Snowy, seriously, it's a metaphor to make things easier to understand. Information is not a thing that exists beyond our perception of patterns. If you think it's otherwise, please present to us a piece of information as a discrete entity unto itself. Show us how one measures information.
I think you'll find that all of the examples you might bring to bear will involve us using our minds to read meaning into arrangements of patterns. It's the same with DNA: we can "read" the chemical interactions within DNA molecules because they act and react in a set of predictable ways. The "information" in DNA is just the pre-loaded pattern, the code waiting to be interpreted. It's not some thing that exists alongside the chemical reactions.
I think you'll find that all of the examples you might bring to bear will involve us using our minds to read meaning into arrangements of patterns. It's the same with DNA: we can "read" the chemical interactions within DNA molecules because they act and react in a set of predictable ways. The "information" in DNA is just the pre-loaded pattern, the code waiting to be interpreted. It's not some thing that exists alongside the chemical reactions.
"YOU take the hard look in the mirror. You are everything that is wrong with this world. The only thing important to you, is you." - ronedee
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