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> Information isn't made out of molecules. Oh yes it is. DNA, neurotransmitters, etc. biology is closer to information science than you might imagine (imagine
by carapace 2y ago
> Information isn't made out of molecules.
Oh yes it is. DNA, neurotransmitters, etc. biology is closer to information science than you might imagine (imagine with your brain molecules.)
- Gormo 2y agoNo, those things are substrates that carry information, not the information itself. And examining those substrates at a molecular level usually means looking beneath the level of complexity at which the information is encoded in the first place, and so not even seeing the information itself.
- carapace 2y agoNo, those things are where information and reality meet. When you smell something the molecule and the information "in" or "of" the molecule are not distinct. The meaning of the molecule is itself. I'm trying to offer information to help you understand the original article, I'm not interested in arguing about it. Being able to communicate between the "ego" and the molecular level of information means being able to e.g. smell a plant and know what medicine it is.