"All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of."

Thought, Information, Will, Wishes

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"All physical systems can be thought of as registering and processing information, and how one wishes to define computation will determine your view of what computation consists of."

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