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'''Information''' is a message transmitted by a message sender and received and understood by a message receiver.
'''Information''' is a message transmitted by a message sender and received and understood by a message receiver.
Information can be considered to be the third [[fundamental quantity]] of the universe, after [[matter]] and [[energy]]. Information is a non-material entity, and some contest only arise from an intelligence, whilst others disagree<ref>http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/information/infotheory.html</ref>.
Information can be considered to be the third [[fundamental quantity]] of the universe, after [[matter]] and [[energy]]. Information is a non-material entity, which some contest only arise from an intelligence, although others, committed to a materialistic view, disagree, yet offer no examples of information arising from non-intelligent sources.<ref>Musgrave, Ian, Baldwin, Rich, et. al., [http://www.talkorigins.org/faqs/information/infotheory.html Information Theory and Creationism] The TalkOrigins Archive, 14th July, 2005.</ref>
== The mediums of information ==
== The mediums of information ==
=== Pragmatics ===
=== Pragmatics ===
Pragmatics is concerned with the context of the symbols.
Different contexts can result in different meanings for the same symbols.
Different contexts can result in different meanings for the same symbols.
Information has the potential to cause the recipient to take some action.
Information has the potential to cause the recipient to take some action.
Creation scientists claim that all "information" (here referring to signal type information) is the result of a will, and as information is not a property of matter, it has a non-material source.
Creation scientists claim that all "information" (here referring to signal type information) is the result of a will, and as information is not a property of matter, it has a non-material source.
Thus, they believe all information ultimately has its origin in a personal mind exercising free will<ref>Gitt, page 113.</ref>, an intelligence.<ref>Bates, Gary, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/551 SETI—coming in from the cold of space], ''Creation'' 26(3):48–50, June 2004.</ref>
Thus, they believe all information ultimately has its origin in a personal mind exercising free will,<ref>Gitt, page 113.</ref> an intelligence.<ref>Bates, Gary, [http://www.creationontheweb.com/content/view/551 SETI—coming in from the cold of space], ''Creation'' 26(3):48–50, June 2004.</ref>
==Law of Conservation of Information==
==Law of Conservation of Information==
Creationists use the science of information to argue that the information carried on the DNA of all living things must have had its origin in an intelligence (God), and could not have arisen through natural ([[materialism|materialistic]]) processes.
Creationists use the science of information to argue that the information carried on the DNA of all living things must have had its origin in an intelligence (God), and could not have arisen through natural ([[materialism|materialistic]]) processes.
According to the [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary]] view, the first living cell had only the information required for that cell to survive and reproduce.
As life evolved, living things acquired new organs and other features, such as [[bone]]s, scales, [[eye]]s, [[blood]], [[feather]]s, limbs, [[hair]], [[muscle]]s, and much more.
At a genetic level, this means that the evolving creatures had to acquire large amounts of new ''genetic information'' for these new organs.
However, evolutionists have been unable to produce more than a very few disputable examples of genetic information arising naturally.
== Legal Meaning ==
== Legal Meaning ==
In legal terminology information is an accusatory document, filed by the prosecutor, detailing the charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment, it serves to bring a defendant to trial. [[category:legal terms]]
In legal terminology information is an accusatory document, filed by the prosecutor, detailing the charges against the defendant. An alternative to an indictment, it serves to bring a defendant to trial. [[Category:Legal Terms]]
== Bibliography ==
== Bibliography ==