Information Is Neither Matter Nor Energy. It Is Immaterial.
It needs matter for its temporary embodiment. It needs energy for its communication.
Information is Hilary Putnam's software in the hardware, the modern spirit, Gilbert Ryle's ghost in the machine, Jaegwon Kim's immaterial, nonphysical mind or soul.
The Essential Characteristic of a Mind Is Actionable Information
The mind is information in the biophysical information processor that is our brain.
When we die, our physical body remains. What is lost is our immaterial information, unless it has been externalized as a candidate for information immortality.
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