Proof that we are information

2 zombiej5 2 5/21/2025, 5:58:06 PM

The very fact that matter is shaped any shape at all is because it contains information... information exchanged between particles that describe every property about that matter.

The universe is constantly seeking to maximize randomness.... entropy.

Information is therefore resistance to entropy.

Noise is entropy.

A signal is lack of entropy.

Life fights the very force of the universe trying to maximize entropy because if we were just scattered particles we would be dead.

Now, there are non living things that are also matter, but whether they are scattered or not does not affect the fact that they are not living, and since all things eventually progress towards a maximum state of entropy, even they will be scattered in time.

But living things cannot be in a max state of entropy, as it takes complex structure to sustain life.

So life is resistance to entropy.

And resistance to entropy is information, as otherwise it would be noise.

So we are information, because otherwise we would be dead.

Comments (2)

jotjotzzz · 3h ago

What you perceive as noise is multi-dimensional data that appears chaotic from your perspective. It's possible that we are living in multi-layered "simulations" created by [..]. There may not be such a thing as entropy or a resistance to it, since that entity is likely consciousness itself. Consciousness is essential for both creating and interpreting information. We are part consciousness (at least some of us, some are just pure data/information, they are like NPCs or 'background people' as Dolores Cannon calls them).

eth0up · 24m ago

I'm not sure who flagged my friendly comment, but to whoever it was, especially if the poster, it boggles my imagination that such a person would even click on such a title. You won't figure much out about this universe succumbing to that level of pettiness.

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Proof that we are information

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