Genetic Learning
A Universal Learning Process
About 3.8 billion years ago, the universe’s learning process reached a new threshold: Life. Unlike other dissipative structures, living organisms reproduce and store meaningful information through the genetic code. This breakthrough created a new language of information—DNA—that connects organisms to their environments in ways that directly impact survival and flourishing. Drawing on the work of neuroanthropologist Terence Deacon, I explore how biology reveals a deeper story of meaning and purpose. Far from being mere chance, life exhibits goal-directed behavior, driven by its inherent incompleteness and need to remain far from equilibrium. Genetic information doesn’t just represent the world—it updates through natural selection, creating value by distinguishing what is good for or bad for an organism’s persistence. In this framework, meaning is not a human invention or divine essence, but a real relational dynamic between organisms and their environments. Life itself becomes a learning system, collectively evolving knowledge through the gene pool and setting the stage for the later emergence of Mind and Culture.
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