> I don't know how a materialist could answer anything other than no
Well, I'm a materialist and I say yes. Materialism doesn't preclude the existence of information which can be represented by matter. Recreating matter in the same arrangement/configuration as before reproduces the information.
If I copy down an equation, is it now a different equation? Of course not. It consists of different material for sure, but it's the same equation.
Well, I'm a materialist and I say yes. Materialism doesn't preclude the existence of information which can be represented by matter. Recreating matter in the same arrangement/configuration as before reproduces the information.
If I copy down an equation, is it now a different equation? Of course not. It consists of different material for sure, but it's the same equation.