"[W]e must distinguish three kinds of information: [1] Shannon’s information, the uncertainty as to which message will be selected from a source; [2] factual information, the content of such a message; and [3] intrinsic semantic information, which distinguishes a random message, or configuration, from one that carries meaning and to some extent explains its... genesis. All... have... underpinning in things."
Julian Barbour

January 1, 1970

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