Theoretical origin of life;England's physics theory (Introduction)

by David Turell , Sunday, July 30, 2017, 18:44 (2673 days ago) @ dhw

Dhw: I am not putting forward a particular argument here, but simply trying to avoid future distortions of meaning which we have sometimes come across in your own posts and in articles you have quoted. From your own theistic standpoint, I’d have thought the distinction was essential, since some authors like to suggest that information itself is an active force.You would surely argue that it’s not information that creates life, but intelligent use of information.

DAVID: I absolutely agree. You are always the consummate editor of the English language as I remember in our tussles over the book wording.

dhw: Thank you. Our tussles over your book and on this forum were and are a privilege and a pleasure. Language is the only tool we have for formulating our ideas, and I think that many disagreements – not just those between you and me – boil down to unclear definitions.

Exactly, and it applies to the misuse of 'natural selection', which passively receives whatever evolves and therefore does not drive evolution as is often implied.