Philosophical musings on Quanta & Qualia;  Materialism & Spiritualism; Science & Religion; Pragmatism & Idealism, etc.

Information
is
Beautiful

   Post 103.  November 14, 2019

  What is Information?

   Is Information Physical or Metaphysical?

 In response to my post placing Consciousness into the philosophical category of Meta-Physics2, Zelebg replied :

    “Abstraction (information) needs matter/energy to be causally relative. Abstractions exist in minds, which do exist in time and space.” — Zelebg

You won't understand what I'm talking about until you grasp the concept of abstract Information as the essence of both Matter and Energy (EnFormAction).

The Enformationism thesis begins with the basics and layer-by-layer builds-up the scaffolding for a complete Theory Of Everything on a foundation of immaterial Information. To a Materialist, that will sound insane --- another internet nut with a crazy theory. But it's merely a novel interpretation of cutting-edge Physics, and Information Theory, combined with ancient philosophical insights. It's not a religious concept, but it bridges the gap between Materialism and Idealism. Whether it sounds reasonable, or not, may depend on the presumptions you bring to it. :smile:

The EnFormAction Hypothesis : http://bothandblog3.enformationism.info/page23.html

Enformationism Thesis : http://enformationism.info/enformationism.info/

Is Information Fundamental? : https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/article/is-information-fundamental/

Post from Galuchat :

From the first two links in this post, information is:

1) the latent power of mental contents

2) That algorithm of Consciousness

3) the answer to a question that resolves some uncertainty

4) an integral component of Sentience, Consciousness, and Cognition. It is the raw material of Reason, the essence of Knowledge, and the structure of Mind.

5) the conscious motive behind an act of speech: Intention

6) extracted pieces of meaning are then labeled generically as information

7) A quality of physical patterns and processes that stimulates meaning to emerge in a mind. Since it has few directly perceivable qualities itself, generic information is usually defined in terms of its context or container. Unlike colorless, odorless, and formless water though, Information gives physical form to whatever contains it. In the Enformationism thesis it is the single Substance of the whole World.

And in this post, information is energy, and causation, and "both Energy and Matter."

    Immaterial Information (energy) transforms into concrete Matter via the process of "Phase Change". It's a well-known physical phenomenon, but still a bit mysterious without an understanding that Information (causation) is both Energy and Matter. — Gnomon

Perhaps a general definition of information is required which pertains to inorganic (physical), organic (biological), and semantic types of information.

Do you have one (or more) of those?

Yes, back to previous page :                          

                                End of Post 103

2. Metaphysics :
   Physics is the study of the concrete world we call “Reality”. Metaphysics is the study of abstract human ideas about the world.

   What is Meta-Physics ? :
http://blog-glossary.enformationism.info/page14.html

Philosophy Forum :
Is Consciousness a Feeling?

What is Information?

https://thephilosophyforum.com/discussion/comment/352174