Information Theory
Life Requires a Source of Information
The common factor present in all living organisms, from bacteria to man, is the information contained in all their cells. It has been discovered that nowhere else can a higher statistical packing density of information be found.
TNA
Evolutionary scientists trying to get around the irreducible complexity of the genetic code keep trying to come up with simpler, more achievable alternatives to explain molecules-to-man evolution. The latest candidate for a pre-biotic “genetic code” is threose nucleic acid (TNA).
Three Types of Information
It is advantageous to consider a three-fold vertical division of types of information:
- Constructional/creative information: This includes all information that is used for the purpose of producing something.
- Operational information.
- Communication information: This is composed of all other kinds of information.
Life Is More Than Just Information
At the moment of death, the totality of DNA information is still present in all the cells, but the operational and communication information has disappeared. It is thus clear that there is another crucial difference between living beings and dead organisms.
Articles About Information Theory
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Magic, Information, and FaithFeb. 29, 2008
A recent post on the Daily Telegraph accuses creationists of believing in “magic,” but it fails to see the faith needed to believe in evolution.
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Some evidence and hope that secular publishers may provide creation informationJune 27, 2007
The cracks are beginning to show in the monopoly that evolutionist have had on academic publications.
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Magazine ArticleTwo Heads Are Better Than One?Dec. 1, 2002, pp. 56–57
It’s often said that ‘two heads are better than one’. But, in the case of Sam and Ella, two heads aren’t so good.
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Magazine ArticleCopy ChallengeSept. 1, 2001, pp. 42–43
Scientists at the University of California in Berkeley have embarked on a research project to create an artificial ‘housefly’ that can fly around in dangerous or small spaces, such as collapsed buildi
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Magazine ArticleBillionaire on Biological InformationJune 1, 2001, pp. 22–23
The most famous of all computer software gurus has recently acknowledged the brilliance of the programming in our bodies (without any hint of acknowledging the Programmer, so far).
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Feedback ArticleThat Depends on Your Definition of ‘Information’July 24, 2000 from Feedback
The ‘information’ argument is used by many creationists to show that particles-to-people evolution is impossible. Following is an attempt by a critic to discredit this argument, and our response.
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Magazine ArticleCreation’s Amazing ComputerSept. 1, 1996, pp. 24–25
‘Where’, questions the creationist, ‘would the information come from to effect such a transformation?
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Research PaperInformation, Science and BiologyAug. 1, 1996, pp. 181–187
A rigorous analysis of the characteristics of information demonstrates that living things intrinsically reflect both the mind and will of their Creator.
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Magazine ArticleWhere’s the Intelligence?March 1, 1992, pp. 19–20
Most would acknowledge that as complexity of information and design increases, there has to be an increase in the intelligence and ability of the one who produces it.
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