Information is the basis of living biolology (Introduction)

by David Turell , Friday, May 12, 2023, 18:51 (350 days ago) @ David Turell

Another review of the subject:

https://evolutionnews.org/2023/05/thank-god-for-quantum-mechanics/

"Wheeler coined the aphorism “It from bit” to describe his conviction, born of the many discoveries in particle physics and cosmology in the twentieth century, that information (characterized by the computer storage term “bit”) preceded and produced everything else (“it”).

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"In conclusion it may very well be said that information is the irreducible kernel from which everything else flows. Then the question why nature appears quantized is simply a consequence of the fact that information itself is quantized by necessity. It might even be fair to observe that the concept that information is fundamental is very old knowledge of humanity, witness for example the beginning of the gospel according to John: “In the beginning was the Word.

"Physics thus arrives at the conclusion that nature is fundamentally derived from information, a surprising outcome that biblical tradition anticipated two millennia earlier. The quantum nature of our universe further includes observer participation for the formation of reality. The biblical account of creation in Genesis emphasizes the action of God in observing what was made: “And God saw.” It may not be too much of a stretch to suggest that God’s seeing the created order brought about his intended outcome, “it was very good.'”

Comment: information of the form that runs life in DNA coding cannot arise naturally from a material world. The workings of a mind is required to be present. There is a designer mind at work