twice you use the word .. necessary .. but necessary for what ??
I'm using it in a backwards mathematical sense: not necessary "for" anything in particular, but a necessary conclusion. Perhaps "inevitable" would be better, though that has time-related connections of which I try to stay clear.
Perhaps you are familiar with fractals, and the Mandelbrot Set (MS)in particular? I see the universe as a kind of MS - a fixed ultra-complex entity. Our time-restricted view of reailty is simply moving slice by slice through a higher-dimensional MS. From this POV, the features that are observed look random and driven by chance, but when viewed from outside time, they are seen as fixed and "necessary" elements of the mathematical solution.
and why stay clear of religious overtones , if that is where you seem to be going ? will you discard a route because it is not the one you want ?
I'm trying to push as far as possible. I understand mathematics and physics. I have no way of including theistic concepts other than "perhaps god did this here". It just isn't very satisfactory. I'm trying to understand god's creation, not just accept that he created it.
you seem to be looking for a meaning as to why we , conciousness , exsists .. and clearly are not satisfied by the answer it just happens
Perhaps, but the meaning is purely in terms of the part life and conciousness plays in the mathematical solution of the universe.
Perhaps something from Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy will help - paraphrasing DeepThought concerning the Earth - "a computer so complex that living creatures actually form part of its computational matrix"
Substitute universe for Earth and you have an idea of the areas in which I muse.
even if we are unique does it follow that we are important in any way at all
As important as every other element of the universe - and given the grandeur of the universe, I would say very important