Its probably subjective. If I am trying to listen to Alice while Bob and Charlie talk over her,
Alice is the signal, Bob and Charlie are the noise. But if I am trying to listen to Bob and while Alice and Charlie talk over him, Bony is the signal and Alice the noise.
The normal methods of explanation, and the standard definitions, for ‘information’, such as the ‘resolution of uncertainty’ are especially difficult to put into practice.
As these presuppose having knowledge already comprised, and/or formed from, a large quantity of information. Such as the concepts of ‘uncertainty’ and ’resolution
Know-how or practical knowledge doesn’t have to be founded on know-that or theoretical knowledge.
> Know-how or practical knowledge doesn’t have to be founded on know-that or theoretical knowledge.
It doesn’t. But your nervous system still had to receive and process information to acquire any ‘know-how’ or ‘practical knowledge’ as well.
Instinctual behaviours, such as the gag reflex, yawning, etc., may be encoded in the DNA and/or epigenes, but even then some ancient ancestor must have learned both at some point via the same information processing.
How did they arise by selection without the aforementioned information processing occurring at some point in time? (Whether on the conscious or subconscious level)
Through...selection. Dying without progeny if you do the wrong thing, without ever having thought consciously about what they right and wrong and things are.
Because presumably we are thinking consciously… and if our ancestors only achieved such through selection ’without ever having thought consciously about what they right and wrong and things are.’ then when did our type of conscious thought begin?
Its probably subjective. If I am trying to listen to Alice while Bob and Charlie talk over her, Alice is the signal, Bob and Charlie are the noise. But if I am trying to listen to Bob and while Alice and Charlie talk over him, Bony is the signal and Alice the noise.
Know-how or practical knowledge doesn’t have to be founded on know-that or theoretical knowledge.
> Know-how or practical knowledge doesn’t have to be founded on know-that or theoretical knowledge.
It doesn’t. But your nervous system still had to receive and process information to acquire any ‘know-how’ or ‘practical knowledge’ as well.
Instinctual behaviours, such as the gag reflex, yawning, etc., may be encoded in the DNA and/or epigenes, but even then some ancient ancestor must have learned both at some point via the same information processing.
Instinctive behaviours don’t have to be learnt by individuals. They can arise through selection.
How did they arise by selection without the aforementioned information processing occurring at some point in time? (Whether on the conscious or subconscious level)
Through...selection. Dying without progeny if you do the wrong thing, without ever having thought consciously about what they right and wrong and things are.
When did conscious thought begin?
Why is that relevant?
Because presumably we are thinking consciously… and if our ancestors only achieved such through selection ’without ever having thought consciously about what they right and wrong and things are.’ then when did our type of conscious thought begin?