves in some field(s) and we have multiple competing meta-theories for how to make this map onto our familiar materialistic notions of stuff and things as we know them in day to day life. When it comes down to it we are not even really sure of how our conscious experience arises from all of this mysterious stuff so assuming by complex life you mean conscious life... Do we really know what the necessary conditions for consciousness are?

When it comes to planets like ours and creatures living on them in the vastness of space-time as we conceive of it today... You may well be right. Everyone seems to be dealing with the apocalyptic vibes these days. Beans be with you 🙇🏽‍♂️