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information theory equates information with data (bits), it's the spherical cow in a vacuum and in that context the "information" that DNA "holds" is just a jar
by gfody 5y ago
information theory equates information with data (bits), it's the spherical cow in a vacuum and in that context the "information" that DNA "holds" is just a jargon referring to the bits.
- jhbadger 5y agoBut that's like saying atoms are just "jargon" for talking about matter. Bits are what information is comprised of.
- gfody 5y agoit's not because "atom" isn't a technical term, it has always referred to the indivisible bedrock (greek root a-tomos or "not-cuttable"). equating information with data outside the context of information theory is precisely wrong and definitely not the same information being discussed in tfa. bits do not comprise information, you could say data reduces to bits. data != information. data is objective by definition. information must be able to inform/influence the metaphorical ledger backing ones ability to know, transferring knowledge. not all knowledge can become information and not all information can become data.