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I think we're mostly in agreement as far as matter being the medium for information. But can information exist independent of matter? If not then does it make s
by hackinthebochs 13y ago
I think we're mostly in agreement as far as matter being the medium for information. But can information exist independent of matter? If not then does it make sense to reify information as if it is its own entity? Is it really helpful to decouple the two concepts?
- shmerl 13y agoAccording to the view which puts information as primary, it not only can exist independent of matter, it defines the matter.
- hackinthebochs 13y agoThat may be true from a quantum physics perspective, but it's not very useful to us at the scale we live on (analogous to relativity vs quantum mechanics). I'm asking so many questions because I've been trying to come up with a useful working definition of information. It's surprisingly hard.
- shmerl 13y agoIt surely is hard. According to mystics it's very useful practically for our relation and interaction with the world and spiritual elevation. I.e. it can be put out of the abstract theory into very practical humane terms.