Full Idea
In passing information, physical changes take place, and information is thus physical. On this account, the act of living can be seen as replicating and preserving the information that a living body is comprised of.
Gist of Idea
Information is physical, and living can be seen as replicating and preserving information
Source
Peter Watson (Convergence [2016], 17 'Dreams')
Book Reference
Watson,Peter: 'Convergence' [Simon and Schuster 2016], p.400
A Reaction
[He emphasises 'the act' of living, rather than a life]