A1.3 — Information Primacy
Chain Position: 3 of 188
Assumes
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Formal Statement
Statement: Distinguishability IS information; therefore information is ontologically primitive.
UUID: [3be01ba9-330f-4038-957e-3b03bf294fc1]
Justification: Matter and energy reduce to informational patterns; information cannot reduce further.
Equation: H(X) = -Σ p(x) log p(x) — Shannon entropy as fundamental measure
Supporting Theories:
- Shannon Information Theory (#7)
- Digital Physics (#15): Universe state = finite information
- Planck Black-Body (#24): E = hν — quantized information
- Wheeler’s “It from Bit” (#11)
Domain Manifestations:
| Domain | Expression |
|---|---|
| Physics | ”It from Bit” — Wheeler |
| Information Theory | Information is physical — Landauer |
| Finance | Price = information |
| Psychology | Mind = information processing |
| Theology | ”In the beginning was the Logos” (John 1:1) |
Enables
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Defeat Conditions
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Standard Objections
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Defense Summary
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Collapse Analysis
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Source Material
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Prosecution (Worldview Cross-Examination)
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Term Definitions (for disputes)
- D-002 Information
- D-025 Physicalism (Materialism)
- D-026 Naturalism
- D-027 Causal Determinism
- D-028 Eliminative Materialism
- D-029 Nihilism