What about 'information'?
Massimo Pigliucci
EMBO Reports February 2011 DOI: 10.1038/embor.2010.213 (opens in new tab)
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Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
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| Key points | Argues that information is a form of matter or energy and does not require consciousness to receive and process it, so treating information as evidence of design or consciousness is a misinterpretation. |
Abstract
Various groups misinterpret ‘information' as evidence of design or consciousness. But information is just a form of matter or energy; it does not require consciousness to receive and process it.