Information and the mind-body relationship

dr. michael egnor interviewed dr. william dembski about the role of information in the mind-body relationship (https://www.discovery.org/podcast/william-dembski-on-information-and-the-mind-body-relationship/). dembski expained that “information is a verb [which has action], representing the narrowing of possibilities and the constraining of contingency.” Information relates to meaning and communication and “is the most fundamental aspect of reality.” he argued that “information is more real than matter and that even material entities disclose themselves informationally.” dembski argued further “that if information is considered fundamental rather than matter, it dissolves the mind-body problem.” he stated further “the idea of information as a fundamental concept in the natural world, analogous to energy." (https://www.discovery.org/podcast/william-dembski-on-information-and-the-mind-body-relationship/)

in my book, nerve endings of the soul: interaction between the mind of god and the mind of man through neural synaptic networks, i discussed the transmission of information by a proposed nonmaterial energy. i commented on the codification of transmitted information and the relationship between information and energy. I proposed that wave forms represent an immaterial energy that transmits encoded information to a recipient mind having meaning, purpose and structure that is interpreted by the immaterial mind. in my next blog post i shall address the relationship between information and energy and how it could explain the recall of scenes and items seen by one who has a nde.

Stan Lennard