I think there are definitely some out there that feel almost "singular" in the way you describe, but each time I try to find a non-predecessor item I end up feeling "nope there are still dependencies"
Relativity comes from exploring the problem of the incompatibilities of pre-existing theories and experiments. I don't see anything that suggests it requires anything more than synthesis and a stochastic process to explore the gaps and inconsistencies. In terms of timing, they're the culmination of decades of pre-existing work, with e.g. the Lorentz transformations named the same year Einstein published his paper on special relativity.
Lorentz transformation is not relativity. I think we might have a problem with definition and understanding what we try to accomplish with this discussion. If I understand you correctly, then stochastic processes will create an all knowing environment if you give it enough time. I think that is false. Most of the time it is true, but there are points in time where there is a leap in knowledge that are not reachable by just iteration.
Not the point. The point being that there was a number of precursors, not some sudden insight from nothing.
> If I understand you correctly, then stochastic processes will create an all knowing environment if you give it enough time. I think that is false. Most of the time it is true, but there are points in time where there is a leap in knowledge that are not reachable by just iteration.
This presumes that there's no element of randomness in that stochastic process, which is not a sound assumption.
I think there are definitely some out there that feel almost "singular" in the way you describe, but each time I try to find a non-predecessor item I end up feeling "nope there are still dependencies"