People ask me all the time if I believe in God.
I reply with the truth I tell them that for me the question of God lies in understanding the difference between codes and patterns.
Codes and patterns are very different from each other. And a lot of people confuse the two.In my field it's crucial to understand their fundamental difference.
A pattern is any distinctly organised sequence. Patterns occur everywhere in nature- the spiraling seeds of sunflower ,the hexagonal cells of honeycomb, the circular ripple on a pond when a fish jumps at centre.
And codes
Codes are special
Codes, by definition, must carry information. They must do more than simply form a pattern-codes must transmit data and convey meaning.Examples of codes include written language, musical notation ,mathematical equation, computer language, and even simple symbols like the crucifix. All of these examples can transmit meaning or information in a way that spiralling sunflowers cannot.
The other difference between codes and patterns is that codes do not occur naturally in the world . Musical notation does not sprout from trees , and symbols do not draw themselves in the sand. Codes are the deliberate inventions of intelligent consciousnesses.
so codes always have an intension or awareness behind them.
Codes don't appear organically ,they must be created.
Origin(Dan Brown)
I reply with the truth I tell them that for me the question of God lies in understanding the difference between codes and patterns.
Codes and patterns are very different from each other. And a lot of people confuse the two.In my field it's crucial to understand their fundamental difference.
A pattern is any distinctly organised sequence. Patterns occur everywhere in nature- the spiraling seeds of sunflower ,the hexagonal cells of honeycomb, the circular ripple on a pond when a fish jumps at centre.
And codes
Codes are special
Codes, by definition, must carry information. They must do more than simply form a pattern-codes must transmit data and convey meaning.Examples of codes include written language, musical notation ,mathematical equation, computer language, and even simple symbols like the crucifix. All of these examples can transmit meaning or information in a way that spiralling sunflowers cannot.
The other difference between codes and patterns is that codes do not occur naturally in the world . Musical notation does not sprout from trees , and symbols do not draw themselves in the sand. Codes are the deliberate inventions of intelligent consciousnesses.
so codes always have an intension or awareness behind them.
Codes don't appear organically ,they must be created.
Origin(Dan Brown)
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