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All in all, it can be said, that based on Shannon's idea of information, determinism might limit the presence of real information with a surprise factor, but not fully remove it, because any logic used to predict an event requires premises in the form of knowledge about previous events and natural laws. Furthermore, humans, might misapply their logic, leading to incorrect predictions, and would likely fail to consider all events that are causally linked to their prediction. | All in all, it can be said, that based on Shannon's idea of information, determinism might limit the presence of real information with a surprise factor, but not fully remove it, because any logic used to predict an event requires premises in the form of knowledge about previous events and natural laws. Furthermore, humans, might misapply their logic, leading to incorrect predictions, and would likely fail to consider all events that are causally linked to their prediction. | ||
=== Information according to Gregory Bateson === | |||
Bateson defines information as a "difference that makes a difference", as stated in the [[Information|article about information]]. | |||
We could interpret the "difference" (first word of the definition) as a predetermined causal factor that still results in a noticeable outcome, leading to a difference within the deterministic system, suggesting that Bateson's definition still holds in the case of causal determinism. | |||
On the other hand, one could argue that in a deterministic universe, all events follow a fixed causal chain, implying that there are no alternative outcomes or actual "differences". This would make Bateson's definition about information, if it assumes that the "difference" leads to a real change in the course of events, incompatible with the concept of determinism. | |||
== '''Knowledge and Determinism''' == | == '''Knowledge and Determinism''' == | ||