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Straggler
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Message 74 of 85 (524976)
09-20-2009 6:53 PM
Reply to: Message 73 by Smooth Operator
09-20-2009 3:14 PM


Information
Straggler writes:
Define information
Information in general is knowledge about something.
Message 76
SO writes:
Straggler writes:
Given that you have defined an increase in information as an increase in knowledge whose knowledge was increased by the creation/formation of humanity?
The said intelligence that would have created life on Earth would be th one that increased the information content.
So you agree that information has increased. But you have defined information as an increase in knowledge. Smooth Operator whose knowledge was increased by the formation of life on Earth?
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So SO you seem to have reached the same unanswered point in a seperate thread. Whose knowledge was increased by the information increase that constitutes the formation of humanity (or life on Earth more generally)?
Edited by Straggler, : No reason given.

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