Information Creates the Universe

In Being as Communion, William Dembski defends a new ontology: the most fundamental thing in the universe, he argues, is information. He calls this position "informational realism." Dembski makes use of Shannon's information theory, employing it as a springboard into the nature of message transmission and reception.

A book review in Nature reaches similar conclusions. Though it would be nice to see a leading journal like that give Being as Communion a thoughtful review, what is said about an...