The above quote is from Gregory Bateson, Steps to an Ecology of Mind (2000). I saw this quote a while ago and I really like it. In fact, I thought I posted it, but I guess not. Now I am. It turns out there is an even earlier version of it by Donald MacKay, "Information, Mechanism and Meaning" (1969): "Information is a distinction that makes a difference." See this paper for confirmation of priority.
The question is, does the distinction between the two quotes make a difference?
The link in See this paper for confirmation of priority. is broken. Could you fix it - thanks
Bob Logan - logan at physics dot utoronto dot ca
Posted by: Robert K. Logan | April 14, 2013 at 06:37 AM