The need to survive; the conditions for existence

The will to process information is not caused exclusively by the need to survive. While the two may be confused in biological Beings, and certainly the processing of information serves the need to survive (humans and animals can adapt to their environment better if they process its information), the two are different. The will to process information is caused by biological Beings’ needs, only one among which is the need to survive (even if it is assumed to be the predominant one, which is certainly not always the case). The distinction is easier to observe in non-biological Beings, meaning organisations and artificial Beings that share the will to process information with biological Beings but do not have the need to survive (see §02.00.20). In other words, biological Beings do not process information to remain alive (although doing so efficiently certainly helps), but rather because they are alive and thus have needs, so as to serve these needs.

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