There seems to be enough randomness to allow for freedom. Time moves forward in a logical progression. We cannot travel back in time because of how fast the universe creates itself. We see intelligence functioning from the very small, such as a macromolecule or amino acid. A self-generating reality ranges from discrete non-conscious/non-sentience to consciousness/sentience. The intelligent universe is evolving and we are in return. Information makes up the material dimension, and the mind makes it real.