We were asking
Can a pre-form system reveal a preferred future by correcting a displacement away from it?
Flow Lenia / replication
The Goal Before the Organism
This early assay tried to damage an internal state and watch whether the system returned toward a chosen visible goal, but the intervention barely moved that goal readout in the first place.
archiveinconclusive goal-state pilot
This experiment found
The experiment did not create enough visible displacement to test recovery, so it left the goal-state question unresolved rather than demonstrating return.
That sent us to
A stronger assay must first move a mechanically defined target, then compare active return with matched passive relaxation.