Mitchell, that’s a good point. My scenario might be considered evidence that all information patterns exist, and that we live among them, but can not really answer the question of why this is true.
One issue is that the question of “why”, and of reasons why things are true, has many different interpretations and variations. Sometimes just giving evidence for something can be considered to answer a “why” question. For example, if someone asks for reasons why Macs are better than PCs, he is usually asking for evidence that Macs are better. But in other cases, people want more, and certainly someone asking why anything exists would be one of those.
Mitchell, that’s a good point. My scenario might be considered evidence that all information patterns exist, and that we live among them, but can not really answer the question of why this is true.
One issue is that the question of “why”, and of reasons why things are true, has many different interpretations and variations. Sometimes just giving evidence for something can be considered to answer a “why” question. For example, if someone asks for reasons why Macs are better than PCs, he is usually asking for evidence that Macs are better. But in other cases, people want more, and certainly someone asking why anything exists would be one of those.