ERIN: Just a question. I am not trying to be a pain the ass just trying to
see what you mean.
Let's say someone who believed the world was flat (KNOWLEDGE?) was just given
some evidence that the world is round (INFORMATION?). Wouldn't INFORMATION
increase the certainty of some knowledge (world is round) while decreasing the
certainty of other knowledge (world is flat)?
ROG:
Hmmmm... If INFO is a change of opinion AND a reduction in uncertainty, then
INFO is a change of opinion in the direction of certainty. In other words,
INFORMATION changes uncertainty into KNOWLEDGE. This creates a spectrum of
opinion, from those we are completely uncertain about, to those we are fully
certain about. Hmmmm... did I just say the same thing as you but differently?
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