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Dr Jack
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Message 42 of 752 (566189)
06-23-2010 1:03 PM 		Reply to: Message 24 by ICANT
06-22-2010 3:29 PM

Re: Question
I know this won't meet your approval but so what?
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The problem with your description is twofold:
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1. It does not tell us how to determine if information has decreased or increased. We need a way to compare the information content of two messages.
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2. It's not obvious how it applies to evolution. What is the sender? What is the receiver? What is the message?
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06-24-2010 6:43 AM 		Reply to: Message 49 by ICANT
06-23-2010 3:32 PM

Re: Question
What difference does it make what is the sender?
What difference does it make what is the receiver?
What difference does it make what the message is?
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Er, it's your definition, if you don't know what these things are with respect to biological systems, how can we apply it to them?
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Information as we know it comes from a mind.
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Bullshit. There's information all around us that doesn't come from minds. Look out the window, up at the sky - do you really think you receive no information about the weather? No information about the time of day?
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08-21-2010 10:31 AM 		Reply to: Message 127 by Bolder-dash
08-21-2010 6:50 AM

What do you think a random mutation actually is, Bolder-dash?
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